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Bedfordshire site manager wins leading industry award

A site manager building new homes for Bellway has been awarded a prestigious industry award for his work at a development in Wixams, Bedfordshire.

Bellway’s Sean Howard, site manager at Brook View, has won a coveted Quality Award in the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) 2021 Pride in the Job awards programme.

Sean, who has been site manager at Brook View since building work began in September 2019, has now won his first NHBC award.

The winners of the 2021 Quality Awards were announced on Friday 18 June, following a year-long judging process by NHBC officials.

Now in its 41st year, Pride in the Job remains one of the most highly regarded competitions in the industry, recognising site managers who demonstrate best practice and excellence on-site to build homes of the highest quality.

Sean’s attention to detail and exceptional customer service at Brook View has meant that all customers who’ve moved into new homes at the development so far this year and completed customer satisfaction surveys with the Home Builders Federation (HBF), would recommend Bellway to a friend.

Sean said: “I was so happy and also quite relieved to have won the award. It just shows that all the work we’ve put in has paid off.

“This award is the biggest thing you can achieve as a site manager and not everyone can win one, so I’m really pleased.

“I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my team. Everyone has done their bit – there are some really good lads on site, and everyone has collectively earned this award.

“You have to keep a good standard throughout the whole build process because the judges could turn up at any time, so you have to treat every day as an inspection – in terms of both build quality and customer service.

“This is only the first site I’ve had with Bellway, and I’ve had great feedback from the directors and everyone who has visited the site, so it’s great to have won an award already.”

Sean will now progress to the next stage of the competition, which will see the winners of the Seal of Excellence and overall Regional Award announced.

Iain Hunter, Head of Construction for Bellway Northern Home Counties, said: “To be recognised by the NHBC is the biggest accolade you could achieve as a site manager, so we are all very proud of Sean and his team on receiving a Quality Award in 2021.

“In a year which has tested everybody in so many ways throughout the construction industry and beyond, Bellway’s commitment to building the highest standard of home remains paramount to our success and Sean has demonstrated that consistently through this most challenging of periods.

“The dedication of all our site managers and their teams is a vital part of Bellway retaining its five-star status with the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the last five years in succession. Their commitment to delivering homes on time while maintaining the highest level of customer service is a key reason why nine out of 10 Bellway buyers would recommend us as a developer of choice.

“We congratulate Sean and wish him the very best of luck for the Seal of Excellence stage of the awards later this year.”

For more information on homes being built by Bellway, visit bellway.co.uk.

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  • Sean Howard, Site Manager at Bellway Northern Home Counties Brook View development
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New sales manager appointed by Bellway

A new sales manager has been appointed at housebuilder Bellway’s Northern Home Counties division.

Aly Morehen, from Northamptonshire, is now based at the company’s divisional office in Milton Keynes. His new role includes the management of four of Bellway’s active sites in Bedfordshire: Eastcotts Green and Eastcotts Place in New Cardington, Brook View in Wixams, and Berry Wood in Wootton.

Aly has been working in the housebuilding industry since 2015, working his way up from a Sales Advisor to Sales Manager.

Bellway is a well-known national housebuilder with a five-star rating from the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The company recently retained its five-star status for the fifth successive year.

The award demonstrates that over 90 per cent of Bellway’s customers who completed the HBF’s National New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey would recommend the housebuilder to a friend.

Aly has only been in his current position for a couple of weeks but is already looking towards the future with the role.

Aly said: “I’m enjoying being part of the Bellway Northern Home Counties team so far. To be working for a housebuilder with an excellent reputation in the industry is fantastic and it is clear to me, after only a few weeks of being in the team, just how much everyone in the business cares about the work being done. To join at a time when the company has retained its five-star builder status – which is based on feedback from customers – speaks volumes for the care and consideration delivered.

“Ensuring customer satisfaction is a key element of the sales manager role and something I value tremendously. Buying a new home is a major life decision, perhaps the most important one people will make, and it is vital that our customers are supported during this process and that we, as the sales team, make it as seamless as possible for them.

“Looking forward, I want to be able to significantly contribute to the division, particularly in maintaining its recognised high-standards in delivering quality homes on aspirational developments where people want to live.”

Luke Southgate, Sales Director for Bellway Northern Home Counties, said: “We are pleased to welcome Aly to the team and look forward to seeing his achievements at Bellway Northern Home Counties. With his previous experience in the housebuilding industry, we are confident that he will be able to do well in his role and aid in the growth and success of the division.

“With Bellway’s recent retention of five-star builder status, a new sales manager for the division will only increase the high level of care we provide to our customers in Bedfordshire and beyond.”

Bellway Northern Home Counties’ offices are based in Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, and the division is currently building in locations across Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Cambridgeshire.

More information can be found at bellway.co.uk.

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  • Aly Morehen, Sales Manager for Bellway Northern Home Counties