Plymouth site manager wins UK-wide award for Taylor Wimpey work

Kirstie McCrum
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Mark Tranter is celebrating after receiving a Pride in the Job 2024 Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC)
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A Plymouth site manager has won a UK-wide award for his work for Taylor Wimpey - the second year in a row. Mark Tranter works at the company's Sherford development in Plymouth.

He is celebrating after receiving a Pride in the Job 2024 Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC) for the second year in a row. Now in its 44th year, the Pride in the Job Quality Awards have become the benchmark for exceptional site managers and are awarded following a rigorous judging process.

Thousands of inspections have taken place to determine this year’s 449 winners from a field of more than 8,000 sites, and Marker Tranter’s win puts them in the top 5% of UK site managers.

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Mark said: “I’m delighted to have been recognised as one of the UK’s top site managers for the second year in a row. I’m surrounded by a fantastic team and we’re all dedicated to building homes of the highest quality for our customers. This award is testament to our hard work and I’m delighted our commitment has been recognised.”

Matthew Hemsley, Production Director at Taylor Wimpey Exeter, said: “We have always been committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality and customer service and we continue to be an NHBC award-winning homebuilder year after year. This award is thoroughly deserved and we’re incredibly proud of Mark and the team at Sherford for bringing success to the development once again.”

Steve Wood, CEO at the NHBC says: “For more than four decades, Pride in the Job has underpinned NHBC’s purpose of raising standards in house building. The competition recognises the UK’s top site managers, showcasing best practice and rewarding excellence.

“Winning site managers demonstrate dedication, passion and leadership to ensure new homes are delivered to exacting construction quality standards. While house building is a team effort, we believe the greatest influence on the quality of a finished home is the calibre of the site manager and the way they inspire their team. Congratulations to all the winners.”

Pride in the Job has five categories: small, medium and large builders, plus multi-storey for projects up to seven storeys and high-rise for projects more than seven storeys. The Quality Award winners will go on to compete for Seal of Excellence and Regional Awards in the autumn, with the national Supreme Award winners unveiled in January 2025.

For more information about the homes at Sherford, visit http://www.taylorwimpey.co.uk.

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