{"id":47423,"date":"2026-07-21T16:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47423"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:21:21","slug":"ihbc-hesprs-news-from-the-sector-building-on-how-bradfords-regeneration-is-driving-its-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47423","title":{"rendered":"IHBC HESPR\u2019s \u2018News from the Sector\u2019: Building on &#8216;How Bradford\u2019s regeneration is driving its revival&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHBC\u2019s heritage business register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a> \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\">News and Tender Alerts<\/a>\u2019, and this week features<em><u> <\/u><\/em><em><u>Building <\/u><\/em>on \u2018&#8217;How Bradford\u2019s regeneration is driving its revival\u2019.<em><u><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">SEE MORE ON HESPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/#join\">JOIN HESPR, FROM \u00a3145PA (TO 2 EMPLOYEES)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download sample weekly alert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex Funk writes for <em>Building<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;.Bradford is reasserting itself as a thriving, multicultural metropolis. That ambition has earned it a place on the shortlist for UK Design Capital of the Year 2026&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This sense of renewal is reflected in a series of bold projects recently completed in the city, from the reopening of a historic music venue to the creation of a landmark public realm scheme celebrating the city centre&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the city\u2019s image in recent decades has been linked to high rates of crime\u2026 many will also know that Bradford was once revered as one of the most prosperous areas in Britain \u2013 the remains of its industrial success still visible in its distinctive architecture&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.building.co.uk\/focus\/uk-design-capital-of-the-year-how-bradfords-regeneration-is-driving-its-revival\/5143037.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a>, 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 <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHBC\u2019s heritage business register HESPR \u2013 our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018News and Tender Alerts\u2019, and this week features Building on \u2018&#8217;How Bradford\u2019s regeneration is driving its revival\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[601],"class_list":["post-47423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-hespr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47423","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47424,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47423\/revisions\/47424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}