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FeaturesBest it innovation
The judges were impressed at how IT-savvy the industry is becoming. But it was initiatives that used technology for the benefit of the customer, led by Miller Homes, that impressed the judges most in this category, sponsored by SmartNewHomes.com
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FeaturesBest planning and land regeneration strategy
The transformers of waterside sites in the South were pitted against those delivering social housing improvement in the North in this English Partnerships-sponsored category. The South triumphed, with Berkeley Homes picking up the prize
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FeaturesBest public鈥損rivate partnership
This was another award that our judges found difficult, as they were looking for clear benefits from the partnership. After much debate, the judges chose Network Housing Group鈥檚 Pimlico Village project as overall winner in this category, sponsored by National Property Solutions
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FeaturesBest company-wide sustainability award
Housebuilders are broadening their definition of sustainability. For its all-round commitment, Countryside Properties was a clear winner in this category, sponsored by Energy Saving Trust
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FeaturesBest training/people development award
The panel had a long line-up of contenders again for this category, sponsored by Technical Resourcing 鈥� and judges were particularly pleased to see these finalists making the link between training and profitability. In the end, London & Quadrant emerged victorious
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FeaturesThe innovation award for building technology
The judges wanted to see innovative products and they were excited by the market potential of the winning entry from Powergen in this category, sponsored by the Housing Forum
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FeaturesCompany-wide design innovation award
When it comes to company-wide design innovation, many housebuilders are expert at the rhetoric, but our judges felt that few deliver high-quality schemes time after time. Countryside Properties is among that elite and carried off the prize in this Finnforest UK-sponsored category
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FeaturesMost creative marketing award
Miller took the private housebuilders鈥� prize and Family HA the affordable housing award in this category, sponsored by Barbour Index
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FeaturesWhere next for Britain鈥檚 biggest architect?
Peter Drummond, the new chief of 星空传媒 Design Partnership, is looking for another 拢35m of business 鈥�
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FeaturesBest approach to partnering and supply chain management
A large field of finalists lined up for this award, sponsored by Construction Industry Solutions. Haslam and Keegans were both frontrunners but Fusion 21, Merseyside鈥檚 best known partnership since Dalgleish and Rush, took the award
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FeaturesBest new homes agent
Three firms battled it out for this award, sponsored by Property Week, but FPDSavills won the contest for its heavyweight research capability
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FeaturesAffordable Housing Provider of the Year
The judges thought this was an exceptionally strong set of finalists, setting high standards for the entire industry in areas such as customer care. Circle 33 won the award in this category, sponsored by Bank of Scotland
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FeaturesChannel 4 4homes award
This special award, sponsored by Wolseley Centres, is voted for by browsers of the Channel 4 4Homes website. Over the summer, they were invited to vote for their favourite new home from this shortlist of 10. The winning housebuilder is announced in the current issue of 星空传媒
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Sketch meets developers' approval
Macfarlane鈥檚 clients experience pod toilets and the snogging room at London鈥檚 coolest bar.
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FeaturesShh, it's The Darkness
Pomp rockers The Darkness have revealed their considerate side by installing mineral wool sound insulation in their Norfolk studio.
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FeaturesAn inside job
Breaking into the former NatWest HQ was the easy part. Ripping the heart out of it to create state-of-the-art offices while preserving the listed facade, banking hall and directors鈥� suites, and shifting 1000 lorry-loads of rubble without disturbing the heavyweight neighbour 鈥� well, that needed something like a plan 鈥� ...
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FeaturesMore haste, more speed
Ministers may have promised a bill for London鈥檚 superfast transport link Crossrail next spring, but boss Norman Haste is not leaving his 拢9bn project until then. We saw him in action at the Labour Party Conference
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FeaturesHappy hour
Times are good for quantity surveyors, with charge-out rates up by as much as 50% since 2002 and most sectors looking decidedly flush. We drink in Mirza & Nacey鈥檚 latest survey on how much a cost consultant costs