‘quarto approaches their work with a great deal of professionalism, energy and above all sensitivity. They were equally capable of delivering on natural, built and cultural heritage aspects of our work and their exhaustive research was delivered on time, with great clarity. Their community engagement was first-class and feedback was always extremely positive. This was ethnography at its best with the added value of recommendations for further development of our work at the partnership. We hope we can work with them again in the future.’

‘quarto’s management of the Binevenagh Townlands and Fieldnames project was faultless. The project outcome was exactly to specification and actually exceeded CCGHT’s expectations.’

‘quarto did a fabulous job for us, not only researching and writing the Sense of the Past book but also designing an accessible exhibition to tour the museums. They were professional and thorough throughout and quickly got to terms with the needs of blind people as contributors to the research and as an audience for the final product.’

‘In difficult circumstances quarto built rapport and trust with the community group very quickly and demonstrated a real talent for sustaining enthusiasm and building confidence in the group. Our book was delivered on time, and surpassed our expectations in terms of quality and creativity. It really reflects the voice of the project team members in a respectful and authentic way.’

‘The Causeway Museum Service has worked with quarto for the last four years. They have successfully developed, delivered and evaluated a wide range of community engagement projects dealing with contentious and sensitive histories. Their work with community groups has ensured the participants were motivated and challenged as well as supported in cross community participation. Their knowledge and empathy with the complex history of Northern Ireland communities underpins all their work.’ 

‘The quarto team are reliable, committed, enthusiastic, creative and engaging. They have a wealth of experience in working alongside communities and public bodies and draw on a range of creative and innovative skills and methods to provoke and encourage reflection and dialogue. They played a key role in helping us achieve our objectives and were instrumental in encouraging us to think creatively about public engagement. They were an absolute pleasure to work with and we could not recommend them highly enough.’