Linden Homes has scooped the coveted title of Large House builder of the Year at this year’s House builder Awards.
Linden Homes’ group managing director Andrew Richards picked up the prestigious prize announced at a ceremony held on November 7th at the Tower Hotel in London, adding even more silverware to the thriving company’s trophy cabinet after collecting a series of awards this year.
Linden Homes also picked up the prize of Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year recognising the Linden Homes National Apprentice Programme, The Linden Homes Foundation, as well as championing a pragmatic retrofitting scheme as an option to government’s Code 6 zero-carbon building regulations.
Linden Homes’ St Nicholasgate development in Beverley, near Hull also received a Highly Commended award for Best Regeneration Project.
The Linden Homes team was also shortlisted for two additional awards;Best Community Initiativein part for its Ogwell Brook development near Newton Abbot, Devon, which has generated 11 apprenticeships, 73 jobs on site, and where 95 per cent of buyers have come from within 15 miles.
Alongside this, The Linden Way programme was shortlisted for Best Customer Satisfaction Initiative as a comprehensive drive to standardise best practice and deliver excellence across the company: from planning, through construction to handing over the keys to the homebuyer.
Andrew Richards said: “We are very proud to be winners and finalists in categories that are central to our business philosophy: customer satisfaction, sustainability, community and regeneration. It is testament to the passion and drive of our people and evidence of our commitment to deliver industry leading homes and service to our customers.”
The company is building homes in Exeter, Exminster, Goodrington, Okehampton, Westward Ho!, Plymouth, Liskeard, Duporth, Grampound, Truro, Wadebridge and Redruth.
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