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Alliances
The Building Conservation Directory
Foreword contributors
1993
The Earl of Shelburne
1994 Marcus Binney, President, SAVE
Britain’s Heritage
1995
Charles, The Prince of Wales
1996 John Gummer, Secretary of State for
the Environment
1997
Dame Jennifer Jenkins, Chairman,
Architectural Heritage Fund
1998 Chris Smith, Secretary of State for
Culture, Media & Sport
1999 Martin Drury, Director-General,
National Trust
2000 Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman,
English Heritage
2001
Liz Forgan, Chairman, Heritage
Lottery Fund
2002 Malcolm Airs, President, IHBC
2003 George Ferguson, President, RIBA
2004 Andrew McIntosh, Minister for Media
& Heritage
2005 Bonnie Burnham, President, World
Monuments Fund
2006 Roger Flanagan, President, CIOB
2007 David Tuffin, President, RICS
2008 The Lord Hankey, President, ICOMOS UK
2009 Sir Michael Latham, Chairman, CITB
2010/11 John Penrose, Minister for Tourism
& Heritage
2012 Loyd Grossman, Chairman,
The Heritage Alliance
2013
Lady Cobham, Chairman, VisitEngland
It is through alliances and co-operation
with other organisations that everyone in
conservation can help each other meet common
objectives. This industry is special in the
level of co-operation shown by all its serious
participants. And because it is not tied to any
one amenity group with a single point of view,
The Building Conservation Directory enjoys
the unique position of acting as a solid platform
from which all the significant voices in building
conservation can be heard. Airing a wide range
of points of view to educate and encourage
informed debate is one of the prime reasons for
The Building Conservation Directory’s longevity
and wide acceptance.
The Building Conservation Directory team 2013:
front – Jonathan Taylor, Gordon Sorensen, Liz Coyle-Camp, middle – Sara Collinson, Claire Northcote, Lydia Porter,
back – Nicholas Rainsford, David Boulting, Carla Winchcombe (BCD roles, see page 2)
version of this 2013 edition is available at
/
directory2013/, further extending its impact
nationally and internationally.
The Directory at work
Each year we send out over 10,000 printed
copies of The Building Conservation
Directory to people and organisations
engaged in conservation work including
owners and managers of historic buildings,
their specifiers and contractors, conservation
officers and advisory organisations, as well as
to the main reference libraries.
By no means are all the recipients
conservation specialists: many are ordinary
architects, surveyors, estate owners and
building contractors whose regular workload
includes historic and listed buildings.
For this group in particular The Building
Conservation Directory has been designed
to provide a lifeline, giving them direct
access to all the specialist contractors or
sub-contractors, specialist consultants and
sources of information and advice they need,
as well as training opportunities.
It is impossible to quantify how many
historic buildings have been saved from
damaging repairs by the timely appearance
of the Directory however, for the past 20
years it has been the only conservation
resource to be sent free to the full spectrum
of construction professionals working with
historic buildings, including many who have
had little or no training in this field.
Not only has our heritage of historic
buildings benefited from the direct
distribution of the Directory, but so too
have the craftspeople and suppliers of
specialist products and services it contains.
By facilitating the market for these services,
products and skills, the Directory has
enabled hundreds of specialist conservation
businesses to flourish. In an era of craft skills
shortages in so many areas, the impact of
the Directory in supporting demand and
encouraging specialism has been priceless.
Thank you
We love what we do and we really enjoy
working with the dedicated and enthusiastic
people in our industry, and yes, we still
get excited every time a new edition is
released. We are grateful for the support
we have received from our advertisers and
are delighted that we have been able to
contribute to their commercial success.
The past 20 editions came about through
the dedication of all those involved in
the Directory’s production including my
hardworking and enthusiastic colleagues
in Cathedral Communications, our expert
authors, our talented designers at xendo and
our printers Optichrome, who have been
intimately involved with every edition of
the Directory. I am very grateful for their
valuable input and I do hope you agree it’s
been worth the effort. I intend to write again
in ten years time to bring you up to date for
the 2023 edition. Until then, keep up the good
work everybody!
Gordon Sorensen
Managing Director
