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OF THE YEAR
Winner: Shanly Homes
David Gower introduced the three shortlisted finalists for another much coveted title – ‘Housebuilder of the Year’:
• Inland Homes • Oakford Homes • Shanly Homes
Inland Homes is an Amersham-based developer specialising in urban regeneration developments, by nature predominantly brownfield projects, within its Thames Valley portfolio heartland. Sustainability and design are Inland signatures, whether delivering contemporary newbuilds or renovated listed buildings, offices or residential conversions from studios to five-bedroom homes. Helping to develop sustainable communities is an Inland objective. Use of building materials and methods that enhance environmental performance, charitable support in development areas, industry apprenticeships, and ‘listening to local people’ are typical aspects of Inland community integration.
Founded in 2008, Oakford Homes is a privately-owned housebuilder based near Beaconsfield. Run by a team of 17, Oakford has constructed, more than 500 homes – “modern living spaces for today, whist respecting the environment for tomorrow”. Oakford is passionate about providing excellent customer service; community engagement is paramount; sustainability is at the forefront of their design ethos. A founder member of the Green Building Council, Oakford’s developments, primarily on brownfield sites, are all also built under the Considerate Constructors’ Scheme.
Established over 45 years Shanly Homes has a 200-strong workforce and built 133 apartments and 184 houses last year. It is currently involved with the Chapel Arches phase of Maidenhead’s town-centre regeneration. Shanly prides itself on ‘designing homes that reflect the local environment and create places in which people want to build their
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futures’ – high specification, sustainable, innovative homes in desirable locations. Alongside regular charity and community engagement, Shanly plants Woodland Trust native trees –10 per apartment, 20 per house – for every property it builds.
John Hutchinson, managing partner of Thames Valley law firm Pitmans, came to the stage to announce the winner: “a developer fully in tune with the environment in which it operates” – Shanly Homes.
Mark Evans, residential managing director of Shanly Homes said the award was “massive” for his company.
“We have been going as a company for 45 years and have been a prominent developer in the Thames Valley area for all that time. Whilst we have branched out into other areas such as Surrey and West Sussex, the Thames Valley is the heartland of our business and this type of award has been a long time coming.
“Although I have had the honour of going up to collect this award tonight, really I dedicate this to our founder who is still actively involved in the company and it is also down to the combined efforts of all our staff.”
And you plant trees to offset your building work? “Yes, and each house built is individually designed to be specific to its location. We don’t build in volume or to repeat house types; we try to create neighbourhoods that people feel proud to live in.”
Mentioning Shanly’s current work at the Chapel Arches scheme in Maidenhead, Evans added: “That town-centre regeneration still has a long way to go, but we are the first developers genuinely in there, which is very exciting. I hope that in years to come Maidenhead will be taking the TVPA Regeneration or Town of the Year award, and we will be very proud to have been part of it.”
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – JUNE 2016
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