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Salvo Llp © 1995 to 2007. All rights reserved. |
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To see the current
Salvo Code dealer list - please click here.
In January 2007 there were 150 business who had signed up to the Salvo Code, mainly in the UK. There are also members in USA, Canada, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain and France. |
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The SALVO CODE
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Introduction
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Salvo set
up the Salvo Code in 1995. It is a simple voluntary code for dealers who
buy and sell architectural antiques, antique garden ornament and reclaimed
building materials. It is not a 'code of conduct' or a 'code of practice'
both of which are legal UK definitions.
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The Salvo
Code aims to give customers greater confidence, in particular, that items
which they buy have not been stolen or removed from protected historic buildings
without permission.
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Many dealers
have already established a sensible buying procedure but the Salvo Code
makes this more formal, understandable and obvious to the buying public.
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In this way
customers are given the choice of buying from relatively safe and responsible
sources.
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Certificates
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Each Salvo
Code dealer has a Salvo Code certificate which is dated for the current
year and is signed by Thornton Kay, the administrator of the Salvo Code.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to a legal dispute no certificates were issued in 2008
The certificate resembles the panel below.
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Crane Logo
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The Crane
logo is used exclusively by Salvo Code businesses. The crane is an ancient
Chinese and European symbol for vigilance. The Chinese legend goes that
the is constantly vigilant because it sleeps with one eye open and holds
a stone which, if it falls asleep completely, it drops and wakes up - possibly
because it drops the stone onto its other foot!
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The
Certificate
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The SALVO CODE
The Salvo Code Dealer undertakes:
Not to buy any item if there is the slightest suspicion that it may
be stolen.
Not to buy knowingly any item removed from listed or protected historical
buildings or from sites of scheduled monuments without the appropriate
legal consent.
To record the registration numbers of vehicles belonging to persons
unknown to it who offer items for sale, and to ask for proof of identity.
Where possible to keep a record of the provenance of an item, including
the date of manufacture, from where it came, and any previous owners.
To the best of its ability and knowledge, to sell materials free from
toxic chemicals, excepting those natural to the material, traditional
to its historical use, or resulting from atmospheric pollution.
Not to copy knowingly unique items made or commissioned by other Salvo
Code dealers.
Where possible, and only within its ability and knowledge, to give
customers the choice of buying fairly traded products.
To allow its business details to be held on a list of businesses who
subscribe to the Salvo Code and to display a copy of the code and
this Certificate in a public position within their business premises.
Signed by Thornton Kay, Salvo Code Administrator
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Progress
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How the Salvo Code was formed
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The Salvo
Code was agreed after a three-year consultation process by a steering group
of long-established English dealers in April 1995. Charles Tolley of Andy
Thornton Architectural Antiques, Adrian Amos of London Architectural Salvage
& Supply Co, Tim & Lindy Seago of Seago, and Thornton Kay of Salvo were
on that steering group. English Heritage and the Council for the Prevention
of Art Theft were also involved in the early stages. Simon Kirby of Alscot
Bathrooms rewrote Clause 1, which was the subject of much debate. Salvo
has been instrumental in forming the Code and promoting it to the Trade.
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Click
here for the current Salvo Code dealer list
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Over the
years some businesses have made it plain that they have no intention of
signing. They carry out the procedures contained in it the code but they
do not want to be associated with it. Others would like to sign up but do
not want to pay the joining fee. It is possible that any dealer, particularly
the more recently established ones, may agree to the Salvo Code but still
buy items that are questionable. To a great extent, avoidance of such items
comes from years of trading experience and good procedures.
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There are
Salvo Code dealers in Belgium, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Luxembourg,
Scotland, USA and Wales. Differences exist between countries about consumer
protection and ownership laws. However, we do not think that anything contained
in the Salvo Code is conflicts with domestic law. Since 1995 Salvo has been
seeking a water tight legal definition of 'good title', but no-one has yet
been able to give one.
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The enforcement
of the Salvo Code is entirely voluntary by the signee. Salvo has not visited
all the businesses listed to ensure that they are carrying out the procedures
and are aware of their responsibilities. Salvo would like to establish local
monitoring groups but this has so far not been possible. Salvo cannot vouch
for Salvo Code Dealers nor their stock. Salvo simply wishes to encourage
sensible working practices. However, in the event that it becomes clear
that a Salco dealer is not carrying out the procedures contained in the
Code, Salvo will take action to remove them from the list. Thornton Kay
is the current administrator of the Salvo Code. Existing Salvo Code businesses
are polled prior to decisions being taken, but Thornton Kay takes the final
decisions.
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Theft Alerts
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Participants
in the Salvo Code (as well as all subscribers to our printed trade newsletter,
SalvoNews) receive Salvo Theft Alerts informing them about stolen items.
The latest Theft Alerts are posted on
www.theft-alerts.com.
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About 80%
of the Theft Alerts are for garden ornament with the remainder being architectural
items. They are mainly from around England and Wales, with a few from Ireland,
France, Scotland and elsewhere in Europe. In future we would like to agree
a standard procedure for intercepting stolen items, particularly ones that
have crossed international boundarie, but various issues require solving
first.
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Salvo charges 2p per theft alert per day (inc Vat in UK) for raising a Theft Alert.
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Theft deterrence and what to do in the event of a theft
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There are some simple measures that property-owners can undertake to help reduce the problem of theft. Namely:
1. Don't leave property unoccupied.
2. Photograph your garden ornaments and features in unoccupied buildings.
Note any identifying damage or marks
, and the colour, materials, dimensions and inscriptions.
3. Alert the police, and your local hsitoric buildings conservation officer, if you see someone suspicious in an unoccupied listed house or one in a conservation area.
4. After contacting the police, consider raising a Salvo Theft Alert if an architectural or garden antique is stolen and colour photocopy photos before handing them over.
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If you are the victim of garden ornament or architectural theft, please raise a theft alert as quickly as possibly after the theft. The information needed is:
1. The police crime reference number or case number
2. The badge or id number of the responding police officer
3. The telephone number of the police station
4. A detailed description of the object stolen, with a photo or at least a sketch, dimensions and any identifying damage if known.
5. The area or town from which it was stolen.
6. The date on which it was last positively seen.
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How to contact Salvo Llp:
Telephone 020 8400 6222
Fax 020 3326 5518
International Telephone +44 20 8400 6222
Postal Address : Salvo, 10 Barley Mow Passage, LONDON W4 4PH, England
Email: To email Salvo please use the 'Email Salvo' box at the top right of this page
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Created 10 May 1995. Amended February 1996, June 1997, November 1997. New email April 1996 : TK; indexed 9 engines & updated 1 sept 99: AP : New format 26/01/01; theft alert and salco dealer list url updated, counter added, 13dec02:rk; pound sign plus vat and wierd characters on phone numbers 17may04:tk; new london details; amended 15mar07tk;
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