A SITE manager overseeing a housing development in Stourport has been named as a winner of the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Pride in the Job award for 2023.

Neil Evans who runs Bromford’s operations at its Ramblers Gate scheme, was celebrated as a site manager who has achieved the very highest standards in homebuilding.

Awarded for his work alongside co-manager Neal Moore, Neil has been recognised as exceptional by one of the UK’s most prestigious home-building competitions.

On achieving the accolade, Neil Evans, said: “I was very pleased and humbled to be awarded a Pride in the Job award, and this is testament to the work that Neal and the team have put into to ensure excellent standards here at Ramblers Gate.

“This year has been a great challenge, which we have all risen to, by keeping optimistic, with a healthy professional respect on site with several contractors operating at any one time.

“You can’t achieve top results without great communication, and being open and respectful with everybody on site has certainly helped to deliver the best.”

Overseeing the development on Pearl Lane, the manager has looked after over 50 contractors, setting and maintaining the highest possible standards among bricklayers and groundworkers among other trades.

Neal Moore added: “We have faced many challenges this year, including terrible weather in the early months.

“As a team, we have stuck together and worked through everything methodically to deliver quality homes. As a workforce we understand that the final product is somebody’s home, meaning we take pride in delivering to the highest possible standard.

“We have also instilled a culture of openness and honesty around standards, meaning nobody is fearful of voicing their opinion if they feel something has not been done properly. I’d like to thank everybody involved on the Ramblers Gate site for contributing towards this award.”

Ramblers Gate is a collection of two, three and four-bedroom homes in the village of Astley Cross.