14 HOUSEBUILDER NEWS
Bellway project manager wins two awards
Avant launches charitable initiative
Barratt North Scotland picks up an NHBC quality award
A project manager building homes in Borehamwood has won two prestigious NHBC awards for his work.
Steve Cutting has won two different
NHBC awards, a National Health and Safety Award, and a Pride in the Job Quality Award for his ‘excellence in on- site management’ at Bellway’s Hertsmere Mews development in Hertfordshire. The National Health and Safety Award
recognised Steve and his team at Hertsmere Mews as the national runner- up, meaning that Steve has the number one site team in the housebuilder’s current portfolio across the entire country. The Pride in the Job awards celebrate
site managers who demonstrate excel- lence and commitment to producing homes of outstanding quality. More than 250 judges have judged 16,000 develop- ments across the UK - and fewer than 450 site managers won a Quality Award. Steve commented: “One of the things we pride ourselves on is a having a well- connected team and a happy atmosphere. If the workforce on site is getting on well that reflects on everything else. “Everyone has been on board when it
comes to health and safety at Hertsmere Mews. The sub-contractors who have worked onsite with us for the duration of the build programme has probably been the best group I’ve ever worked with.” The winning site managers will now be put forward for a Seal of Excellence award, to be announced on 6 September. The development in Borehamwood has also recently been highlighted with an award on behalf of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, which rewards best practice onsite.
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Six site managers from Barratt North Scotland have won a top national award for the quality of the homes they are building.
Brendan Saba (Huntingtower, Perth), Barry Cooper (Osprey Heights, Inverurie), Marc Duncan (Countesswells, Aberdeen), Jeff Calder (Ness Castle, Inverness), John Dawson (Mains of Culduthel, Inverness) and Alan Wharton (Culloden West, Inverness) have been recognised by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in their annual Pride in the Job Quality awards. Known as the “Oscars of the
housebuilding industry,” the Pride in the Job Quality awards recognise the best run building sites in the country, and are the highest accolade a site manager can achieve.
This year in total 84 site managers at Barratt won a Pride in the Job Quality award, which is reportedly more than every other housebuilder. This is now the 15th year in a row that Barratt has won more of these prestigious awards than any other housebuilder.
In addition to spot checks from the
NHBC, site managers are judged on their consistency, attention to detail, leader- ship, technical expertise and health and safety, with just 450 individual winners being chosen from over 16,000 entrants. David Palmer, managing director from Barratt North Scotland, commented on the awards: “These awards recognise only the very best new homes and well run sites. They are something that customers can look out for as a quality mark knowing their home has been built to the highest standard possible. To win more of these awards than any other housebuilder for 15 years in a row is a real point of difference which shows how committed we are to building high quality homes for our customers.”
A new initiative called ‘Day to Make a Difference’ has been introduced by Avant Homes to support schools, charities and other local groups and businesses in the communities in which it builds. All 700 of the company’s employees, from construction workers and sales advisors to apprentices and directors, downed tools and stepped away from their keyboards for the day on June 12 to donate time to 29 organisations across Scotland, the North East, Yorkshire and the Midlands for the initiative’s inaugural event. Dozens of Avant Homes suppliers also stepped in to help by donating materials such as paint, transport, timber and even a brand-new kitchen.
Staff rolled up their sleeves to get involved in cleaning communal areas and beaches, installing new equipment in foodbanks, and lending a hand in hospices, community centres and more. Some of the causes supported include Strathcarron Hospice in Falkirk; Edinburgh homeless charity Social Bite; North Shields community hubs Meadow Well Connected and Linskill Centre; Forestry England; Women’s Aid; Chesterfield Foodbank; and Ashgate Hospice and disabled children’s charity Fairplay – both based in Chesterfield. Avant Homes chief executive officer, Colin Lewis, commented: “Our ‘Day to Make A Difference’ initiative was created with the mission of supporting those in our local communities who need it most and to make a real difference to their lives. We we’re humbled and honoured to spend the day working with so many amazing schools, charities and local groups.”
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