SHROPSHIRE “SUPREME” SITE MANAGER NAMED AS BEST IN THE COUNTRY FOR QUALITY AGAIN

A Shropshire Senior Project Manager from David Wilson Homes has won a top national award for the quality of the homes he is building.

Kirk Raine, who is the recent Supreme winner of the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Pride in the Job awards, has won this prestigious accolade for his work onsite, marking him down as the best in the UK.

Known as the “Oscars of the housebuilding industry”, the NHBC Pride in The Job Quality awards recognise the finest Site Managers from around the country.

Currently residing in Stone in Staffordshire, Kirk has been working for David Wilson Homes Mercia for 11 years. He started out his construction career as a bricklayer, progressed to become a Site Manager in 2000, and is now a Senior Project Manager.

Having previously received nine Pride in the Job Awards, this year he is celebrating number 10. He said: “The team and myself are extremely proud of winning this award, and it is nice to be recognised for the hard work and quality that we put into the homes that are being built at The Grove at Doseley Park in Telford.

“It is great to work with the customers and the contractors, and working in line with the build programme. The best part is building high quality homes for our customers, and receiving 100% customer satisfaction.

“I would like to thank all of the team at The Grove at Doseley Park for all of the hard work that they have put in, and for helping me to achieve this award.”

As well as Pride in the Job and Supreme awards, Kirk has also received six Seal of Excellence accolades, and four Regional Awards.

In total David Wilson Site Managers won 93 Pride in the Job Quality awards this year. This is the 17th year in a row that parent company Barratt Developments has won more Pride in the Job Quality awards than any other housebuilder, showing its long-term commitment to building high quality homes.

These awards, now in their 41st year, rate Site Managers against key criteria such as technical expertise, health and safety, consistency, leadership and attention to detail. The awards celebrate the vital role Site Managers play in ensuring new homes are delivered on-time, on safe sites, and to the highest quality standards.

Every Site Manager who is registered with the NHBC is automatically entered into the awards, with just 450 winners being selected from 11,000 entrants, showing how difficult they are to win.

Dominic Harman, Managing Director from David Wilson Homes Mercia, said: “These awards showcase only the best new homes and well-run sites. By winning so many awards it demonstrates that we are building some of the highest quality homes in the country. It also shows the long-term commitment we have to looking after our customers and making them happy. No other housebuilder can match our record at the NHBC Pride in the Job Quality awards.”

The awards closely follow Barratt Developments being awarded five stars by its customers for satisfaction in the annual Home Builders Federation (HBF) new homes survey. To be rated five star means that more than 90% of its customers would recommend one of its homes to a friend, with Barratt being the only major national housebuilder to be rated five star for 12 years in a row.