Chris Crook
Fishing, windsurfing, snowboarding, refurbing an 18th century house, bringing up six kids… it’s hard to imagine where Chris Crook finds the time to be southern regional md at Countryside Properties Residential
Another view
Happy customers do not equate to higher sales. New home quality can not match that of other products. Design excellence will not change buyers’ attitudes to new developments. And off-site manufacturing is not a panacea for the industry.
The walrus
This month the Walrus is spoiling” for a fight over an issue “arising” over how to define, and dispose of, muck dug up on site
Keeping track of the green stuff
Sustainability demands are really starting to bite. As Steve Menary reports, if you can’t prove your credentials, then local authorities, English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation will not do business with you
green leaf awards
Brownfield land is a very loose description, and the circumstances vary, from desolate post-industrial dereliction in the inner city, to greener places where previous buildings were set in mature landscape.
Greenhouse Effect
The greenleaf awards showcase the best housing landscapes, where the importance of well planned greenery to the environment and residents’ quality of life has been foremost in developers’ minds. Professor Chris Baines, a leading environmentalist and chair
Development Round Up
Helen Board rounds up this month’s key developments, ranging from an environmentally friendly development in Wiltshire to inner city London with the rejuvenation of Stratford’s ex-industrial land
Building the future
The next 12 months, post Barker, are set to be crucial for the development and progress of the UK housebuilding industry. Ben Roskrow talks to Stewart Baseley, the Centex boss who will head up the House Builders Federation’s drive to meet the challenges p
Safe as houses
With the latest statistics on construction fatalities just published by the Health and Safety Executive, the housebuilding industry is deservedly patting itself on the back for having contributed to another year of a positive downward trend.
Drop the juggling Act
Juggling a large number of suppliers can be costly and inefficient. Allison Heller looks at the advantages of reviewing your procurement practices
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