Local housebuilder Vistry Group won the biggest accolade at a national awards celebrating excellence in the industry.
Colleagues at Vistry Western, part of Vistry Group, are celebrating receiving Large Housebuilder of the Year at the Housebuilder Awards, run in partnership with the National House Building Council (NHBC) and Home Builders Federation (HBF).
The housebuilder, which was formed at the start of 2020 and builds Bovis Homes and Linden Homes properties in locations including Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol, also picked up The Housebuilder Star Award.
Vistry Western’s sales and marketing director Sue Scholfield won The Housebuilder Star Award for showing her “calm manner and motivated leadership” as acting managing director.
Dave Farley, MD of Vistry Western, said: “Vistry is delighted to have won Large Housebuilder of the Year at the Housebuilder Awards – we’ve had an exceptional journey since forming last year and have many exciting regional projects and homes in the pipeline. Vistry is a very ambitious housebuilder and we look forward to continuing to provide excellence for our customers across our Western region.”
The Housebuilder Awards returned live to the InterContinental London-The O2 with more than 500 people enjoying the black-tie event hosted by comedian Tom Allen. Vistry was praised for showing “real intent across the board”, with five finalist entries.
Greg Fitzgerald, Vistry CEO, said: “This fantastic achievement is testament to our people’s hard work and dedication to make Vistry the very best. Since Vistry was formed, we’ve overcome huge challenges and to be named Large Housebuilder of the Year at the industry’s top awards is phenomenal.
“Vistry is at the top of its game – delivering quality homes with outstanding service across all our locations nationwide and we’re pushing forward with new and exciting initiatives. I am extremely proud of what we’ve achieved and this is all down to the fantastic people Vistry employs. We’ve had an exceptional journey and with so much more in the pipeline, Vistry has an exciting future ahead.”
Now in their 17th year, the Housebuilder Awards celebrate excellence in all aspects of the sector, including in customer satisfaction, marketing, design, training, regeneration and sustainability.
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Contact: Chris Campbell, Vistry Group, 01242 388713; chris.campbell@vistrygroup.co.uk.
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