In the last update on tenders for members of the IHBC’s business listing, HESPR, disclosed values alone approached £17,000,000 worth of works, so can you afford to ignore the attractions of HESPR when these near-weekly updates now cover opportunities that range from desk studies to surveying and managing modernist concrete buildings, or community education in archaeology and the built environment?
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘IHBC full members, whether working for themselves as a small business, as a sole trader or even as part of a larger consultancy, may well benefit from submitting their business for listing on HESPR. In case you don’t already know, HESPR is a conservation business directory for IHBC-linked practices and a main plank in the IHBC’s support for private sector members. Our ‘Historic Environment Service Provider’s Register’ – called HESPR – lists business members that can take advantage of benefits including regular reports on potentially relevant tender opportunities, as noted above, as well as an annual free job advertisement (worth up to £400+ VAT) and the IHBC’s wider promotion of the HESPR initiative, including a formal business listing in the IHBC’s Yearbook.’
‘Most recently, HESPR members have been supported by dedicated email alerts of the latest tenders and consultancy opportunities relating to conservation and heritage works across a range of relevant disciplines, including architecture (including new work in historic areas); archaeology; construction; planning; surveying; research; urban design; education and other areas of potential interest such as heritage interpretation and museum and archive studies.’
‘In the last few bulletins alone tenders we posted comprised works with disclosed values of over £136 million, not to mention the large number that have no stated value which we can’t count in to these statistics. You can see some samples on our website!’
Benefits for HESPR members include:
- ‘Shop windows’ in the IHBC: hosted and managed web pages for each HESPR business, containing full contact details and links
- Directory presence with the IHBC: A searchable online service for clients to see your services
- Digital links to the heart of the IHBC: With links from the IHBC’s Home Page, focus of the site’s 1/4million hits per month
- Yearbook promotion: Listings in the IHBC’s Yearbook, with a 5000+ circulation that includes planning authorities & other heritage regulators & leaders
- Jobs support: One free ‘Jobs etc.’ advert & email package p.a. (worth up to £400+VAT)
- IHBC networks promotion: Fliers circulated at select IHBC events, local, regional and national, including the IHBC’s Annual School and select IHBC-partnered events
- General HESPR-related promotion on IHBC networks, including social media etc
