Refurbishment and maintenance

At AEC Museum & Gallery Products, we offer a full refurbishment and maintenance service for all types of hardware and products situated in museums, art galleries and other public spaces.

Our team of technicians and engineers have lots of experience of carefully modifying items so they can serve a new purpose or simply function better. 

We can also bring new life to a fixture by remachining or refinishing it, as well as temporarily or permanently remove fittings from your space with minimal disruption to your customers.

Need a piece of hardware to be refurbished, revitalised or removed? Please contact us about your requirements, no matter how complex. 

20 years’ experience of refurbishing fixtures from museums and galleries

All your needs met, from design to manufacturing, load testing to installation

We’ve £5 million public liability insurance to protect your customers

The types of items we can refurbish or revitalise

  • Stanchions
  • Picture hanging systems
  • Handrails
  • Antique door furniture
  • Most infrastructure found in a gallery or museum

Our refurbishment service explained

Step 1 – Assessment

We’ll discuss with you how you’d like your existing hardware to be modified and its intended function. At this stage, we’ll assess the fixture and make some initial recommendations, as well as provide a cost estimate for the project.

Step 2 – Design and development

Our design engineers will provide sketches, visualisations and 3D models of any key mechanical areas to show you how your refurbished item will look and work. Once a final design has been signed off, we’ll start the manufacturing process.

Step 3 – High-precision machining

After bringing your hardware to our workshop in Surrey, our highly skilled machinists will start to use state-of-the art technology to turn your existing hardware into the finished item you desire. We’ll also rigorously inspect and test the product to make sure it meets the highest of standards.

Step 4 Refinishing

If required, we can carefully finish your refurbished item to a standard you’re delighted with. The refinishing services we offer include repainting, plating in a range of metals and bronze restoration.

Step 5 – Installation

Once you’re happy with your final product, our installation team will work closely with you to make sure your refurbished item is installed correctly in your museum or gallery. We’ll always do this with extreme care and in a way that causes minimal disruption to your space and customers.

Why should I choose AEC’s refurbishment and removal service?

Experienced team

We have decades of experience at refurbishing, revitalising and removing hardware from art galleries, museums, stately homes and other public spaces.

Cutting-edge technology

When we refurbish, remachine or remove an item, we always use leading equipment that provides us with submillimetre accuracy and delivers outstanding results.

Quality you can rely on

We have a 100% commitment to quality in everything we do. This is exemplified by our ISO9001:2015 accreditation, the leading certification for quality management.

Trusted to deliver

We’re proud to have a loyal customer base of high-profile museums, galleries and public spaces who come back to us again and again for our refurbishment and removal service. 

Transparent approach

When it comes to price, we’ll always be totally open about how much it will cost to refurbish, rejuvenate or remove a piece of hardware. We never hide anything from our customers.

A personal service

We know the value of good customer service. That’s why we pride ourselves on answering our clients’ questions promptly and providing them with lots of personal support and guidance.