Spinners Brook development wins prestigious construction award

A new development in Hoddlesden has been named among a shortlist of sites in England and Wales to win an award for high standards of construction and site management.

Spinners Brook, being built by Kingswood Homes and managed by site manager Luke Redshaw, has been awarded 'The Bricks Site Recognition Award' by LABC Warranty for its standards of workmanship and overall management of the site, including health and safety matters and general tidiness.

Bricks Site Recognition Award winners are chosen every month and are then further shortlisted at the end of the year, where only the best of those sites are rewarded with 'The Bricks' development of the year trophy, one of the construction industry’s most prestigious awards given to outstanding sites from England and Wales.

LABC Warranty is one of the largest providers of structural warranties in the UK.

Working in partnership with Local Authority Building Control (LABC), its combined team of more than 3,700 surveyors work with house builders, contractors and housing associations.

Sites are scored by LABC Warranty risk management surveyors during inspection visits, which take place regularly throughout key stages of construction.

Those sites that score consistently high for general co-operation with warranty inspectors, health and safety, site tidiness, standard of site management and quality of workmanship are nominated for a Site Recognition Award.

Spinners Brook is a collection of 79 homes on the site of a former Lancashire mill. It offers everything from one-bedroom apartments to spacious five-bedroom family-sized homes, including the rare chance to own a brand new bungalow. 

Stuart Bullough, construction director at Kingswood Homes, said: “We’re delighted to receive The Bricks Site Recognition Award from LABC Warranty. I’m especially pleased for Luke and the team working on the site as this award is a recognition of their hard work, professionalism and expertise.”

Sarah Sheppard, technical director at LABC Warranty, said: “It takes skill, commitment and a dedication to quality of construction for a site to receive The Bricks Site Recognition Award. Nothing pleases my team and I more than to see developments meet and maintain such high standards.”

For more information about the awards, visit: www.labcwarranty.co.uk/awards