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Bellway has won the Best Large Builder category in three out of seven regions in the inaugural Homebuilder Safety Awards.

Held for the first time this year, the independent national awards recognise the hard work and dedication of site teams to drive up health and safety standards across the industry.

Bellway developments received the first prize for the North, Midlands and South West regions – making it the developer with the most regional wins in the Best Large Builder category.

The Bellway construction sites that won are:

• Bellway Manchester’s Park Gate Village, in Knutsford, Cheshire (North region)
• Bellway East Midlands’ The Wickets, in Desborough, Northamptonshire, being built under Bellway’s Ashberry Homes brand (Midlands region)
• Bellway Wessex’s Kingsmere Park, in West Parley, Ferndown, Dorset (South West region)

Bellway was also highly commended for a further 13 sites – more than any other housebuilder across all categories.

Claire Birkhead, Bellway Group Health, Safety and Environmental Director, said: “The Health and Safety of all our colleagues, sub-contractors, customers and the general public is paramount on our construction sites. Building quality homes safely is a key part of our overall commitment to sustainable practices and our meticulous approach to on-site safety reflects this.

“We’re extremely proud to win three regional awards and be highly commended for a further 13 sites, making us the most decorated housebuilder on the night.”

Bellway sites from seven of its divisions were highly commended in the Best Large Builder category. They are:

• Scotland East – Earls Way, Glenrothes, Fife
• Scotland East – Dalmore Grange, Penicuik, Midlothian
• Scotland West – Landsdale, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire
• North West – Lydiate Gate, Lydiate, Merseyside
• Durham – Hedworths Green, Lambton Park, County Durham
• East Midlands – Holbrook Park, Chellaston, Derbyshire
• East Midlands – Ashlands, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
• West Midlands – Whitford Heights, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
• West Midlands – Arden Glade, Keresley, West Midlands
• West Midlands – Baldwins Gate Grange, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire
• Essex – Sapphire Fields, Great Dunmow, Essex
• Essex – Kingsfleet Park, Felixstowe, Suffolk
• Essex – Larks Place, Kennett Garden Village, Cambridgeshire, being built under Bellway’s Ashberry Homes brand

Sites that enter the Homebuilder Safety Awards are assessed on a range of criteria including occupational health, manual handling, fire safety, working at height, safety signs, lifting operations and documentation. There are categories for best small, medium, large and multi-storey builder.

The sites taking part receive at least two unannounced assessment visits and a third visit if they are shortlisted for their region.

To find out more about Bellway, visit https://www.bellway.co.uk.