Two site managers from housing association and housebuilder Curo have received the National House Building Council’s 2021 Pride in the Job Quality Award.
Alan Mapston (pictured above), Senior Site Manager at Mulberry Park in Bath and Lee Watts, Senior Site Manager at Woodland View at Hygge Park in Keynsham were recognised for their dedication, leadership and the high standards achieved at their respective developments.
Often referred to as the ‘Oscars of the housebuilding industry’, the Pride in the Job Awards celebrate the vital role that site managers play in ensuring new homes are constructed on time, on safe sites and to the highest quality standards. The competition endorses the best site managers from across the country, following a rigorous and lengthy judging process that looks at key areas such as leadership, technical expertise, health and safety and attention to detail.
Married father-of-two, Alan, who in his spare time enjoys a spot of fishing and tinkering in the garage with his classic motorcycles, said: “I’m very pleased to have won this award for our Mulberry Park site. Building homes of such high quality in a safe, timely and cost-effective way is certainly a team effort and I work alongside some fantastic people here at Mulberry Park, from my two assistant site managers, Grant Wells and Lee Clarke, to our trusted contractors.
“Our focus is always on building beautiful, high quality homes for our customers and I think the award recognises this.”
Bristol Rovers and Bristol Bears supporter Lee (left) likes snowboarding and weekends away when possible. This is Lee’s second Pride in the Job Award, having won his first in 2013. Lee said: “I’m proud of our Woodland View development where our customer satisfaction rate is 100%. This is a true reflection of how we build our homes, our focus on quality and attention to detail.
“I’m delighted with this recognition, not just for myself but for the entire team here at Woodland View who are working hard to make our customers happy — our contractors, labourers and my assistant site manager Steve Weymouth.”
Mulberry Park is a contemporary development of almost 700 homes, open spaces and community facilities in Combe Down, Bath. This thriving new neighbourhood has already delivered more than 380 homes and is due to complete in 2026.
Woodland View is creating 56 high-quality new homes within the larger Hygge Park scheme and is anticipated to complete in Spring 2022.
