Award-winning site manager Albert Hassall, who is overseeing construction at a Bovis Homes development in Macclesfield, has gained a prestigious award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the sixth year in a row.

Albert, 59, has been working at Bollin Grange, which is part of the Vistry Group, for just over a year – and when news of his Pride in the Job Quality Award win came through, the whole site was energised.

“The team were absolutely ecstatic,” he said. “I told them and thanked them and that day everybody was so happy, everybody was chests out and heads held high. I’ve got a lot of young lads here and they’re all very respectful and very proud of what we do. They are amazing.

“My assistant Scott Reaney is one of the best assistants I’ve had and everybody on site, every single person, if I ask them to do something they don’t hesitate. I’m blessed.”

The NHBC includes every site registered with them for consideration for the Quality Award – more than 8,000 building sites – and only 449 have been awarded a Quality Award this year. All those winners including Albert will go on to be considered for the next stage of the competition, which is the Seal of Excellence, later this year.

Albert, who lives in Shavington, near Crewe, has won five Quality Awards and five Seal of Excellence awards over the past five years for his work on two Bovis Homes developments – Bollin Grange and previously Hazelmere near Crewe. He had previously won two Quality Awards earlier in his career with other homebuilders.

The Pride in the Job awards have been running for 44 years and that is exactly how long Albert has been working in the construction industry, having begun as a bricklayer, just like his father.

He thinks the NHBC awards and the organisation’s role in the homebuilding industry have caused quality standards to rise significantly over the years. He said: “The quality has improved immensely. Now I think that houses we built in 2000 were good, but compared to now, we do such a superb house where everything is top notch. Without the NHBC I don’t think the industry would have progressed as much.”

Bovis Homes is part of Vistry Group, which also includes the Linden Homes and Countryside Homes brands.

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A new community is forming at Vistry Group’s Partridge Walk location in Stafford, where the first residents have moved into their new Bovis Homes properties.

Vistry is building 350 homes at the development in the Beaconside area of the town, with 143 homes built under the Bovis Homes brand, 102 under the Linden Homes brand and 105 affordable homes provided for local people through low-cost rent or shared ownership.

The first properties released for sale are within the Bovis Homes part of the site, with the Linden Homes properties to be delivered in the new year.

Vistry has so far completed 16 properties, all of which are now occupied by their new owners. A further nine properties have been sold off plan.

Freya Halsall, marketing manager at Vistry Mercia, said: “Construction work is progressing well at Partridge Walk and we can see a new residential neighbourhood beginning to form. We have begun welcoming buyers into their new homes as the development changes from being solely a building site into a vibrant new community with people going about their daily lives. 

“The mix of two to five-bedroom properties is designed to provide a range of homes to meet the needs of a wide variety of purchasers. First-time buyers, single people, couples and growing families have all bought properties here. 

“The development is proving appealing to local people and to buyers from further afield as well. We have had a couple who have relocated for work and have been able to sell their studio flat in London and buy a detached four-bedroom property here. There has also been a local family who have upsized from a three-bedroom property to a four-bedroom home.

“Buyers, particularly families, are being attracted by the green open spaces on site, and the fact that there is a number of lovely walks in the local area. Parents also appreciate that a new primary school is proposed to be built just a few minutes’ walk away.”      

Partridge Walk is part of a joint project with Barratt to deliver 700 homes. As part of the planning agreement for this wider scheme, the two housebuilders are set to deliver £10 million in investment in the area. Vistry is contributing just over £4.8 million of this, which will include more than £1.4 million for primary schools, more than £1 million for secondary education and more than £1.8 million for roads and public transport.

The joint Vistry and Barratt project is part of a much larger plan to build up to 2,000 properties in Beaconside.

Freya said: “Vistry Mercia has its headquarters in Stafford and all our staff feel a great affinity with the town and its people. We are proud to be building new properties in the area and playing a key role in a project which will make a significant contribution to housing in the town.”

There is currently a choice of two, three and four-bedroom Bovis Homes properties available to reserve at Partridge Walk, with prices starting at £249,995, £294,995 and £419,995 respectively.  

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