All Building articles in Building Homes September 2003
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The Results
Best Approach to partnering Sponsored by Construction industry solutions Winner Circle 33 Housing Group/ Willmott Dixon Second Fusion 21 Third Higgins Construction Fourth Durkan Joint Fifth Denne Group/H+H Celcon Joint Fifth Southdale Homes Best Health and Safety Approach Sponsored by Dunbar Bank ...
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Private Sector Housebuilder of the Year
This supreme award, sponsored by Trus Joist, was hotly debated by the judging panel, but Countryside Properties emerged as the winning name ...
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Best Quality Improvement Strategy
Defects are the industry's biggest bugbear, and Midas Homes won Best Quality Improvement strategy, sponsored by Rationel Windows UK, for tackling the problem head onWinner: Midas HomesWest Country housebuilder Midas Homes knows exactly what it gets wrong in its homes, but its objective is not only to recognise and ...
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Best Change Strategy
United House’s ability to rise to the challenges of the Egan agenda earned it top prize in this category, sponsored by RDL Distribution ...
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Best IT Initiative
In this category, sponsored by SmartNewHomes.com, Miller Homes’ proactive approach to e-marketing made it a clear winner ...
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Best Company-wide Sustainability Strategy
An ability to practise and promote sustainability within the complex environment of the capital gave St George top billing in this category, sponsored by ThermaliteWinner: St GeorgeCar use in the capital is a contentious issue, and it has recently been put under the microscope in a survey commissioned by developer ...
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Best Land, Planning and Regeneration Strategy
A partnership for regeneration in Huddersfield between Southdale Homes and Kirklees Metropolitan Council scooped the prize in this category, sponsored by English Partnerships. ...
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Best Options and Choices Initiative
The judges were impressed by the level of choice being offering to residents, naming Higgins Construction winner of the affordable sector trophy, while Laing Homes was awarded the private sector prize. Sponsor of this category is Housing Today ...
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Best Customer Satisfaction Improvement strategy
Private and affordable housing providers have different customer bases, so there are two trophies in this Finnforest UK-sponsored category. Willmott Dixon takes the affordable housing award, and Miller Homes wins the prize for private housing ...
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Building Homes Innovation Award
Willmott Dixon’s strategic approach to innovation in all its forms made it a clear winner of this award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services ...
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Most Creative Marketing Award
Bowey Homes recognised that it needed strong brand differentiation to make the most of the good years and protect itself when the market toughens. its approach marked it out as the winner of this category, sponsored by NpowerWinner: Bowey HomesDoor handles, towel rails and lighting don’t often get star billing ...
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Best Training/People Development Award
This award, sponsored by NHBC, goes to Countryside Properties, a company that really is investing in people and helping them to realise their potential ...
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Best Approach to Partnering
This award, sponsored by Construction industry solutions, appropriately goes to partners Willmott Dixon and Circle 33 Housing GroupWinner: Willmot Dixon/ circle 33 housing groupStrategic partnering has been taken to a new level in the arrangement between contractor Willmott Dixon and housing association Circle 33 Housing Group. In addition to working ...
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Best Health and Safety Approach
With a comprehensive safety strategy, and the results to prove its effectiveness, Twigden homes took the top prize in this category, sponsored by Dunbar BankWinner: Twigden HomesTwigden boasts an accident incident rate of less than half the construction industry norm, testament to the effective safety procedures in place at ...
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Best New Homes Agent
Three big names battled it out for this award, sponsored by Property week, and DTZ Residential emerged as the winner by a narrow margin ...
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Affordable Housing Provider of the Year
One name has been highlighted again and again throughout the finalists’ roll call, so it comes as no surprise that Willmott Dixon has claimed this supreme award, sponsored by ODPM ...
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Channel 4 4homes Award
Homes and Channel 4 4Homes asked the country's top housebuilders to show us the best home they have built over the past year, and let us put it to the test of the general public. over the summer, browsers of Channel 4's 4Homes website have been invited to vote for ...