Taylor Wimpey site manager Mick Burmby is celebrating after scooping a top UK building industry award for his work at the Peninsula development at Dovercourt in Essex.
Mick collected a ‘Pride in the Job’ Quality Award in this year’s prestigious National House-Building Council (NHBC) competition.
The awards recognise site managers who consistently demonstrate outstanding commitment to the building of high-quality new homes – and ensure the smooth and safe running of developments.
Mick (62), who started his career back in 1962 as an apprentice carpenter, says the key to doing such a good job is having the right team in place.
“We’re a small but hardworking team at Peninsula, and we take pride in making sure every home is finished to a great standard and really looks good.
“My job satisfaction comes from knowing we’ve given it 105% to ensure our homebuyers are happy.”
Steve Rolt, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey East Anglia, comments: “Mick’s selection by independent judges is testament to the enthusiasm he has for doing a good job every single day, and encouraging each member of his team to feel the same.
“He is well-deserving of the Quality Award thanks to his organisation and management skills, combined with engendering his team with a spirit of pride in building the highest quality new homes.”
Achieving a Quality Award is no mean feat. Site managers undergo a stringent selection process with judges visiting developments at key stages of the construction process to assess them on all aspects of home building.
Each of the 400 winners is chosen from more than 18,000 NHBC registered housebuilders who run sites across the country – making the Quality Award a highly respected and much-sought after accolade in the house building industry.
This year Taylor Wimpey regions throughout the UK, which includes George Wimpey and Bryant Homes developments, fielded a record 70 ‘Pride in the Job’ Quality Award-winners.
All the winners now go forward to compete in the next round for a Top 100 Seal of Excellence Award and a Regional Award, before the UK’s four Supreme Award winners are announced at a gala ceremony in January 2010.
New homes at Peninsula are priced from £76,995 and include two-bedroom apartments with balconies to selected plots, and a choice of family-size houses. The development is ideally located on the North-East Essex coast close to Blue Flag beaches and only half a mile from Dovercourt station.
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Date Published: 05 October 2009
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