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 – Dave Smith & Matt Vincent, Spitfire Homes

Dave Smith became managing director of Spitfire Homes in 2025, with Matt Vincent operations director since 2024. They talk to Suzie Mayes about offering high quality homes in different markets, changes to the company and moving from being an SME to a more regionalised business

Celebrating social value

Julie Baker, Keepmoat North West’s social value manager, was crowned 2025’s Housebuilder Star for her commitment to helping young people. Suzie Mayes discovers why Baker’s background motivated her and takes a look at how other housebuilders approach social value

Crafting a career in construction

NHBC explores the various routes into housebuilding and the training it delivers to help resolve the skills shortage and retain talent