Queensland Museum
More than 130,000 scientific specimens stored in ethanol from the Queensland Museum at Southbank, have been transferred to the modern, purpose-built facility at Hendra. Castledex worked with Premis and Forster to deliver a best-in-class solution.
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When the National Archives Australia needed help they come to us..
The National Archives of Australia has operated its Western Australian branch from East Victoria Park, Perth for about 30 years. To meet its future needs, it called for expressions of interest to provide a new location and storage facility.
The brief called for a storage solution to accommodate 15 shelf kilometres of archival records, most in standard-sized boxes but many, including objects, maps and plans, in non-standard containers. All have significant and historic value. The collection has to be maintained in a secure, environmentally-controlled facility with 24/7 independent access for National Archives staff.
The Castledex solution was to partner with a large global provider, based in Europe, which has a strong history of delivering archival solutions for museums, galleries and universities.
Castledex managed to reduce the footprint of the storage facility by more than half, by using the vertical storage area of the warehouse. The unique ‘Twin Space’ or double-storey mobile shelving system is fully automated, where one push of a button will start moving the huge satellites of units. Each satellite (or block load) is about 6 metres high and 9 metres long, carrying well over 10 tonnes of weight.
The unit is safe and secure, with a very long life expectancy.
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