21/06/2024 Archive
Barratt Developments win 89 NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Awards
This is the 20th year in a row that Barratt has won more of these awards than any other housebuilder.
Barratt Developments site managers have won 89 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards for the quality of the homes they are building. These awards are known as the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry.
This is the 20th year in a row that Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than every other housebuilder, with more than 1,500 individual awards won over the years. This achievement underlines just how important building high quality homes has been to Barratt over the last two decades.
The awards recognise the very best site managers across the country, with over 8,000 being entered into the awards annually. Each is judged on a strict criteria including technical expertise, health and safety, leadership and attention to detail.
The competition is at the heart of raising standards in housebuilding, with the awards showcasing the role site managers play in ensuring much needed new homes are delivered on time, on safe sites, and to the highest quality standards. With site managers passing on their skills to their teams and mentoring assistant site managers, the awards help to drive up quality standards across the industry.
Steven Boyes, chief operating officer, said: “We are incredibly proud that 89 of our site managers have been named as NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Award winners this year, more than any other housebuilder for a remarkable 20 years in row. Winning these awards underlines the high standard of work that our teams across the business deliver day in and day out and it also helps highlight our high standards and quality to our customers.”
Earlier this year Barratt also achieved a 5 Star rating from its customers in the HBF Customer Satisfaction Survey, which recognises both build quality and excellence in customer care. This is the 15th year in a row that its customers have rated Barratt as a 5 star housebuilder, with more than 90% of its customers saying they would recommend it to a friend.
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For more information, please contact:
Derek Harris, head of PR, Barratt Developments plc 07917 070357 / [email protected]
About Barratt Developments PLC:
Barratt Developments plc is the country’s largest housebuilder. Barratt is committed to building high quality homes and this year received more NHBC Pride in the Job Quality awards than any other housebuilder for the 20th year in a row and was awarded 5 stars by its customers in the HBF satisfaction survey for the 15th year in a row. For more information visit www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk