Seal of Excellence for Leyland Site Manager

A REDROW project site manager is celebrating after winning a Seal of Excellence Award.

left: L to R: Darren Horner NHBC North West Regional Director, Simon Nix with his Seal of Excellence Award and David Campbell Commercial Director at NHBC

Simon Nix, from Leyland, is thrilled after winning the award during the Pride in the Job Awards.

Established by the National House Building Council (NHBC), the Pride in the Job Awards celebrate the exceptional contribution site managers make in creating homes of outstanding quality.

Pride in the Job, first launched over 40 years ago, is the most highly regarded competition in the house-building industry.

This is Simon’s fourth Seal of Excellence Award, awarded this time working at The Oaks at Taylor’s Chase in Warrington.

“You never know until the day of the awards if you’ve won a Seal Of Excellence,” said Simon, who has worked for Redrow for almost 12 years.

“I was very nervous and felt the weight of expectancy on the day of the awards, especially as my award was announced second from the end.

“It’s a testament to the whole team because it’s not just me who wins this award, but the lads on site too. You can’t do it alone, you have to develop that we mentality, they want to win it just as much as I do.”

Simon has previously won six NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Awards and was one of just 450 site managers nationwide to receive a ‘Quality’ award in the first round of the NHBC’s 2021 competition, out of 11,000 who were eligible. All Quality award winners then go on to compete for the coveted Seal of Excellence, which Simon has now won four times in the past six years.

The father-of-one, is also starting the year with a promotion as a project site manager with Redrow Lancashire.

“I am working on the quality side now, so I will be helping the newly promoted site managers to ensure they are aware of Redrow’s standard details and encouraging each of them to try their very best to continually raise the standards and quality on their sites, as well as working closely with the subcontractors.

“Another part of my role will be setting up the new sites to make sure that when the manager arrives on his site he has the best opportunity to make his site a success, and that the first impression of the site is something in which he and the subcontractors will be proud to work on. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what the year ahead brings.”

Keith Collard, construction director for Redrow’s Lancashire division, said: “This award is a tribute to the exceptional standards that Simon and his team work hard to achieve on a daily basis, and have continued to do throughout the pandemic.

“And it’s a well-earned reward for the commitment Simon has shown year after year. Simon is a really popular manager, and we are delighted that he has done so well again this year.”