In line with the IHBC’s ongoing enhancement of client-business relations in conservation, the institute has launched a newly branded leaflet for its listing of recognised and quality assured conservation businesses, our ‘HESPR’ scheme.
HESPR – Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition – is the IHBC’s UK-wide listing of quality-assured bodies that work to the conservation standards of the IHBC, the UK’s lead body for built and historic environment conservation practitioners and specialists.
IHBC Chair Mike Brown said: ‘Through our IHBC HESPR listing of recognised commercial conservation services the IHBC offers clients with heritage needs and interests a perfect platform to access corporate and business services provided by our members and their employers.’
‘And of course, as statutory conservation services are increasingly pressured by cutbacks and cost restraints, clearly the most cost-effective way for regulators to address their statutory duties is to look to securing the quality assurance offered by the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, the IHBC. The starting point there is, of course, the HESPR scheme for conservation practices quality assured by the IHBC!’
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘The diversity of services offered through our HESPR listings is remarkable, not least given the small number of practices as yet recognised there. A key feature is the manageable administrative framework, and fees that are especially suited to the SME sector – many HESPR members are sole-traders or the equivalent, while the IHBC endorsement is a valuable mark of credible quality assurance in their specialist business operations.’
‘The HESPR scheme is also perfectly well attuned to the delivery of conservation-related services in major interdisciplinary service providers, as the institute is uniquely well placed to assess the integration of staff skills and corporate services in delivering conservation outcomes.’
‘And with our new tender notice service, offering regular updates on business opportunities, also included at no extra cost to HESPR members, we’re both establishing a unique database on conservation work as well as offering HESPR members a unique package of current news on commercial opportunities.’
HESPR Member Benefits:
- IHBC quality assurance and recognition
- Promotion on the IHBC’s home page (c.500,000 visits monthly), including rotating logo & link
- Dedicated web page in our HESPR listing
- Recognition in government advice and sector guidance
- Promotion across IHBC services and select events, including IHBC’s Annual School, and local and social media networks
- IHBC Jobs etc advertisement, worth up to £400+VAT each year
- IHBC Yearbook listing (circulation c. 5500)
- Email bulletin listing opportunities in commercial tenders
- 5 copies of IHBC’s Yearbook, on request
For more on the IHBC’s HESPR scheme download the flier from the HESPR website
