June 2014

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What a night

Heatrae Sadia wins the Housebuilder Brain game as the industry raises £200,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care

HMI speakers

Barratt boss Mark Clare to give a keynote speech at Housing Market Intelligence 2014

Small is beautiful

A look at the industry’s SMEs and their role in increasing new homes supply

Big plans

Lend Lease head of resi Richard Cook on the firms plans to boost new homes output

Team building

NHBC is has launched its biggest recruitment campaign for 30 years

Insulation

Our round up of the key products

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The Interview – Paul Turner, NHBC

After his first year as chief executive of NHBC, Paul Turner talks to Ben Roskrow about his plans to ensure the 90-year-old business is still around in another 90 years, supporting customers and consumers

HBF Viewpoint

Catherine Williams, HBF’s planning director, welcomes the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework. But certain changes since the draft version have weakened the intended “rules-based” approach. And SMEs are not as supported as they could be