A Taylor Wimpey site manager is celebrating after winning a Pride in the Job 2025 Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC), recognising his outstanding work at Orchard Grove, near Rumwell.

The award honours excellence in site management and build quality, placing Richard Austin in the top five per cent of site managers in the UK.

Now in its 45th year and widely considered the ‘Oscars’ of the house-building industry, Pride in the Job celebrates site managers’ dedication to raising standards in house building, showcasing best practice and rewarding excellence.

Judging is rigorous and thousands of inspections have taken place to determine the 450 award winners from a field of circa 8,200 sites.

Richard said: “It’s an honour to have received a Quality Award from the NHBC. The whole team at Orchard Grove is passionate about building high quality homes and I’m delighted that our efforts have been recognised. For me, being acknowledged as one of the top site managers not only in the local area, but across the UK, is a true career highlight and something I’m extremely proud of.”

Matthew Hemsley, production director at Taylor Wimpey Exeter, said: “This award is thoroughly deserved, and we’re incredibly proud of Richard and the team at Orchard Grove.”

Commenting on the awards, Steve Wood, CEO at NHBC said: “Congratulations to Richard, who has demonstrated the dedication, passion and leadership skills necessary to deliver new homes to exacting construction quality standards.”

Pride in the Job has five categories: small, medium and large builders, plus multi-storey for projects up to seven storeys and high-rise for projects more than seven storeys.

The Quality Award winners will now go on to compete for Seal of Excellence and Regional Awards in the autumn, with the national Supreme Award winners unveiled in January 2026.