Nationwide Conservation Service

Based from Northamptonshire, NCS can undertake projects across the country, with conservation studio spaces and secure storage facilities in Lincolnshire for the North of England, Wiltshire for the South West and in London. NCS is led by its Director, Chris Woods, an Accredited Conservator with 25 years of experience working in the heritage sector.... Chris's former public sector roles have included Head of Conservation & Collection Care at the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, and Director of Collection & Programme Services at the Tate Gallery, London. Chris has published, lectured and taught in a range of specialist fields, notably parchment manuscripts, archival seals and plastic photographic negatives. He has been a leading player in the professional arena, being a long-standing Trustee and Director of Icon, the Institute of Conservation, and former chairman of its predecessor UKIC. He led the establishment of Icon's Conservation Register, the PACR accreditation scheme for conservators, the HLF-funded Internship Bursary Scheme and the Conservation Technician Qualification. He is currently on the Heritage Lottery Fund's Register of Project Mentors, Advisors and Monitors and a visiting research fellow at University of the Arts LondonRead More