Swaffham housing site manager gains prestigious award

The site manager of a housing development in Swaffham has won a quality award in the first round of the National House Building Council's Pride in the Job Awards.

Tim Walsingham, is the manager of Abel Homes's site Swans Nest in Brandon Road.

Now in their 38th year, the awards are the most highly regarded competition in the house-building industry, dedicated to recognising site managers who achieve the highest standards in house building.

He is one of only 68 site managers in the East of England to have won a quality award this year for his Swaffham site.

The 450 quality award winners across the UK represent the top three per cent of the 16,000 site managers entered into the competition. Being selected by NHBC as one of the UK’s top site managers is a testament to his commitment to building homes of outstanding quality.

Over the past 12 months judges have assessed the skills demonstrated by the site managers in their day-to-day work, covering six key areas: consistency, attention to detail, leadership, interpretation of drawings and specifications, technical expertise and health and safety.

NHBC regional director Richard Hartshorn said: “Pride in the Job recognises the hugely important role site managers play in delivering high quality new homes and receiving a quality award is a great achievement for any site manager."

The quality award winners will now go on to compete for Seal of Excellence and Regional Awards that will be announced at an event in Leicester in November, with the Supreme Award Winners announced at a gala ceremony in January 2019.