{"id":35224,"date":"2022-12-22T16:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T16:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35224"},"modified":"2022-12-21T16:22:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:22:05","slug":"ihbc-welcomes-terence-orourke-to-hespr-ihbcs-register-of-quality-assured-conservation-and-heritage-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35224","title":{"rendered":"IHBC welcomes Terence O\u2019Rourke to HESPR: IHBC\u2019s register of quality-assured conservation and heritage practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-35225\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Terence_ORourke_HESPR.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"264\" \/>Terence O\u2019Rourke is the latest company to be accepted on to the IHBC conservation and heritage services \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/hespr.ihbc.org.uk\/\">HESPR<\/a>\u2019 listing, of heritage businesses to benefit from IHBC\u2019s quality assurance.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19971\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HESPR-quality-mark-RGB-e1554484749512.jpg\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"147\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torltd.co.uk\/\">Terence O\u2019Rourke<\/a> is a planning, environmental and architectural business specialising in the historic and built environment. We provide inspired and imaginative design and planning solutions, unlocking opportunities at the forefront of best practice and at the cutting edge of commercial thinking.\u00a0 Our heritage team consists of both archaeologists and built heritage specialists who work collaboratively with our in house town planners and design colleagues on development projects across the UK. We also regularly work independently as heritage advisors for clients within external design and development teams.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 we work to the exacting standards of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Guy Kendall, associate director for heritage and HESPR DSA for Terence O\u2019Rourke said: \u2018Terence O\u2019Rourke are excited to be joining.\u00a0 We can now allow our clients to be reassured that we work to the exacting standards of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.\u00a0 This acknowledgment of our in house capability is a real reflection of the level of skill our heritage team has achieved after working hard to attain the levels of experience a place on the HESPR list requires and we hope to pass this benefit on to both our clients and colleagues alike.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT HESPR<\/p>\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:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/docs\/HESPR%20News%20&amp;%20Tender%20Alert.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 IHBC Jobs etc 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:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hesprdatares\/orourke.html\">Terence O\u2019Rourke on the HESPR website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more on HESPR and how to become a HESPR member see <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">hespr.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/docs\/HESPR%20News%20&amp;%20Tender%20Alert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download sample weekly alert<\/a><\/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 <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 <em><u><a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\">IHBC Jobs etc<\/a><\/u><\/em>, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at <u><a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terence O\u2019Rourke is the latest company to be accepted on to the IHBC conservation and heritage services \u2018HESPR\u2019 listing, of heritage businesses to benefit from IHBC\u2019s quality assurance.<\/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-35224","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\/35224","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=35224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35226,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35224\/revisions\/35226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}