Gee & Co Ltd Building Conservation has become the latest company to be included on the IHBC’s conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ quality assurance listing, joining more than 40 other heritage businesses that enjoy benefits and support from the IHBC including benefits such as:
Recognition of service standards and quality assurance on our ‘HESPR’web page and service listing
Free listings in the IHBC’s Yearbook, that also links to our popular Annual School themes, and
Weekly Tender alerts that help inform commercial priorities and planning.
Gee & Co Ltd Building Conservation is a creative practice, based in East Devon / West Dorset, specialising in a combined service of both historic building consultation and complete main conservation contracting of historical buildings and structures.
Matthew Anton Gee IHBC managing director and HESPR DSA for the company said: ‘We are delighted to be joining HESPR. We see it as a very useful and appropriate tool for anyone looking to employ a reputable recognised company working within the heritage environment. Having an entry in the list seems to us to be essential for any serious professional working in this field.’
HESPR BACKGROUND
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 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 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.’
HESPR membership benefits include:
- 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.
- Profile and outreach opportunities through HESPR member across IHBC’s network, including IHBC’s homepage member logo feature and our Yearbook
- One free IHBC Jobs etc posting each year, worth up to £450.
See the entry for Gee & Co Ltd Building Conservation 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.22,000) and websites with c. 290,000 visits a month.
Contact Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk
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