Scotia Homes boss Norman Bruce awarded with National House Building Council (NHBC) at 2022 Pride in the Job Awards.
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A BOSS at a new Inverness housing development has been recognised as one of the best site managers in the UK after winning a top industry award for the second time.
Norman Bruce, who works for Scotia Homes on the Culloden West development, has received a quality award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) at its 2022 Pride in the Job Awards.
The awards celebrate site managers who have achieved the very highest standards in UK house building by assessing a range of criteria at thousands of sites. With only 450 winners selected out of more than 8000 entrants in the UK, the recipients are among the country’s best builders.
Mr Bruce, from Burghead, first picked up the award in 2017 after having been highly commended at the NHBC’s Health and Safety Awards 2014.
He is one of three managers at Scotia Homes to win the award for the quality of the homes they are building. The trio were among only 47 winners in Scotland.
Mr Bruce will now go through to the next stage of the competition, the Seal of Excellence, which will be announced later this year. He said: “I am delighted to receive a Pride in the Job Award for a second time. The award is the biggest accolade you can receive in house building and it’s what all site managers strive to achieve every year.
“I’m most proud of my team, this award represents all their hard work. At all stages of the build, they deliver quality workmanship, through great teamwork and communication. It’s a real pleasure to work with them.”
This is the first year Scotia has ever won a hat trick of awards, marking a new company record.
Celebrating the company’s success, Martin Bruce, managing director at Scotia Homes, said: “We are immensely proud of Norman, who has rightly been recognised for his quality of work at the Pride in the Job Awards for a second time. Having joined the company in July 2004, this year marks Norman’s 18th year with us.
“Over the years he has displayed exemplary standards, picking up an NHBC Award for Health and Safety in 2014 and a Pride in the Job Award in 2017. This award marks him out as one of the country’s best house builders, and we are all delighted.
“To have set a new company record – with three winners at this year’s awards – is a real honour and I believe it is a testament of our dedication in delivering high-quality homes across Scotland.”
NHBC chief executive Steve Wood said: “For more than 40 years Pride in the Job has been an important part of our work to help drive construction quality.
“At NHBC we believe that the calibre of the site manager and the way they inspire their team has the greatest influence on the quality of the finished home. By promoting friendly rivalry, showcasing best practice and rewarding excellence, Pride in the Job supports the delivery of homes of the highest quality. Congratulations to all the 2022 Pride in the Job Quality Award winners. They are an inspiration to us all and should be very proud of the quality of new homes they are creating.”
Among the company’s other award-winners are Fraser Stephen, at Chapelpark in Oldmeldrum, and Stephen Milne at Hazelwood in Blairgowrie.
