Housebuilder Awards 2013

Linden leads the way at The Housebuilder Awards 2013

Linden Homes was crowned large Housebuilder of the Year at the 2013 Housebuilder Awards at a packed ceremony in London (November 7). In a great night for Linden, the firm was also named the Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year .

Telford Homes won medium sized Housebuilder of the Year, and also picked up the award for Best design (four storeys or more) for its Matchmakers Wharf development in London.

Best small Housebuilder of the Year was awarded to St Modwen which had earlier picked up the Best design (three storeys or fewer) for Locking Parklands in Weston-super-Mare.

Nearly 500 people squeezed into the The Tower Hotel near Tower Bridge to hear impressionist and comedian Jon Culshaw announce this year’s winners of the Awards.

Morris Homes’ Vista scheme in Peterborough won the award for Best low or zero carbon initiative, while Berkeley won Best regeneration project for Kidbrooke Village in south east London.

Liverpool Habitat for Humanity won Best community initiative for its Granby-Toxteth Liverpool project and L&Q secured the Best marketing category for its PricedIn initiative.

Barratt London’s Residential Asset Management was named the Best customer satisfaction initiative while Blue Cedar Homes took the Best retirement scheme gong for Cedar Gardens in Taunton.

In the Best product category Keystone’s Hi-Therm Sustainability Lintel led the way while Pantera Carpentry (SE) won the new category of Subcontractor of the year.

 

HOUSEBUILDER AWARDS 2013 - WINNERS

BEST LOW OR ZERO CARBON INITIATIVE

  • Morris Homes – Vista (Winner)
  • Cox Development Partners – Ralph Allen Yard, Bath (Commended)
  • Crest Nicholson – Rowan Park, Mitcham
  • Future Living Homes – The Aveley Project
  • HTA Design LLP – Velux House
  • Origin Housing – The Move

BEST CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INITIATIVE

  • Barratt London – Barratt Residential Asset Management (BRAM) (Winner)
  • Cala Homes – Cala Care (Commended)
  • Linden Homes – The Linden Way

BEST REGENERATION PROJECT

  • Berkeley Urban Renaissance – Kidbrooke Village (Winner)
  • Berkeley Homes (Capital) – Regeneration of Woodberry Park
  • English Cities Fund – Vermilion, Rathbone Market Phase 1
  • Keepmoat – Transforming Anfield
  • Linden Homes – Saint Nicholasgate (Commended)
  • Nash Partnership – St Pauls, Cheltenham (Commended)
  • Urban Splash – Park Hill

BEST COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

  • Liverpool Habitat for Humanity – Granby-Toxteth Liverpool project (Winner)
  • Barker-Mill Estates – Barker-Mill Foundation (Commended)
  • Crest Nicholson – Centenary Quay
  • Linden Homes – Taking community engagement to new levels

BEST MARKETING INITIATIVE

  • L&Q – PricedIn campaign (Winner)
  • Cala Homes – The time is now (Commended)
  • Avant Homes – Make the right choice campaign
  • McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles – Re-designing for later living (Commended)
  • Redrow Homes – Time to move
  • Redrow Homes – My Redrow

BEST RETIREMENT SCHEME

  • Blue Cedar Homes – Cedar Gardens, Taunton (Winner)
  • Audley Retirement – Mote House (Commended)
  • Audley Retirement – St. Elphin’s Park
  • Lifecare Residences – Grove Place Retirement Village (Commended)
  • McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles – Former Poole Convent site
  • PRP Architects – Weale Road Extra Care Housing

BEST DESIGN FOR THREE STOREYS OR FEWER

  • St Modwen Homes – Locking Parklands (Winner)
  • Crest Nicholson – Rosewood (Commended)
  • Homes by Skanska – Type 7 4 bed house
  • Miller Homes – The Lorimar, Graysmill Dell, Edinburgh
  • Redrow Homes – The Richmond @ King David’s Park
  • Sheppard Robson – Barking Riverside
  • Taylor Wimpey – Diglis Water, Worcester

BEST DESIGN FOR FOUR STOREYS OR MORE

  • Telford Homes – Matchmakers Wharf (Winner)
  • Barratt London – Ontario Point, Maple Quays, Canada Water (Commended)
  • McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles – Former Poole Convent Site (Commended)
  • PRP Architects – Student Court @ Wembley
  • Taylor Wimpey – The Mill Apartments

SUSTAINABLE HOUSEBUILDER OF THE YEAR

  • Linden Homes (Winner)
  • Crest Nicholson (Commended)
  • Miller Homes

SUBCONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR

  • Pantera Carpentry (SE) (Winner)
  • Oregon Timber Frame
  • Plastic Surgeon
  • Roofspace Solutions

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

  • Keystone Group – Hi-Therm Sustainability Lintel (Winner)
  • Ideal Standard – Concept Easybox Slim
  • Jeld-Wen UK – LPCB Stairs
  • Polypipe Ventilation – Silavent Green Line HRX
  • Roca – In-Tank Meridian WCs
  • Roofspace Solutions & National Hickman – Roofspace I-Roof
  • Scott ELM – Sustainable Pallet Solutions
  • Wavin – Recycore Pipes (Commended)
  • Wienerberger – Porotherm
  • Zehnder – ComfoFresh Ducting

HOUSEBUILDER OF THE YEAR – SMALL

  • St Modwen Homes (Winner)
  • Blue Cedar Homes

HOUSEBUILDER OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM

  • Telford Homes (Winner)
  • McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles
  • Morris Homes

HOUSEBUILDER OF THE YEAR – LARGE

  • Linden Homes (Winner)
  • Barratt Homes
  • The Berkeley Group

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