All Building articles in Building Homes October 2002

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  • News

    Building Homes Quality Awards

    2002-10-10T00:00:00Z

    The Building Homes Quality Awards 2002. Winners from 14 categories.

  • Features

    The results

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The winners from the 14 categories

  • Features

    Private sector housebuilder of the year

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The supreme award in this category, sponsored by Eternit building materials, goes to south-east player Laing Homes

  • Features

    Most creative marketing strategy

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Swansea Housing Association triumphed in this category, sponsored by Wood for Good, for taking on the challenges of selling urban regeneration and changing the image of affordable housing – and succeeding in both.

  • Features

    Best company-wide sustainability strategy

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The Peabody Trust has done the double in Building's awards this year. It picked up the sustainability prize in the Building Awards 2002, and now picks up this award, which is sponsored by Thermalite.

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    Best land and planning strategy

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Buying brown and involving the community put Linden homes ahead of the rest in this category, sponsored by English Partnerships.

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    Best quality-improvement strategy

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    A dedication to improving quality on a large scale and on a project using innovative design anD build technology won this category, sponsored by Rationel Windows, for Greenwich Millennium Village

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    Best change strategy

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    here was a close contest between the two top firms to claim this category, sponsored by Housing Today, but Stamford Homes won out for encouraging its staff to Go MAD

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    Best options and choices initiative – private housebuilders

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The judges chose Laing Homes as the winner of this category, sponsored by Bristan Group, for its Homestyle service

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    Best training/people development

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Regional players are making a strong commitment to their staff, and it has earned Southdale Homes first place in this category, which is sponsored by NHBC

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    Best customer satisfaction improvement strategy

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    How can you please the ever-demanding customer? Crest Nicholson Residential seems to know, as it takes this category, sponsored by The Housing Forum, for the second year running.

  • Features

    Innovation Award

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    St James Homes applied timber frame to develop an urban site it would otherwise have ignored and proved the commercial case for medium-rise timber frame, making it a clear winner in this category, sponsored by Zurich Building Guarantees

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    Best approach to partnering

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    A shortlist of six companies battled to take this category, which is sponsored by The Prime Connection, but Laing Homes proved the strongest link in the supply chain.

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    Best health and safety approach

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Clear key performance indicators and an integrated approach won Countryside Properties top prize in this category, which is sponsored by Dunbar Bank

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    Best options and choices initiative – affordable housing providers

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The judges were impressed by the amount of choice affordable housing providers are offering residents, but ultimately gave Higgins Construction top ranking in this category, sponsored by Bristan Group

  • Features

    Affordable housing provider of the year

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Although it didn’t win an individual category, five placings guaranteed Lovell Partnerships the affordable housing provider award, sponsored by The Office of The Deputy Prime Minister