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South Wales Guardian
13 hours ago
- Business
- South Wales Guardian
Ystradgynlais housing site manager receives national award
Lee Lewis, who oversees the Maes Y Rhos housing development in Ystradgynlais, has won a Pride in the Job Quality Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for his work with Persimmon Homes. He is one of 15 Persimmon site managers across the UK to receive the award this year. Mr Lewis said: "It's a fantastic feeling to be recognised by the NHBC – and a huge credit to everyone on the team. "At Maes Y Rhos, we take great pride in building homes to the highest standards, and in creating a community that residents will enjoy for years to come. "This award is a great boost and reflects the care we bring to the job every day." The Maes Y Rhos development features three to five-bedroom homes on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, with strong transport links to Swansea and the wider region. The NHBC's Pride in the Job competition is a well-regarded industry benchmark for site management excellence. Winners of the Quality Award move forward to the Seal of Excellence stage, with the chance to compete for regional and national honours. Stuart Phillips, managing director for Persimmon West Wales, said: "We're thrilled for Lee and the whole team at Maes Y Rhos. "The quality of work they're delivering speaks for itself, and this recognition from the NHBC is thoroughly deserved. "Lee's dedication and leadership are making a real difference on site and for our customers." The national Pride in the Job Supreme Awards will take place in January 2026.
Business News Wales
19 hours ago
- Business
- Business News Wales
West Wales Site Manager Picks Up Prestigious Quality Award
Lee Lewis, site manager at the Maes Y Rhos development in Ystradgynlais, has been honoured by the National House Building Council (NHBC) with the prestigious Pride in the Job Quality Award. Lee is one of 15 Persimmon site managers to earn the award in 2025, reflecting the company's continued high standards in delivery across the UK. Maes Y Rhos is a new development offering a mix of 3 to 5-bedroom homes in a sought-after location on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Pride in the Job competition is highly regarded in the homebuilding industry, serving as a benchmark for outstanding quality and performance among site managers. All site managers on NHBC Buildmark warranty-registered sites are eligible to compete. Quality Award winners advance to the Seal of Excellence Award stage, with the opportunity to compete for Regional Awards and the ultimate Pride in the Job Supreme Awards in January 2026. Lee said: 'It's a fantastic feeling to be recognised by the NHBC – and a huge credit to everyone on the team. 'At Maes Y Rhos, we take great pride in building homes to the highest standards, and in creating a community that residents will enjoy for years to come. 'This award is a great boost and reflects the care we bring to the job every day.' Stuart Phillips, Managing Director for Persimmon West Wales, said: 'We're thrilled for Lee and the whole team at Maes Y Rhos. 'The quality of work they're delivering speaks for itself, and this recognition from the NHBC is thoroughly deserved. 'Lee's dedication and leadership are making a real difference on site and for our customers.'
The Independent
13-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
36% annual jump in new home registrations in first quarter of 2025
New home registrations jumped by more than a third in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a warranty and insurance provider. Across the UK, 29,356 new homes were registered to be built in the first quarter of this year, which was a 36% increase on the same quarter in 2024 and 17% more than in the fourth quarter of 2024, the National House Building Council (NHBC) said. The NHBC has a 70%-plus share of the UK warranty market. Its figures also indicate the stock of new properties in the pipeline because homes are registered with the NHBC before being built. Within the total, 20,653 new homes registered in the private sector in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 62% jump compared with the first quarter of 2024. There were also 8,703 new homes registered in the rental and affordable sector in the first quarter of 2025, which was a 2% fall compared with the first quarter of 2024. Looking at the types of homes registered in the first quarter of 2025, 9,821 were detached, marking a 63% increase compared with the same period a year earlier. Some 416 properties were bungalows, marking a 54% annual rise, 9,955 were semi-detached which was a 44% increase compared with the first quarter of 2024 and 4,562 were terraced homes, which was a 23% annual rise. Some 4,602 new registrations were for apartments, marking a 3% annual decrease. The figures also show that 26,120 new builds were completed in the first quarter of this year, which was a 1% decrease compared with the first quarter of 2024. Steve Wood, CEO at the NHBC, said: 'Our figures for the first quarter of this year indicate growing confidence in the market with a 36% increase in developers registering their intent to build a new home compared to the same period last year. 'Although we can be distracted by global factors that continue to unsettle markets, the easing of inflation, lower mortgage rates, greater availability of lower deposit mortgages and a strong start to spring sales all point to improving prospects in UK house building.' London was the only region or nation where new build registrations fell annually in the first quarter of 2025. The NHBC said registrations in London were affected 'by the new building safety regime for high rise buildings and lower demand from housing associations where capital budgets remain focused on existing stock'. Here are the numbers of new build registrations across the UK in the first quarter of 2025, according to the NHBC, and the percentage increase or decrease compared with the first quarter of 2024: North East, 1,864, 49% North West, 2,241, 42% Yorkshire and the Humber, 2,260, 43% West Midlands, 2,957, 51% East Midlands, 3,442, 102% Eastern England, 4,035, 46% South West, 2,670, 18% London, 1,494, minus 38% South East, 4,467, 30% Scotland, 2,299, 39% Wales, 827, 116% Northern Ireland and Isle of Man, 800, 28%
BBC News
23-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Career change pays off for Leeds construction apprentice
A former office admin worker who has switched careers to join the construction industry said it was "great to be recognised" as she won an award on completion of her Brodzinska, from Leeds, embarked on her construction career three years ago, and has completed a National House Building Council site supervisor 33-year-old said she was "shocked" to receive a "highly commended" award during her graduation ceremony earlier this said: "I'm a very ambitious person, I knew I wouldn't want to be sitting doing basic admin work in an office, I knew I wanted something more." She added: "Even if you start from the bottom like me, if you want to and you are willing to work hard you can grow a lot and slowly move up the ladder."Before starting in construction for the Watkin Jones company, Ms Brodzinska worked in admin for a recycling firm in said she moved jobs when she relocated from Cambridge to the north of England during the Covid living in York for a short period she bought a house in Seacroft and began working as a site said: "I was lucky enough to be recognised by my project manager, he said: 'I can see you're ambitious and would you like us to help you progress with your career?'"So since then I've been promoted to a trainee and then I joined the apprenticeship and currently I'm an assistant site manager and hopefully soon to become a site manager and then who knows?" 'Hard work didn't go unnoticed' At first she thought a job in construction would "keep her going" and pay the bills but she soon discovered she liked being on site."I enjoy seeing how the building progresses and how quickly it goes up," she said."I get involved in pretty much everything – quality, health and safety."A good thing about being in construction is your day will never be the same, there is always different issues and tasks coming up."Ms Brodzinska said the award, which she received during her graduation on 7 March, was a total shock."During the ceremony when they said they were moving to awards, I thought it would be great to get one, but I'm definitely not getting one. And then all of a sudden my name appeared on the screen."It's great to be recognised and I know all my hard work that I put into my apprenticeship didn't go unnoticed."Ms Brodzinska - one of only two women in her workplace - said she hoped to encourage other women to try careers in house said: "We definitely need more women in the construction industry because sometimes we look at things from a different perspective, we pay more attention to detail and I think it's easier to manage conflict."You deal with different characters all the time and I think, as a woman, it's easier to manage that if it happens."I understand it could be difficult. Some women could feel intimidated. But for me it's great." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
