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Barratt Developments site managers in Yorkshire named as best in the country for quality

Nine site managers from Barratt Developments have won a top national award for the quality of the homes they are building across Yorkshire.

The nine site managers, who come from the Barratt Developments Yorkshire East and Yorkshire West divisions, are responsible for a number of the housebuilder’s developments across the county. They have each landed a Pride in the Job Quality Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) having impressed judges with their dedication, passion, commitment and leadership.

The winners were as follows: Paul Dearnley - Hesslewood Park, Hessle Jay Kerman - Mortimer Park, Driffield Mark Greenley - Harrier Chase, Brough Neil Pendlebury - Park Edge, Wheatley Darren Thornton - Gateford Park, Worksop and Kings Lodge, Hatfield Dean Oades - Lancaster Gardens, Harworth Ade Arnold - Notton Wood View, Barnsley Dave Beck - Momentum, Rotherham James Swann - Salter’s Brook, Barnsley

Known as the “Oscars of the housebuilding industry”, the National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in The Job Quality awards recognise the finest site managers from around the country. In total, Barratt Developments site managers won 93 Pride in the Job Quality awards for their work across the country this year. This is the 17th year in a row that 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.
These awards come off the back of a Barratt Developments site manager being crowned the overall winner in last year’s awards. Kirk Raine, senior site manager, won the supreme award, the fifth time in the last six years that a Barratt Developments site manager has won the top prize. Daniel Smith, Managing Director from Barratt Developments Yorkshire East 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.” Ian Ruthven, Managing Director from Barratt Developments Yorkshire West added: “In addition to this, these awards show 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.” These awards closely follow Barratt Developments being awarded 5 stars by its customers for satisfaction in the annual Home Builders Federation (HBF) new homes survey. To be rated 5 star means that more than 90% of its customers would recommend one of its homes to a friend, with Barratt Developments being the only major national housebuilder to be rated 5 star for 12 years in a row.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Richard Savage .