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NHBC PIJ QUALITY AWARD- CRANNOG HOUSING, DUNGANNON
That collaborative approach has been central to the success of Crannog Drive. While Dylan provides day-to-day leadership on site, the achievement reflects the contribution of the wider workforce, specialist subcontractors, suppliers and professional consultants whose combined expertise has ensured that quality remains the priority throughout the construction programme. Pride in the Job recognises individual excellence, but it is founded upon the collective efforts of an experienced and committed project team.
As main contractor, New Development( NW) Limited has established a strong reputation for delivering residential developments across Northern Ireland. The company’ s emphasis on quality construction, careful planning and consistent workmanship aligns closely with the standards expected by NHBC, making the Quality Award a fitting acknowledgement of both the site’ s leadership and the organisation’ s wider commitment to excellence.
The award also continues Dylan McVeigh’ s impressive record within the competition. Previous Pride in the Job success has demonstrated his ability to consistently deliver developments that meet NHBC’ s exacting assessment criteria, underlining a sustained commitment to raising construction standards rather than achieving isolated success.
Beyond recognising technical excellence, the award highlights the wider importance of the Crannog Drive development itself. As one of the first schemes to emerge from Northern Ireland’ s Affordable Rent programme, it is helping establish a new model for delivering professionally managed homes that bridge the gap between social housing and the private rented sector. Supported by an initial £ 61.5 million investment, the programme aims to provide hundreds of high-quality homes across Northern Ireland while giving individuals and families access to secure accommodation at below-market rents. housing provides greater financial certainty, enabling households to plan for the future while remaining within established communities. Modern, energy-efficient homes also contribute to lower running costs, supporting wider affordability objectives while creating places where residents can establish long-term roots. Those aspirations depend upon the quality of construction delivered during the build phase, making the role of the site manager particularly significant.
Maple and May has recognised Dylan McVeigh’ s achievement as an important milestone for the development, noting that his dedication, technical expertise and commitment to delivering high-quality homes have been instrumental in the success of the project. Receiving industry recognition at such an early stage of the Affordable Rent programme reinforces the organisation’ s ambition to establish consistently high standards across future developments as the initiative expands throughout Northern Ireland.
For the wider housebuilding sector, Pride in the Job continues to serve as an important driver of quality improvement. By celebrating exceptional site managers and sharing examples of best practice, the awards encourage continuous improvement across every aspect of residential construction, from workmanship and technical compliance through to leadership and customer satisfaction.
Dylan McVeigh’ s Quality Award is therefore recognition of far more than a well-managed construction site. It reflects the professionalism, consistency and attention to detail required to deliver homes that will serve local communities for generations, while setting a benchmark for excellence on one of Northern Ireland’ s most significant affordable housing developments.
For future residents, the benefits extend well beyond the quality of the buildings themselves. Affordable
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