James Mackintosh Architects is the latest company to be accepted on to the IHBC conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ listing, joining 50 other heritage businesses to benefit from IHBC’s quality assurance.
‘… important to James Mackintosh Architects, as a conservation practice, to be a member of a national organisation like HESPR…’
James Mackintosh Architects is a small architectural practice and heritage consultancy, based in Oxfordshire, with a portfolio of national projects of all sizes and budgets. They work mainly on listed buildings or traditional buildings within conservation areas and specialise in conservation-led development and the re-use and careful adaptation of under-used historic buildings; options appraisals and providing expert heritage advice, statements of significance and impact assessments for planning purposes.
Wendy Tomlinson, HESPR DSA for the company said: ‘It is important to James Mackintosh Architects, as a conservation practice, to be a member of a national organisation like HESPR that acknowledges and recognises expertise and specialism within the field, both for the increased exposure that membership will bring and to our present and future clients who will be assured of our high professional standards and commitment to best conservation practices.’
‘HESPR is a useful and trusted resource for anyone looking to commission work in the historic environment and gaining membership was an obvious choice that will benefit our company by adding additional professional validation to the work that we already do as well as reassurance to our clients”
ABOUT HESPR
HESPR companies enjoy benefits and support including:
- Recognition of service standards and quality assurance on our ‘HESPR’ web page and service listing
- Free listings in the IHBC’s Yearbook
- Weekly Tender alerts that help inform commercial priorities and planning.
- HESPR webpages and search facility on the IHBC’s HESPR website
- National and local recognition of conservation and heritage service quality assurance and standards
- Weekly bulletins of work and notices – often posting more than £500k 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’s 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.
- Free IHBC Jobs etc posting each year, worth up to £450.
Quality assurance for HESPR listing is strictly controlled through the employment a Full IHBC member – the ‘Designated Service Adviser’ (DSA) – 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. As such the DSA should be the first port of call for any concerns over work carried out by a HESPR company.
You can find the ‘Designated Service Adviser’ (DSA) listed on the dedicated HESPR business webpage and on the list of accredited practitioners linked from the IHBC’s homepage.’
More on James Mackintosh Architects on the HESPR website
For more on HESPR and how to become a HESPR member see hespr.ihbc.org.uk
For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC’s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk, as soon as possible.
Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with IHBC Jobs etc, including a targeted email to 2000+ 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 contact@ihbc.org.uk
