Max Communications

26/04/2023

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved a significant milestone in our large-scale digitisation project for the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Over one million plant specimen sheets have now been digitised and have additionally been transcribed and recorded from Kew's archive. The project, which is currently on target to finish a year ahead of schedule, has already led to a number of interesting discoveries, including specimen sheets signed by Charles Darwin, Henry Fox Talbot, and even Charles Dickens, as well as specimens from renowned botanists Richard Spruce and Richard Evans Schules. To find out more about our work at Kew as well as our approach to large scale digitisation projects, please visit us at:

Max Communications along with transcription partners SBL have achieved a significant milestone in their large-scale digitisation project for the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The project involved digitising, transcribing, and recording metadata from over six and a half million "specimen sheets&quo

25/11/2022

The latest addition to our collection of boroughphotos.org sites is now live! boroughphotos.org/harrow/ contains an eclectic collection of photographs of Harrow dating back to the 19th Century and provides a fascinating insight into the borough's history. The photos can be viewed for free although, as with all our Borough Photos sites, high quality images are also available for purchase.

To find out more about how Max can help you publish your archive online or to find out more about the wide range of archival services we offer please visit maxcommunications.co.uk

01/11/2022

We're delighted to be able to communicate our involvement with local charitable initiative, The Woolwich Service User's Project (WSUP). WSUP has been in existence since 2010 and was set up to provide practical and emotional support to people experiencing homelessness, vulnerable housing, mental health issues and alcohol and/or drug addiction. The project is run by a dedicated team of volunteers and offers a genuine safe space where people can access support and companionship. In addition, the project runs a clothes bank and offers laundry facilities, haircuts, showers and warm meals - the things that most of us take for granted but can be difficult to access particularly for people who are living on the streets or experiencing financial hardship.

As ever, but particularly in these difficult times, funding the project is a struggle. When government funding was withdrawn in 2015 the project actually closed for six months and it was only through the dedication of a former staff member at the project who threw himself into raising the funds for it to reopen that it exists at all.

With this in mind, we've put in place a number of company-wide initiatives to raise money for WSUP as well as providing practical support around help with transport, technical support and much else. Additionally, a number of Max staff have volunteered to make themselves available to help at the project.

We would urge everyone to take a look at WSUP's website at https://wsupwoolwich.org and find out more about the great work that they do.

Additionally, those who feel they wish to make a donation ether financial or items such as clothing or hygiene products, can do so via the Just Giving link in site's "How You Can Help" section at https://wsupwoolwich.org/ .

As a company we believe that it's important for organisations to have a positive impact on and give back to their local communities and we're delighted to be able to make a contribution in this respect.

27/10/2022

Max Communications has passed the annual ISO9001, ISO27001 and ISO14001 audit for 2022. The company passed the audit with zero fails or instances of non-conformance.

ISO9001, ISO27001 and ISO14001 are accreditation standards for Quality Management Systems, Information Security Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems respectively.

ISO9001 looks at the running of an organisation and what internal systems are in place to ensure it's ability to provide a high quality service to customers on an ongoing basis.

ISO27001 is the global standard for effective information management and demonstrates that the organisation has taken steps to avoid any costly data breaches and have also taken steps to protect data in the event that a breach occurs.

ISO14001 relates to environmental management and ensures that an organisation is meeting its environmental responsibilities.

We're delighted to have passed these vital audits and we feel that these are testament to the hard work the various teams at Max put in on a daily basis to ensure that we meet the highest standards in all our operations.

A more in depth explanation of what all these standards entail can be found on the ISO website at:

20/07/2022

We’re very happy to announce the completion of a new WordPress application for Queen Mary University of London and their partners at The University of Warwick, The University of the West of England and UK Research and Innovation. https://buyingsocialjustice.org.uk examines the use of procurement to advance employment equality in the UK construction industry and we’re delighted to be able to help showcase this important project.

Max are building up a sizeable portfolio of web applications for organisations in the heritage sector and beyond. Please get in touch using the button below to find out how Max can help boost your online presence and get your message out into the public domain.

08/07/2022

Max offer a range of conservation and preservation services, both as part of digitisation projects or as a standalone service. We employ experienced conservators working at our in-house studio and provide initial collection assessments, all forms of conservation and remedial work for paper, books, bound volumes, posters, photographs, glass plates and many other materials. Additionally we provide secure, environmentally controlled storage options to ensure your archival materials stay in the best possible condition for the longest possible time.

To find out more please visit the Conservation and Storage section of our website at:

Conservation and Storage

04/04/2022

Exciting new project undertaken for oil industry clients including well log and seismic scan digitisation. Please see here for details:

Max are excited to have embarked on a new high volume digitisation project for two high profile multi-national clients in the oil industry. The project is being undertaken in our Edinburgh office and highlights Max's ability to competitively tender for and carry out high volume digitisation of

16/03/2022

We're delighted to announce that the Zoological Society London's new DRYAD website is now live. The site can be viewed at https://zsl.maxarchiveservices.co.uk and features a WordPress framework with an embedded instance of AtoM for displaying ZSL's archived materials along with curated archival content, a news section and much else besides. It's been a genuine pleasure working with ZSL and we're delighted to have been able to provide them with a forum to open up their fascinating collection to a wider audience.

ZSL Archives is the institutional archive for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a conservation charity and learned society founded in 1826. We hold historical material about the society’s activities, conservation and scientific work, and our two Zoos: London and Whipsnade. Enquiries and Visi...

16/03/2022

A book is more than simply the information and images it contains. Max use 'Flowpaper' to produce realistic facsimiles of your digitised books and present them online. Please take a look at our Digital Page Turning page for examples of the work we have produced.

Digital Page Turning

03/02/2022

We're pleased to share two podcasts which have now published - Victoria Cranna of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Andrew Mussell of The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn both share their thoughts on all things archive related.

Please use the links below to listen to these fascinating insights:
https://maxcommunications.co.uk/podcasts/victoria-cranna-london-school-of-hygiene-tropical-medicine/

https://maxcommunications.co.uk/podcasts/andrew-mussell-the-honourable-society-of-grays-inn/

Victoria Cranna - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

24/01/2022

As well as our digitisation work, Max Communications provides a comprehensive conservation service both pre-digitisation and for stand alone collections. Please take a look at the newly updated conservation section on our website to see what Max's conservators can do for your organisation.

Conservation and Storage