February 2023

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In this issue

Women at work

As HBF and Women into Construction launch a site management programme for women, Suzie Mayes talks to women in housebuilding roles about their careers, experiences and addressing the industry's gender imbalance

The Interview - Chris Chiles, Elivia Homes

Chris Chiles is ceo of Elivia Homes, the former Vanderbilt and Crayfern Homes. He tells Suzie Mayes about his journey to the revitalised business, its keen design focus and plans to double in size.

Proposed green belt policy set to worsen housing crisis

Karen Charles, executive director of Boyer, says proposed revisions to the NPPF on green belt may see local authorities failing to address housing in their areas with the changes already delaying local plans.

Supreme sites

NHBC revealed its Pride in the Job Supreme winners and runners up last month, celebrating the best site managers in the country, Housebuilder reports.

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The Future is finally here

After a sizable delay, the Future Homes Standard was published in late March. Suzie Mayes looks at the key elements, gets the industry's verdict and a sense of its plans

The Interview - Andy Hill, Hill Group

Earlier this year, the Hill Group announced its next phase of growth. Suzie Mayes talks to founder and group chief executive Andy Hill about ambitions, opportunities and working through a market that has recently turned tougher

Making a difference to health and safety

With the industry marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work in April, Paul Dyster, group HSE director at Hill Group and chair of the HBF Health and Safety Committee, looks at the committee's vital work to effect change

Construction in a changing climate

NHBC sets out the latest report from the NHBC Foundation, detailing the effects of a changing climate on the construction sector both now and in the future