Disaster Recovery in Ireland

HDRS Priority User Services - Ireland

HDRS is pleased to offer its comprehensive disaster recovery services, including the Priority User Service, to its valued customers in Ireland. The Priority User Service is the UK and Ireland's oldest and most trusted emergency disaster recovery service for libraries, archives, museums, record offices and private sector archives.

Who subscribes?
Amogst the 600 institutions currently subscribe, we have a number of prestigious institutions within Ireland who enjoy all the Member Benefits of the Priority User Service. They include:

National Archives of Ireland
National Library of Ireland
Royal Irish Academy
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin City Council
The Office of Public Works
Waterford County Council
Galway County Council
County Louth
County Westmeath
County Longford
County Donegal
Irish Architectural Archive
plus many more

Subscribe online today and receive 20% off your first year's subscription.

What about the distance?
Although there is distance between our 3 UK offices and Ireland, HDRS is committed to providing round the clock response to our Priority Users in Ireland. Following a call to our hotline, a Project Manager will be on a plane to Ireland within hours. We have conducted restoration projects for Trinity College Dublin and the National Library of Ireland, as well as Waterford County Council, and will be building on this in the coming years.

For further information, please contact us.

Why HDRS?

We specialise in disaster recovery for paper-based media: all HDRS’ 25 staff are dedicated to this area and we handle over 150 projects each year, from small incidents caused by a leaking pipe to major events such as the Norfolk Record Office fire/flood. Our experience, expertise and track-record in this specialist field are unsurpassed by any other firm.
All HDRS’ staff are highly trained both by our Conservator and to Damage Management industry standards and have a wealth of experience in dealing with damage in archives, libraries and museums. We never employ temps, unlike other companies in this field.
Quality assurance: HDRS has achieved ISO 9001:2000 accreditation, our proven track-record offers further evidence to the quality of our operations and Ken McKenzie is the only accredited BDMA Specialist Restorer in paper.HDRS’ technology is recommended by UNESCO as the optimal method for drying paper and restoration projects are overseen by our Conservator.