Ballast Trust

Understanding technical records since 1988! We work with business archives - processing shipbuilding, locomotive & engineering records and lots more.

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

We're no longer actively posting on Twitter. Explore our work and collections on Instagram instead https://t.co/GhnFxYQcuO

Find out more about us and our services at https://t.co/s4CxXIKSES including our Business Archive Surveying Officer https://t.co/ojmDUN2FMo

[University of Glasgow Library @uofglibrary]

We're delighted to announce our Visiting Research Fellows for 2025!

Thirteen scholars from a range of disciplines will join us in Glasgow to carry out research using our unique collections.

Find out more: https://t.co/kxy3H9OyI2

[BACS @BusArchScot]

Our first 'Business Bites' session for 2025 with @_BusinessArch is next week on Wednesday 26th February.

Book here https://t.co/WCG2tSoc26 to join us to chat about cataloguing business archives with Emma Blowers @DorsetArchives and Kath Roper-Caldbeck @UofGlasgowASC

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

If you are aware of any Scottish clubs or sporting organisations that would benefit from some professional archive advice, please contact the Surveying Officer for further assistance https://t.co/ojmDUN2FMo 5/5

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

As part of #NSHD2024, our Surveying Officer is delighted to share an insight into the variety of sporting organisations and clubs that have had their archives surveyed recently, ranging from bowling clubs, to rugby and football collections. 1/5

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

St Johnstone FC has a long and rich history which is reflected in its fantastic and comprehensive archive of match programmes, scrap books, scarves, photographs, as well as account and minute books. 4/5

[LRF Heritage & Education Centre @LRFHEC]

📣Digital Transformation Survey 📣

@LR_Foundation is embarking on a Digital Transformation Project to overhaul our digital estate and update the @LRFHEC website!

Share your thoughts on the website and navigation 👉👉https://t.co/pa9PUxaYYw

🚨Deadline: 26th September

[Mike Anson @BAC_Chair]

I’ve not been posting much from@#ARA2024 conference, but huge congratulations to former colleague and champion of business archives ⁦@Rachael_M1⁩ who’s received ⁦@ARAUK_IE⁩ Recordkeeper of the Year award.

[UofGlasgowASC @UofGlasgowASC]

Rachael provides consultancy services to the Scottish business sector to support the management and preservation of their archives and heritage. Learn more about her recent work here: https://t.co/T91LPhVCmW
#BusinessArchives
@BallastTrust

[UofGlasgowASC @UofGlasgowASC]

Congratulations to all the Archives & Records Association Excellence Award winners, and particularly for our wonderful colleague Rachael Muir, Record Keeper of the Year 2024. A very well-deserved honour for Rachael and her work supporting the preservation of business archives 🎉

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

So proud of Rachael, our Business Archives Surveying Officer who won the record keeper of the year award last night @ARAconf for her work as Surveyor and with business archives https://t.co/qOa8ffXJO1

[Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland) @ARAUK_IE]

Sharing this great pic of our ARA Excellence Award winners: ARA Excellence Award winners: Rachael Muir, Richard Aitken (for Highland Archive Service), James Ranahan and Tom Bennett and Nicole Hartman (Nicole not pictured) #ARA2024 (photo by Simon O'Connor)

[Fairfield Heritage @FairfieldGovan]

Still time to get tickets for "Blowing Hot & Cold" a talk by shipbuilding historian Ian Johnston about the invention of air-conditioning on the Clydeside.
"Blowing Hot and Cold: Thermotank and the story of air-conditioning at sea". 👇
https://t.co/p3yuTmA33U

[BACS @BusArchScot]

Excited to say that bookings for our conference with @_BusinessArch are now open to all 👉https://t.co/w9tv235ZHA

Draft programme here https://t.co/LEayArNCqm and details about the venue and getting to Glasgow here https://t.co/OTUEXodtjL

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

Delighted to share that our Surveying Officer, Rachael has been nominated for the @ARAUK_IE 'Record-Keeper of the Year' award.

The winner is chosen by public vote and voting closes 8th July https://t.co/oNrkQU0N4m

[Irish Railway Record Society @irrsofficial]

Proudly partnering with @ancestry on the launch of Ireland, Railway Employment
Records, 1870-1940 -300k records to learn more about the lives of those who worked Ireland's railways during a period of great change. The collection is available at:
https://t.co/MHl1379lHX

[LRF Heritage & Education Centre @LRFHEC]

📣Lloyd's Register of Yachts 📣

From June 2024, the historic collection of over 110 volumes will be freely available across @internetarchive @googlebooks and HEC website!👏

Learn more 🔗https://t.co/1782rqsbII

[Scottish Archives @ScotsArchives]

It is great to see so many organisations celebrating their volunteers this #VolunteersWeekScot!

Why not catch up on what the @Mus_Scot_Rways volunteers have been up to in our A Year in the Life of a Community Archive blog: https://t.co/tzP9phsYrB

[Ballast Trust @BallastTrust]

For #volunteersweekscot we loaned items from the Sandy McLean collection to @Mus_Scot_Rways for a pop up display to showcase just some of the work our Ballast Trust volunteers do.

Each week our vols contribute an average of 60 hours listing, sorting and cataloging records!