A site manager from Southampton is celebrating after winning a prestigious national house building award.

Mark Collins, site manager at Taylor Wimpey’s Compass Point development, beat off stiff competition from over 13,000 entries to be honoured with an NHBC (National House Building Council) Pride in the Job Quality Award. The award, which is one of 68 won by Taylor Wimpey site managers around the UK, recognises Mark Collins’ dedication to building high quality homes for new home buyers and ranks Compass Point in the top three per cent of developments across the UK.

Pride in the Job Quality Awards are presented following a stringent judging process by NHBC inspectors who perform spot checks and continuous assessment of developments throughout the year. The Quality Awards also provide homebuyers with the assurance that the development provides top quality homes and excellent customer service.

Mark Collins said: “This award recognises the hard work of the whole team at Compass Point who all take great pride in ensuring that the homes we build are completed to the highest possible standards. I’m delighted to have reached this stage of the competition and to be recognised by the industry in this way.”

Phil Chapman, Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties Managing Director, adds: “We are committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality and customer service and this has ensured that we continue to be an NHBC award winning house builder year after year. Mark Collins’ Quality Award is thoroughly deserved and we’ll all be supporting him as he progresses through to the regional heats and hopefully to the grand final in London.”

Jim Lyons, Regional Director for NHBC, the UK’s leading standards setter and warranty provider for new UK homes, said, “Winning a Pride in the Job Award is a major achievement for any site manager. These people are at the top of their game, ensuring that the homes they help create are of the highest standards. Each of our award recipients can be truly proud of this accolade.

“For over three decades, Pride in the Job has been a foundation of NHBC’s work to improve housing standards, encouraging best practice on site. The homes these individuals have built are without doubt among the best in the UK.”

Pride in the Job is the only UK-wide awards scheme that recognises the significant contribution of site managers who achieve the highest standards in new home construction. The scheme has been instrumental in raising the build quality of new homes in the UK for over three decades. The regional events take place in the autumn, whilst the Supreme Awards gala final will be held in London in January 2014.

To find out more about the new homes on sale at Compass Point, property-seekers can visit the Sales Information Centre, located off Romsey Road, Maybush, Southampton, SO16 4GU, and open daily from 10am until 5pm (Mondays from 1pm to 5pm), or contact the Sales Executive on 0238 001 9042.

Further information about Taylor Wimpey developments across the region is available by calling 0238 025 5288 or by visiting www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/southern