{"id":28354,"date":"2020-11-20T17:03:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T17:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28354"},"modified":"2020-11-20T17:03:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T17:03:58","slug":"ihbcs-hespr-listings-reaches-50-with-rock-davidson-associates-50th-practice-on-ihbcs-hespr-register-of-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28354","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s HESPR listings reaches \u201850\u2019 with Rock Davidson Associates: 50th practice on IHBC\u2019s HESPR register of services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/RDA_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28356 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/RDA_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a>Rock Davidson Associates &#8211; a small experienced practice in the Midlands specialising in historic building assessments and\u00a0 historic building conservation \u2013 is the latest company to join the IHBC\u2019s conservation and heritage services \u2018HESPR\u2019 quality assurance register, as membership of the listing and support service celebrates reaching the half century mark.<a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HESPR-quality-mark-RGB-e1554484749512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19971 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HESPR-quality-mark-RGB-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"223\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Louisa Davidson managing director and HESPR Designated Service Advisor for the practice said: \u2018We are delighted to be joining HESPR which gives RDA the required credibility.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;RDA works mainly in providing comprehensive, practical usable heritage statements and assessment&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018Historic England&#8217;s \u2018Good Practice Advice Note 2\u2019 (\u2018<em>GPA 2<\/em>\u2019) \u2013 <em>Managing Significance in Decision-Taking in the Historic Environment<\/em> \u2013 sets out information to enable local planning authorities make well informed and successful decisions.\u00a0 GPA 2 recognises the IHBC and HESPR when securing appropriate expertise.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Joining HESPR gives RDA credibility along with the other established registers in Historic England&#8217;s own guidance.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;delighted to be joining HESPR which gives RDA the required credibility&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018RDA works mainly in providing comprehensive, practical usable heritage statements and assessment of significance reports for listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas. Using a staged approach we strive that these reports will help to adapt historic buildings whilst preserving their special character.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;GPA 2 recognises the IHBC and HESPR when securing appropriate expertise&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>HESPR<\/h2>\n<p>HESPR companies enjoy benefits and support including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognition of service standards and quality assurance on our \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\">HESPR\u2019<\/a> web page and service listing<\/li>\n<li>Free listings in the IHBC\u2019s Yearbook<\/li>\n<li>Weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/a070a4d0cff28adddef6cffe7\/files\/ba295561-f9b6-4cae-821b-efb692a90385\/HESPR_News_Special_Offer_and_Tender_Alert_10_June_2019.pdf\">Tender alerts<\/a> that help inform commercial priorities and planning.<\/li>\n<li>HESPR webpages and search facility on the IHBC\u2019s HESPR website<\/li>\n<li>National and local recognition of conservation and heritage service quality assurance and standards<\/li>\n<li>Weekly bulletins of work and notices \u2013 often posting more than \u00a3500k of costed work per issue. Our weekly Bulletin of current tender notifications to HESPR members is an innovative service that supports commercial conservation businesses that work to the IHBC\u2019s standards and expectations. The weekly selections offer the wider heritage world a regular insight into the conservation profession that we hope combine good news, sector profile and service inspiration all in one.<\/li>\n<li>Free <a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.ihbc.org.uk\">IHBC Jobs etc<\/a> posting each year, worth up to \u00a3450.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Quality assurance for HESPR listing is strictly 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. This means that the IHBC can 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 port of call for any concerns over work carried out by a HESPR company.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the \u2018Designated Service Adviser\u2019 (DSA) listed on the dedicated HESPR business webpage and on the list of accredited practitioners linked from the IHBC\u2019s homepage.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hesprdatares\/RockDavidson.html\">Rock Davidson Associates<\/a> on the HESPR website<\/p>\n<p>For more on HESPR and how to become a HESPR member see <a href=\"http:\/\/hespr.ihbc.org.uk\/\">hespr.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HESPR_flyer_2017-e1517674730111.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16895\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HESPR_flyer_2017-e1517674730111.png\" alt=\"HESPR flyer 2017\" width=\"100\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/docs\/HESPR-A5-leaflet.pdf\">Download the HESPR flyer<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at\u00a0<u><a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with\u00a0<em><u><a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\">IHBC Jobs etc<\/a><\/u><\/em>, including a targeted email to 2000+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.18,000) and websites with c. 290,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at\u00a0<u><a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rock Davidson Associates &#8211; a small experienced practice in the Midlands specialising in historic building assessments and\u00a0 historic building conservation \u2013 is the latest company to join the IHBC\u2019s conservation and heritage services \u2018HESPR\u2019 quality assurance register, as membership of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28354\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28357,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28354\/revisions\/28357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}