Our Responsibilities to You | Stedman Blower Architects

We value the responsibility to create meaningful works of architecture as effectively and efficiently as possible. We do this because;

we take pride in meeting our objectives;
this efficiency allows us to pursue in more detail ‘Cultural Connection’ and our architectural and personal development;
we want our clients, the wider community and the nation to benefit from our efficient working practices.

Testament to this, Stedman Blower operate in the upper quartile on a range of indices, from investment in staff training and information technology to profitability and turnover per head.

We achieve this because of heavy investment in the people and systems available to deliver what we do best—building design. For example we use some of the best software available to the industry; including ArchiCAD (the world’s finest parametric CAD modeling package) and Archetype (a DMS developed by Arup Consulting—the world’s premier construction consultancy). Always at the vanguard, we have embedded the CPIC Code of Procedure for Production Information (BS EN 1192), the European Unified Classification System (Uniclass) and the National Building Specification (NBS) into our working practices on a secure IT platform. We also achieved Investors in People recognition in 2005 under the new tougher standard.

All this ensures that for routine and familiar problems we can use standardised and Quality Assured procedures, while for less routine complex problems, we can source the knowledge and specialisms required in an effective way.

This gives us the confidence to meet any objectives that are set for us. A Company Director will personally oversee every project and step in whenever or wherever any concerns are raised. As registered members of the RIBA and the ARB, any complaints can also be channeled through both of these independent disciplinary and regulatory bodies. In the unfortunate event that a claim should be made against us for breach of Contract or negligence in Tort, we hold Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) cover to a level of £1 million.

Copies of PI Insurance and audited accounts are available on request.

*report on SME architectural practices; University Of Nottingham (2003)Trident

We value the welfare of others in our community and the responsibility to share our resources. We want people to feel connected to their communities and respect each other.

In 2004, we founded a new charity, The Blower Foundation as a sister organisation to Stedman Blower. In 2006, we were able to support;

The Trident Trust to bring opportunity in business to young children in our community.
Human Rights Watch and Index on Censorship to consistently champion grassroots human rights causes and the respect for cultural values and traditions around the globe.
Jeremy Howard Scholarship Fund for cultural and academic exchange between the Universities of Kingston in London and Auckland in New Zealand. Michael Ruthenbury is a Graduate student at Kingston University and he received a bursary of £1,000 for an academic exchange to Auckland University in February 2007.

Through the Blower Foundation, Stedman Blower achieves Cultural Connection with 4 projects. Find out more.

We value all people here in our ‘family’, of whatever background, creed, race, age or sex, because this is at the heart of what we hold sacred; ‘Cultural Connection’ is inclusive not exclusive and can fulfill and nurture every one of us. We expect that people we work with will share this with us.

We fully support personal and professional development as an IIP registered practice, including regular building tours and an annual trip. We also eat together everyday from a local farms shop supplier and operate in an open-plan environment, where all pressures and rewards are shared.

Staff have access to a swimming pool, tennis court, pool table and table tennis for relaxation and break-out time. Employment contracts allow for access to childcare vouchers, flexible time and homeworking.

We value the environment around us because it sustains and nourishes our culture, which is intimately tied up with the landscape and environment in which it was nurtured. Traditional forms of architecture and spatial organisation are in part determined by the need to modify the environment for places of comfort, shelter and social communion.

We want our work to connect us to these traditions and be responsible in keeping them alive, kicking and coursing through us. This is at the heart of our approach to sustainability—respect for the land and resources we share.

In addition to our professional role, we have implemented a number of small schemes that add up to a difference.

We source nearly all our food and milk for our 'canteen' from a local farm shop weekly, limiting travel off-site for lunches and deliveries.
We pay our staff a stipend for every day that they come to work by bicycle, train, bus or walk. In 2006, we reduced our mileage by car by 2% this way.
We recycle nearly all glass & paper.
We increasingly send electronic paperwork, limiting travel, paper and printing costs.

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