HOUSEBUILDER AWARDS 2024
The Housebuilder Awards 2023 - 31st October, InterContinental London - The O2
Keepmoat was hailed Large housebuilder of the year at The Housebuilder Awards 2024 last night, as the industry came together to celebrate the best in the UK new homes sector.
The Doncaster-based housebuilder took the prize for an all-round performance which saw the firm become Highly Commended in two categories - Best regeneration for The Rise in Scotswood, Northumberland, and Best design for four storeys or more at Cable Wharf, Ebbsfleet.
It was also a finalist in the Best Staff development category for its Dare to Lead programme, and Northeast social value manager Geoff Scott was shortlisted for the Housebuilder Star Award.
Comedian Katherine Ryan hosted the event – the 20th Housebuilder Awards - which was attended by 650 guests at The InterContinental London - The O2.
London-based housing association Peabody was declared Medium housebuilder of the year, having won the Best regeneration initiative title for its St John’s Hill scheme in Clapham.
Small housebuilder of the year was North Yorkshire’s Brierley Homes, which builds around 100 homes a year. The firm fought off all competition to win the Best design for three storeys or fewer category for Whorlton Meadows scheme in Swainby.
The Hill Group’s Lucy-Ann Wallace was crowned this year’s Housebuilder Star. Wallace, who joined the business as a trainee site manager in 2020, was lauded for displaying “star quality”, becoming an influential figure for driving inclusivity and change at Hill and the wider industry.
Taylor Wimpey was winner of the Best Sustainability initiative award for its extensive Future homes trial, Sudbury. Redrow achieved a win in the Best customer satisfaction initiative category for its Harnessing customer feedback approach. The Flintshire-based housebuilder also won the Best marketing initiative award for From placemaking to playmaking.
Weston Homes landed the Best refurbishment project award for Gun Hill Park in Aldershot. Vistry was triumphant in the Best community initiative category for its Virtual work experience programme.
Bellway scooped the Best staff development award for A workplace where everyone is welcome. McCarthy Stone’s The Old Market Village in Wimborne made it winner of the Best retirement scheme award.
And Barratt London was victorious in the Best design for four storeys or more category for Ridgeway Views in Mill Hill.
Eco2Solar was named Subcontractor/services provider of the year. AES Sustainability Consultants swiped Product of the year for its AES HUB & SiteView.
The Housebuilder Awards celebrate excellence in all aspects of the sector, including in customer satisfaction, marketing, design, staff development, regeneration and sustainability
Housebuilder Awards 2024 Finalists
Best customer satisfaction initiative
- Redrow – Harnessing customer feedback (Winner)
- Bellway – Customers at heart of homebuying journey
- English Estates – Resident membership benefit scheme (Commended)
- Riverside Construction – Harvesting smiles
Best regeneration initiative
- Peabody – St John’s Hill, Clapham (Winner)
- Ballymore – The Brentford Project
- Barratt London – Eastman Village, Harrow
- Berkeley – Woodberry Down, Hackney (Commended)
- Keepmoat – The Rise, Scotswood (Commended)
- Lioncourt Homes – Priory Meadows, Hempsted
Best refurbishment project
- Weston Homes – Gun Hill Park, Aldershot (Winner)
- Mike & Tina Le Clercq – Conifer upside down eco home, Lyme Regis
- Riverside Construction – Holmer House Farm, Hereford
- Vantage & Co – Old Heaton House, Birmingham (Commended)
Best community initiative
- Vistry – Virtual work experience programme (Winner)
- Berkeley Group – Creating communities
- Cala Group – Community pledge
- Davidsons Homes – Building heroes
- Lioncourt Homes – Heritage Walk
- Property House & St Edward – North Street regeneration
- Redrow – The power of playmaking
- Wavensmere Homes and Down to Earth Derby – Nightingale Quarter community garden (Commended)
Best marketing initiative
- Redrow – From placemaking to playmaking (Winner)
- Dandara – ‘This way to wonderful’ campaign (Commended)
- Kingswood Homes – Shape your home
- Taylor Wimpey – Information through innovation
- Weston Homes – Educating & empowering the next generation of buyers
Best staff development award
- Bellway – A workplace where everyone is welcome (Winner)
- Churchill Living – Training Academy (Commended)
- Keepmoat – Dare to Lead programme
- Taylor Wimpey – Inspiring Customer Excellence (ICE) programme
- Vistry Group – Making Vistry
Best retirement scheme
- McCarthy Stone – The Old Market Village, Wimborne (Winner)
- Beechcroft Developments – Castle Gardens, Watlington
- Inspired Villages – Millfield Green, Bedfordshire (Commended)
- McCarthy Stone – Thomas Wolsey Place, Ipswich
- ROSE – Painters Place, East Bergholt (Commended)
Best design for three storeys or fewer
- Brierley Homes – Whorlton Meadows, Swainby (Winner)
- Backhouse Housing – The Boat House, Boreham Mead
- Baker Estates – Little Cotton Farm, Dartmouth
- Esquire Developments – Hill Farm, Bobbing
- Millbank Homes – Birch Grove, Chalfont St Giles (Commended)
- Pimlico Homes – Pimlico Court, Durham (Commended)
- Taylor Wimpey – Ockley Park, Hassocks (Commended)
- Westerhill Homes by Chartway – Alkerden Gateway, Ebbsfleet Garden City
Best design for four storeys or more
- Barratt London – Ridgeway Views, Mill Hill (Winner)
- Chase New Homes – Lea Wharf, Hertford (Commended)
- Keepmoat – Cable Wharf, Ebbsfleet (Commended)
- Pocket Living – Forest Road, Walthamstow
- YOGO Group – W Residence, Whetstone
Best sustainability initiative
- Taylor Wimpey – The future homes trial, Sudbury (Winner)
- Barratt Developments – The Energy House
- Bellway – Better with Bellway
- Berkeley Group – Cracking the code on embodied carbon
- Greencore Homes – Hook Norton, Oxfordshire (Commended)
- Hill Group – Hollymead Square, Newport
- Millbank Homes – Birch Grove, Chalfont St Giles
The Housebuilder star award
- Hill Group – Lucy-Ann Wallace (Winner)
- Bellway – Sophie Curtis (Commended)
- Cora – Aki Mitha
- Keepmoat – Geoff Scott
- Taylor Wimpey – Elaine Gaffney
Subcontractor / Services provider of the Year
- Eco2Solar (Winner)
- Core Recruiter
- Cura Homecare
- English Estates
- RS Bonds Surety
- TriConnex
- WMS Underfloor Heating
Product of the Year
- AES Sustainability Consultants - AES HUB & SiteView (Winner)
- Amtico - Amtico Bio
- ARC Building Solutions - TCB Square
- Building Products Distributors – Showersave
- Manthorpe Building Products - Bat Ridge Roost
- MiTek - Posi-Joist
- Sandec Safety Systems
- Smartroof - SmartPUC
- Triton Showers - ENVi® next generation electric shower
- Zaptec UK - Zaptec Go
Small Housebuilder of the Year
- Brierley Homes (Winner)
- Inspired Villages
- Lioncourt Homes
- Millank Homes
Medium Housebuilder of the Year
- Peabody (Winner)
- McCarthy & Stone
- Weston Homes
Large Housebuilder of the Year
- Keepmoat (Winner)
- Redrow
- Taylor Wimpey
Housebuilder Awards 2024 JUDGES
Following the entry deadline, a panel of expert judges (below) from the housebuilding industry will meet to assess all entries and select the best from each category.
The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Richard Jones, Partner - Arcadis
Grainne Gilmore, Director of research and insights - Cluttons
David Bryant, Senior Advisor - The Housing Growth Partnership
Iain Painting, Planning Director - Stantec
Jenny Herdman, Director of Home Building Skills Partnership - HBF
Ben Roskrow, Publishing Director - Housebuilder Media Ltd
Ian Bott, Director - PRP
David Birkbeck, CEO - Design for Homes
John Slaughter, Future Homes Hub
Keira Proctor, Managing Director - A Proctor Group
Alex Reid, Director - SEC Newgate
Paul Healey, Consultant
Nick Alston, Principal, Planning Consultancy - Avison Young
Alison Chan, Insight Manager - NHBC
Rachel Asquith, Managing Director - AF Oliver
Emma Toms, Chief Executive - New Homes Quality Board
Where
InterContinental London - The O21 Waterview Drive
Greenwich Peninsula
SE10 0TW
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