{"id":24125,"date":"2019-10-04T17:40:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=24125"},"modified":"2019-10-04T17:40:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T16:40:26","slug":"creative-heritage-consultants-welcomed-to-the-ihbc-hespr-register-listing-service-providers-working-to-the-ihbcs-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=24125","title":{"rendered":"Creative Heritage Consultants welcomed to the IHBC \u2018HESPR\u2019 register, listing \u2018service providers working to the IHBC\u2019s standards\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Creative Heritage Consultants has become the latest company to be included under the IHBC\u2019s conservation service HESPR listing (hespr.ihbc.org.uk<\/a>), with Kate Dickson IHBC as Director and formal HESPR link, to join more than 40 heritage businesses in quality assurance, benefits and support services across the IHBC\u2019s commercial conservation network.<\/h3>\n

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Creative Heritage Consultants offer a range of services to assist those with responsibilities for heritage assets, especially buildings at risk. They seek to help clients turn liabilities into assets through heritage-led regeneration, creative re-use and constructive partnerships.<\/p>\n

Director and HESPR DSA for Creative Heritage Consultants Kate Dickson explained why the practice has sought Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR): \u2018Working across all sectors, we believe that a listing in the HESPR register will give us credibility in the eyes of local authorities looking for accredited practices, will enable voluntary sector clients to show their funders that they have procured the right expertise for their project and enable potential private sector clients to find us in the first place.\u2019<\/p>\n

Quality assurance for HESPR listing is controlled through the employment a Full IHBC member \u2013 the \u2018Designated Service Adviser\u2019 (DSA) \u2013 in a role that allows them to take professional responsibility for the service standards offered to clients.\u00a0 This means that the IHBC can respond to the complex diversity of disciplines and practice areas offered by our HESPR-listed practices and businesses, as we ensure that our members are in a reasonable position to offer their assurance of the quality of the conservation services.\u00a0 As such the DSA should be the first \u2018port of call\u2019 for any concerns over work carried out by a HESPR company.\u00a0You can find the \u2018Designated Service Adviser\u2019 (DSA) listed on the dedicated HESPR business web page and on the list of accredited practitioners linked from the IHBC\u2019s Home Page.\u2019<\/p>\n

HESPR membership benefits include:<\/p>\n