The way ahead for offsite
H+H and SIG have won Product of the Year at this year’s Housebuilder Awards for their SIG House System. Suzie Mayes sees it in action
Fired up
Spitfire Bespoke Homes has covered much ground in its first seven years of life. Suzie Mayes speaks to md David Jervis about growth, individual design and local markets
Showing accidents the red card
Willmott Dixon’s “All Safe” health and safety initiative is standard practice across all the firm’s sites, but the recent introduction of a new All Safe ambassador, Dylan Skelhorn, is having a measureable impact on industry colleagues and has sparked the use of a new and imaginative safety card initiative
Pledging to close the skills gap
A year after it officially began, the Home Building Skills Partnership is launching a Skills Pledge to mobilise the whole of the industry. Suzie Mayes finds out about the Pledge and what the HBSP has achieved so far
Building the future
UK Construction Week returns for a third year at the Birmingham NEC in October, with its nine shows catering for everyone within the construction industry. Suzie Mayes gives the lowdown on this year’s main attractions with a focus on the Build Show which targets the housebuilding sector
Urban Opportunities
Urban & Civic is a property development and investment company offering sites to housebuilders as part of a number of large settlements it is creating. Suzie Mayes speaks to md Robin Butler about the U&C model and its big schemes helping to solve the housing crisis
The Interview – John Tutte
Redrow Homes has been growing substantially over the past eight years. Chief executive John Tutte talks to Suzie Mayes about future plans, maintaining quality and the challenges that the whole industry faces
Finding Funding
Housing starts are rising, but when it comes to securing finance to build homes, what is the situation for SMEs? Steve Menary talks to lenders and housebuilders and looks at funding options
SWOT
The ongoing Brexit discussions, the surprise general election and its even more surprising result mean the industry is looking ahead with more trepidation than it has for some years according to Housebuilder’s annual industry SWOT analysis. But there are still reasons to be cheerful. Ben Roskrow reports
