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FeaturesInnovation Award
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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FeaturesBest land and planning strategy
Buying brown and involving the community put Linden homes ahead of the rest in this category, sponsored by English Partnerships.
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FeaturesBest quality-improvement strategy
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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FeaturesBest change strategy
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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FeaturesBest options and choices initiative – private housebuilders
The judges chose Laing Homes as the winner of this category, sponsored by Bristan Group, for its Homestyle service
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FeaturesBest options and choices initiative – affordable housing providers
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
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FeaturesBest training/people development
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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FeaturesBest customer satisfaction improvement strategy
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.
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FeaturesMost creative marketing strategy
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.
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FeaturesPrivate sector housebuilder of the year
The supreme award in this category, sponsored by Eternit building materials, goes to south-east player Laing Homes
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FeaturesAffordable housing provider of the year
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
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FeaturesLearning curves
The town had never seen one, the architect had never built one, the budget was as tight as a tourniquet, there was almost no time to plan it, and everything depended on the specification. We tell the story of how a primary school in Kent got itself a curved ...
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FeaturesA message to you
Georg Sieber knows what direction people panic in. He knows what terrorists are about to do. He even knows how to stop them, although clients don't always listen. We met the brilliant psychologist who has a chilling warning for contractors.
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This really works …
The pre-action protocol aims to make litigation less nasty by giving litigants the chance to be civil to one another. To the surprise of its opponents, it does so
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FeaturesMissing persons
Statistically, there should be three times as many workers from ethnic minorities on Britain's building sites as there are. So is the industry institutionally racist – or just very bad at marketing itself to these groups?
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NewsEx-Wilcon boss wins £52,600 payout for unfair dismissal
Wilson Connolly's former group design and marketing director John Weir was awarded £52,600 at an employment tribunal last week for unfair dismissal.
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NewsPrescott sends in EP to unlock Thames Gateway
Deputy prime minister orders regeneration agency to select key sites and get housing projects under way.
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Share price plunge ends Balfour's American dream
Contractor's share slide puts stop to three months of talks to buy £2bn-turnover US firm.
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Comment
Mind the hidden extras
The construction courts have reinterpreted two JCT contracts – which will land many design-and-build firms with more risk than they'd bargained for