insideKENT Magazine Issue 41 - August 2015 | Page 174

PROPERTY

Ward Homes wins award in national housebuilding competition
A site manager working for local
housebuilder, Ward homes, has
scooped a prestigious award in a
national competition to find the bestrun building sites in Britain.
Glenn Day who works at Sholden
Fields in Deal gained official
recognition for the excellence in
which he runs his development with
a Pride in the Job Quality Award.
The awards are the only UK-wide
competition dedicated to
recognising site managers who
achieve the highest standards in
housebuilding. It has been
instrumental in driving up the quality
of new homes for 35 years.
The awards, which are the most
coveted in the housebuilding

industry, are bestowed after the
construction standard setting body
National House-Building Council
(NHBC) carries out a series of spot
check site inspections to select the
best-organised and best-quality
housing developments.
Thousands of site managers
throughout the UK were judged on
every aspect of their job, including
technical skill, quality workmanship,
customer service and site safety.

“The site manager plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality new homes
that we can be proud of, and that is why we are so delighted with these
two national awards.

Ward Homes' managing director,
Mark Bailey, said: “This official
recognition of our site manager’s
dedication and hard work shows
that Ward Homes is building some
of the best quality homes in the
country.

“This is truly an outstanding result and one which should inspire confidence
in our buyers.”
www.wardhomes.co.uk

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