Ashley Piergianni (30) and Andrew Herbert (43) have each won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) – an award known as the 'Oscars' of the housebuilding industry.

In total, site managers working for Barratt and David Wilson Homes' parent company, Barratt Developments, have won 89 Pride in the Job awards this year alone – more than any other housebuilder.

This is the 20th year in a row that Barratt Developments has won the most Pride in the Job awards, having accumulated more than 1,500 individual accolades over the years. This achievement underlines just how important building high quality homes has been to the developer over the last two decades.

Ashley Piergianni has worked for Barratt Homes for six years and has picked up his first Pride in the Job award as Site Manager at Whittlesey Lakeside in Whittlesey.

He said: “The initial feeling of shock and excitement when I found out I had won an award was soon followed by an immense feeling of pride for what my team and I have achieved.

“I believe this award has come through having that commitment to quality day in day out. The constant studying and interest in details and NHBC standards has enabled me to focus on compliance and improving quality throughout. Consistency is key to maintaining a high level of standards throughout each build stage every day of the year.

“Firstly, I would like to thank my site team Ryan, Grace and Katie who work tirelessly to improve quality and customer satisfaction. I would also like to thank my contracts manager Richard Moore for his continued support and drive for us to succeed, and my NHBC inspector Andy Thiemann for his extensive knowledge and guidance on quality and compliance. Finally, to all the operatives and contractors working at Whittlesey Lakeside who share the common goal of building a high-quality home.”

Andrew Herbert has worked at Barratt Homes for nearly eight years and has also won his first Pride in the Job award for his role as Site Manager at Barratt Homes at Hampton Beach in Peterborough.

Andrew said: “I feel incredible, delighted, grateful, and emotional to have won my first Pride in the Job award.

“I have been on this site for nearly 12 months and during that time I have built a site management team and gained the commitment towards quality from our subcontractors. I have meticulously organised my team in a way that everyone has their specific role which has enabled us to spend time educating the trades on the details and the quality that we expect and exactly what we want to deliver to our valuable customers as the customer is what is most important.

“I would like to thank my Construction Director, Scott Weatherbed, my Project Manager, Chris Mott, my assistants, Darren Stott and Kieran Waters, and the wider support network at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire, our committed subcontractors, and our NHBC Inspector, Andy Thiemann. Finally, a special mention to my previous Contracts Manager, Richard Moore, who has been with me for the majority of my career with Barratt Homes.”

The annual awards recognise the very best site managers across the country, with over 8,000 being entered into the awards annually. Each is judged on a strict criterion including technical expertise, health and safety, leadership and attention to detail.

The competition is at the heart of raising standards in housebuilding, with the awards showcasing the role site managers play in ensuring much-needed new homes are delivered on time, on safe sites, and to the highest quality standards.

With site managers passing on their skills and industry knowledge to their teams and mentoring assistant site managers, the awards help to drive up quality standards across the industry.

Scott Weatherbed, Construction Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire, said: “We're so proud of Ashley and Andrew for achieving a prestigious Pride in the Job Quality award. It's amazing news for the teams at their developments and for our customers.

“To have won more awards than any other housebuilder for 20 years in a row is an incredible achievement, and underlines our commitment to building the very best new homes for our customers.”

Earlier this year Barratt and David Wilson Homes also achieved a five-star rating from its customers in the HBF Customer Satisfaction Survey, which recognises both build quality and excellence in customer care. This is the 15th year in a row that the developer's customers have rated it as a five-star housebuilder, with more than 90% of its customers saying they would recommend it to a friend.

To find out more about any nearby developments in the county, visit the websites at Barratt Homes in Cambridgeshire or David Wilson Homes in Cambridgeshire.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

1. For further information about Barratt and David Wilson Homes, please contact Dan Cole on 0116 247 1777 or daniel@unsworthsugden.co.uk 
2. Barratt and David Wilson Homes is part of Barratt Developments PLC, a FTSE100 company
3. Barratt was awarded a maximum five star rating for the 15th consecutive year in the 2024 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey
4. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 89 awards for quality workmanship in the 2024 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 20 years