How many stages does the competition have?
The competition is divided into four Award winning stages:
Quality Awards
Quality Awards are announced in June and are given to around 400 site managers in charge of new build, conversion or housing association sites across the UK. They will all be judged to have achieved a high standard of site management. These winners will then go through to the next stage of the competition.
Seal of Excellence Awards
Known as the Top 100 Seals of Excellence, the announcement and presentation of these awards will be made at a series of PIJ lunches to be held throughout the UK in the autumn. At this stage, the competition is regionally based and each region's share is proportionate to its previous year's house-building output. There are around 100 Seal of Excellence Awards presented across the UK.
Regional Awards
At the same time as the Seal of Excellence Awards are presented, the Regional winners are announced. From the list of Seal of Excellence Award winners in each region, one Regional winner is chosen in each of the three categories: small to medium, large and multistorey. These winners become eligible for the UK Supreme Awards.
UK Supreme Awards
The UK Supreme Award winners for each of the three categories are announced at a prestigious national ceremony held in London in January. Supreme Award winners are the very best site managers in each of the three categories in the UK house-building industry. They are the people who have achieved the highest standard of excellence in site management.
Special award
At the discretion of NHBC there may be additional Special Awards to reflect unique achievements in on-site management.
