NHBC is delighted to partner Housebuilder Media in delivering this year’s Housebuilding Innovation Awards. NHBC has been a supporter of these important awards since their launch four years ago because we feel they embrace and recognise the best of what our industry has to offer in terms of new ideas, solutions and improvements in all aspects of the business. The Housebuilding Innovation Awards are backed by the whole industry – including NHBC, the Home Builders Federation and the New Homes Marketing Board. <br><br>They are also supported by the government which recognises the contribution they make to improving standards in new home building. NHBC wholly endorses this drive to improve standards, reflecting as it does NHBC’s role in UK housebuilding. Because these awards focus on all aspects of the industry – including products, customer care, training, sustainability and design – they have become the foremost awards for developers and suppliers looking to innovate in housebuilding. Despite the challenges facing the industry this year, the standard of entries to the awards has been higher than ever. I believe that challenging times such as those being faced by us all today increase the need for imagination and innovation as we look to build …