Emergency & Salvage Planning
Historic venues make great film and TV locations, and filming can provide venues with valuable income and publicity.
Spencer & Fry understands the restrictions of the historic properties, as well as the needs of a production crew. Working in partnership with venue staff and location managers, we negotiate ways of making sure the shoot is a rewarding experience for all and doesn’t damage historically important interiors and objects.
Film productions include: Transformers: The Last Knight, Victoria and Abdul, Crooked House Wonder Womanand Phantom Thread.
TV productions include: The Crown(Netflix), Royal Recipes (BBC), Taboo(BBC), Action Team(ITV), and Trust(FX).
A carefully considered and rigorous emergency and salvage plan is an invaluable tool in aiding historic venues to respond quickly and effectively to potentially devastating unexpected incidents, such as fire or flood. Without such plans in place, response to emergency situations can be less efficient and therefore potentially more damaging to important historic objects.
Spencer & Fry work with our Clients and key organisations such as the Fire and Rescue Service, to consider collections, potential emergency situations and to create bespoke plans to limit damage in such an event.
As part of this service, we write or give advice on writing emergency and salvage plans, help specify appropriate salvage equipment, advise on first-aid treatment of damaged objects and provide valuable staff training to deal with emergency situations.
Some of our Clients who have used this service include:
Woburn Abbey and the Scout Association.
We have also provided Bespoke Training in this field for Clients such as the British Museum, Historic England, Wallington Hall (National Trust), Fulham Palace and South East Museum Development Programme.
To see an example of Emergency and Salvage Planning in action take a look at Our Work or get in touch to see how Spencer & Fry can help you by emailing us on info@spencerandfry.com
“We commissioned Claire to review our newly drafted emergency plan to ensure it was clear, workable, and would meet accreditation standards. Claire provided constructive feedback on the content and structure of the plan and provided recommendations for salvage, treatments, and equipment. We toured our site to assess the proposed salvage areas, and Claire provided recommendations on access routes, security, and salvage equipment.
Claire is very knowledgeable, having worked in this field for many years with both small and large scale organisations. She is very approachable, and no question is considered too small. I would highly recommend Claire for all aspects of emergency planning.”