imagine more VIKING IS SPACESAVER imagine the best

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1 imagine more VIKING IS SPACESAVER imagine the best

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3 THE BEST JUST GOT BETTER Imagine a team of local storage experts serving all your storage needs, from project planning, to product manufacturing and installation, to long-term maintenance. And imagine that local team serving as your direct connection to the best engineering and manufacturing team in the industry. All of this and more is possible following Spacesaver s acquisition of Viking Metal Cabinet Company. JOINING FORCES TO REDEFINE THE FUTURE OF MUSEUM COLLECTIONS STORAGE For you, this means a complete suite of museum storage products and comprehensive local service to simplify and improve collections care whether you work at a small local museum or at one of the largest institutions in the world. And for the industry, this means honoring and continuing a decades-long tradition of manufacturing industry-leading cabinets a tradition that s now enhanced by Spacesaver s dedicated engineering team, project managers, contract purchasing options, and our extensive network of local distributors across North America. There are now limitless possibilities for turning today s ideas into the industry standards of the future. The best experience. The best innovation. The best solutions. Just imagine. viking is spacesaver

4 70+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Storage planning can seem like a daunting task, but our teams do it every day. The Smithsonian, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Yale University, and other prestigious institutions, large and small, have trusted us to help plan, install, and maintain their collections storage. TWO PROUD TRADITIONS, ONE FUTURE. Spacesaver s acquisition of Viking unites the two companies rich history, the depth and breadth of their employees experience, and their vision for the future. Viking has been in the metal fabrication business since 1950, expanding with the acquisition of Interior Steel Equipment Company in As for Spacesaver, our 358,000 square-foot manufacturing facility is located in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, with teams of engineers and project managers. Over the past forty years, we have worked with our network of local dealers to successfully complete more than 300,000 installations in the US and around the world. Merging these traditions allows us to bring you more expertise and higher quality than ever before. With the acquisition of Viking, Spacesaver is the only museum storage company offering a full suite of museum storage solutions, with entire teams dedicated to creating the best possible customer experience.

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6 0x ENGINEERING RESOURCES A NETWORK OF EXPERTISE While our products adhere to museum industry standards, our in-house engineering team can also create custom solutions for whatever you happen to be storing and trust us, we ve seen it all. Dinosaur bones? Done. 10,000 pound torpedoes? Check. Saddles, seashells, film and photos? You bet. Tell us what you need to store, and we ll create a way to protect, secure, and access it for years to come. We test every product extensively, then iterate until we have the best solution on the market. Our products are the result of years of collaboration and refinement, and as we learn, we continually expand our standard offerings and custom solutions. In addition to our technical expertise, our network of storage consultants is connected with leading curators, conservators, consultants, and architects allowing them to gain valuable insight into needs and upcoming trends. By tapping into our network, you re tapping into decades of experience and a community of museum storage experts who work collaboratively to share knowledge. STORAGE CONSULTANTS

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9 Some of our best ideas come from our clients greatest challenges. We pride ourselves on the lasting relationships we build with our clients. We re not just here to sell you shelves or a cabinet; we re here to serve as a partner and resource for the long haul to ensure that your ideas are heard, your questions are answered, and your expectations are exceeded. We invite you to learn more about our solutions and contact us for a free, no-cost consultation. Tap into a network of knowledge and capabilities, and together we ll expand what s possible in collections care. THE BEST IS YET TO COME viking is spacesaver

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11 We design around your existing components and standard processes and offer complete planning and design services, along with a wide variety of configurable products to maximize your space and offer the best in collections care. Cabinets: For smaller objects such as shells, fossils, entomology specimens, and cultural artifacts, we offer cabinets that can accommodate any size of drawers, dividers, and trays. Cabinets can easily be placed on mobile carriages to make the most efficient use of available space. Heavy-Duty Storage: Spacesaver can store a diverse range of large items from dinosaur bones to historic torpedoes and everything in between. Wide span shelving and heavy-duty mobile shelving are durable methods for storing large, bulky items near smaller, related artifacts. NO COLLECTION IS STANDARD Art Racks: Art racks provide compact storage and convenient access to hanging art, and we offer a variety of options to suit any space. Art racks are equipped with anti-tip and anti-vibration mechanisms to ensure your artwork is protected. Archival Storage: Perforated shelving, end panels, and uprights permit increased air circulation. Our mobile storage systems are engineered to save space in climate-controlled environments. Our optional low-level lighting systems are activated only when aisles are opened, limiting unnecessary light exposure. Compact Storage: Any of our products can be mounted on a carriage-and-rail system to save space. Our compacting systems eliminate wasted space in the aisles, permitting high-density storage while maintaining the highest standards of organization, accessibility, and preservation. Textiles: Cantilever textile racking provides space for rugs, mats and tapestries to be housed alongside the rest of your collections in a mobile system, or optimally stored on their own. viking is spacesaver

12 imagine the best IT S MORE THAN PRODUCTS. IT S THE PROCESS. You ve spent years focusing on caring for the items in your collection; we ve spent years focusing on how to store them thoughtfully. Combining our expertise with yours, we ll design the ideal solution for your space and collection. Your solution starts with a free space assessment with your local Spacesaver storage expert, who will work with you to design a complete solution that makes the best use of your space while providing the best in collections care. From there, our in-house project management team will coordinate the details of your project with our engineering and manufacturing teams from design to completion, and your local Spacesaver dealer will take care of installation, maintenance, and service over the life of your facility. Spacesaver Corporation 1450 Janesville Avenue Fort Atkinson, WI KI 1330 Bellevue Street P.O. Box 8100 Green Bay, WI Spacesaver Corporation is a division of KI. KI is a registered trademark of Krueger International, Inc. Spacesaver is a registered trademark of Spacesaver Corporation KI and Spacesaver Corporation. All Rights Reserved. SSC/DEL MuseumCabinet_0516_Broch_MUS