Introducing... the Ballast Trust

My name is Kiara and I'm the Archivist for the Ballast Trust and have been involved in STICK goings on since I started in this role in January 2009.

The Ballast Trust is a charitable foundation that provides a rescue, sorting and cataloguing service for business archives with an emphasis on technical records such as shipbuilding, railway and engineering plans, drawings and photographs. Since its establishment in 1987 it has processed technical records on behalf of national and local archive repositories and museums.

The Ballast Trust has long realised the importance of links with a wide range of organisations, individuals and groups to ensure that the records of industry and business are captured and managed properly.  Our involvement in STICK is a great way for us to stay up to date with developments in the museum sector and work with colleagues to help ensure the survival of the nation’s important business records and industrial heritage.