EVIDENCE • INTEGRITY • CONSERVATION
Building Trust in the Conservation Network
ConserveConnect exists to make specialist conservation knowledge and skills
easier to find — while giving users clearer information about the people and
organisations behind the listings they discover.
All new listings are reviewed for their relevance and suitability for the
ConserveConnect network. Selected professionals, craftspeople, suppliers and
organisations may also be considered through a separate
evidence-based vetting and recognition process.
That assessment may consider professional experience, qualifications,
project evidence, conservation methods, business practice and contribution
to communities. We look for approaches that respect historic fabric,
encourage responsible repair and reuse, and support long-term stewardship.
Recognition cannot be purchased.
ConserveConnect badges are awarded independently of Basic, Standard
or Premium membership and only where the relevant criteria are considered met.
LEVEL 01
Listing Review
New profiles are reviewed for relevance, completeness and suitability
for inclusion within the ConserveConnect conservation network.
LEVEL 02
Vetting & Recognition
Where sufficient evidence is available, ConserveConnect may undertake
additional assessment against the published criteria for one or more
recognition badges.
Experience & Credentials
Relevant professional experience, qualifications, accreditation,
certification or recognised memberships where applicable.
Project Evidence
Portfolio material, completed projects, references and other evidence
demonstrating appropriate conservation knowledge and experience.
Conservation Approach
Respect for historic fabric, compatible materials, appropriate repair,
responsible intervention and long-term stewardship.
Integrity & Community
Responsible professional practice and, where relevant, positive
engagement with communities, local identity and public benefit.
A badge is not a paid profile feature.
Listing plans determine the platform features and visibility available to a member.
Recognition is a separate ConserveConnect assessment and is never included simply
because a listing is paid.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Verified Professional
Purpose:
Recognises established professional experience and appropriate
credentials relevant to historic building conservation.
Evidence may include
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A demonstrated record of professional work in conservation,
repair, restoration or an appropriate related discipline.
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Relevant qualifications, accreditation, certification or recognised
professional membership where applicable.
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Portfolio or project evidence demonstrating relevant conservation
knowledge, methods and experience.
What it means:
Evidence reviewed by ConserveConnect supports an assessment of relevant
professional experience and conservation competence.
INTEGRITY & RESPONSIBILITY
Ethical Practice
Purpose:
Recognises an approach demonstrating professional integrity,
transparency and respect for people, place and historic fabric.
Evidence may include
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Alignment with ConserveConnect’s published ethical and
conservation principles.
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No material conflict with those principles identified in information
reasonably available at the time of review.
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Evidence of transparent and responsible professional or business practice.
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Consideration of environmental impact, responsible sourcing and
sustainable repair where relevant.
What it means:
The evidence reviewed indicates an approach consistent with integrity,
responsible conservation and long-term stewardship.
TRADITIONAL SKILL & HISTORIC FABRIC
Craft & Heritage Excellence
Purpose:
Recognises exceptional traditional skill, specialist knowledge
and technical understanding in the care and repair of historic fabric.
Evidence may include
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Demonstrable expertise in traditional or specialist conservation
disciplines such as stone, timber, plaster, metalwork, roofing or historic glazing.
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Project evidence demonstrating appropriate understanding of materials,
techniques and historic fabric.
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Application of principles such as minimal intervention, compatibility,
repair before replacement and reversibility where appropriate.
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Relevant training, references, recognition or evidence of consistently
high-quality conservation work.
What it means:
The badge identifies work making a significant contribution to
traditional building skills and the appropriate care of historic fabric.
PLACE • PEOPLE • PUBLIC BENEFIT
Community Commitment
Purpose:
Recognises organisations and practices contributing positively
to communities, local identity and public benefit through conservation.
Evidence may include
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Participation in community-led, charitable or public-benefit heritage projects.
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Collaboration with residents, local organisations,
educational initiatives or community groups.
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Evidence that conservation activity contributes to the continuity
of local cultural, social or historic identity.
What it means:
Recognition of work that understands conservation as care for both
historic places and the communities connected with them.
BROADEST CONSERVECONNECT RECOGNITION
Full ConserveConnect Recognition
Full Recognition is reserved for profiles that demonstrate evidence
across the complete ConserveConnect recognition framework.
It requires the profile to satisfy the criteria for all four individual areas:
- Verified Professional
- Ethical Practice
- Craft & Heritage Excellence
- Community Commitment
What it means:
This is ConserveConnect’s broadest level of internal recognition,
indicating that evidence has been demonstrated across professional,
ethical, craft and community criteria.
IMPORTANT
Recognition Is Not a Statutory or Professional Qualification
ConserveConnect recognition is an internal assessment against our published
criteria. It is not statutory approval, regulatory certification or an externally
accredited professional qualification, and it does not replace the checks appropriate
before appointing a professional, contractor or supplier.
Review & Renewal
ConserveConnect recognition is subject to periodic review.
We may request updated project information, professional details,
references or declarations where appropriate.
A badge may be amended, suspended or withdrawn if relevant evidence
indicates that its published criteria are no longer met. A listing may
also be suspended or removed separately where it no longer meets
ConserveConnect participation standards.
Raising a Concern
If you have relevant information suggesting that a listed entity or
badge holder may no longer meet the criteria associated with its
professional or ethical recognition, you can contact ConserveConnect.
Relevant concerns will be reviewed and, where appropriate,
further information may be requested from the listed entity before
a decision is made.
Raise a Vetting Concern →
OUR COMMITMENT
Recognition Should Strengthen Trust — Not Replace Judgement
ConserveConnect exists to strengthen the conservation network by making
specialist knowledge easier to find and by recognising evidence of particular
professional, craft, ethical and community strengths.
Inclusion on ConserveConnect is not a guarantee of future performance.
Property owners, communities and project teams should still undertake the
checks appropriate to the nature, value and risk of the work before appointing
any professional, craftsperson, contractor or supplier.
Our recognition badges provide an additional layer of information:
a ConserveConnect assessment based on the evidence reasonably available
to us at the time of review.
Craftsmanship and conscience — two foundations of responsible conservation.
