Archival Document Management & Storage Systems

Yes, we provide customizable storage options suitable for a wide range of collections, including art, historical documents, and scientific specimens. Solutions can also accommodate archival boxes, paper records, manuscripts, photographs, maps, oversized documents, bound materials, and other physical records. Storage can be tailored around the size, format, quantity, and access requirements of each collection.

Absolutely. Our high-density mobile shelving systems maximize storage capacity while ensuring easy access to collections. These systems can also benefit archives, libraries, records centers, government agencies, universities, and other organizations managing extensive physical records. By reducing the floor space dedicated to fixed aisles, mobile shelving can provide more room for archival boxes, files, bound records, and other documentary materials.

Yes, our storage systems meet industry standards for archival storage, ensuring the long-term preservation of sensitive materials. For archivists and records professionals, systems can be configured around the specific storage needs of documents, photographs, manuscripts, maps, and other materials requiring careful organization and handling. An appropriately designed system can also support logical filing arrangements, retention practices, and efficient records retrieval.

We offer expert consultation to design and implement storage solutions tailored to the specific needs of museums and archives. This includes organizations responsible for storing and managing physical documentary collections. Planning can account for collection growth, shelving dimensions, material formats, staff access, retrieval frequency, workflows, and space limitations to support both long-term preservation and day-to-day records management.

For physical archives, organized shelving and storage layouts can also make it easier for archivists, records managers, researchers, and authorized staff to locate and retrieve historical documents, administrative records, photographs, maps, and other materials. Our storage systems are designed to provide organized and easily accessible storage, facilitating research and exhibition preparation.

Yes, our modular storage solutions can be customized to fit within existing museum spaces, enhancing functionality without major renovations. Solutions can also be configured for existing archives, libraries, records centers, government facilities, and institutional repositories. Systems can account for available floor space, ceiling heights, existing workflows, collection types, and storage volumes, helping organizations improve records capacity and organization within their current facility.

Yes. As physical records and archival collections grow, traditional fixed shelving can consume valuable floor space and make retrieval more difficult. Bradford Systems can help organizations evaluate high-density and space-efficient storage options that consolidate records while maintaining organized access. Solutions can accommodate archival boxes, active and inactive files, historical documents, legal records, institutional records, and other materials that must be retained for operational, research, historical, or preservation purposes.

Archival storage systems can be configured for many types and sizes of documentary materials. Depending on the organization and collection, this may include standard record boxes, letter- and legal-size files, manuscripts, bound volumes, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, oversized documents, historical records, and institutional files. Bradford Systems can help determine the appropriate shelving, cabinets, or high-density storage configuration based on the materials being stored and how frequently they need to be accessed.