April 2007
Crest Nicholson Wins
Coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007
Crest Nicholson
Wins Coveted
Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007
Date of issue: 21st April
2007
Crest Nicholson Plc is celebrating one of its greatest achievements
yet, having today been named as one of the winners of the prestigious Queen's
Award for Enterprise 2007, in the Sustainable Development category.
The
Queen's Award for Sustainable Development recognises businesses which have made
outstanding advances or have a high level of continuous achievement in the
environmental and social impacts of sustainable development.
Crest Nicholson
receives the award in honour of its continuous achievement in the delivery of
sustainable homes and community regeneration. Only one other housebuilder is
believed to have won the award between 2002 and 2006.
Crest Nicholson
was commended for its commitment to environmental performance and the measures
it has taken, within the last five years, to reduce its ecological footprint by
minimising consumption of materials, increasing energy efficiency and reducing
waste and carbon dioxide emissions.
The company also received special
merit for its community and stakeholder consultation methods and its
determination to enhance the sustainability performance of its suppliers by
integrating sustainable procurement criteria into tenders.
Stephen
Stone, Chief Executive, Crest Nicholson Plc, comments: "This award is testament
to our continued emphasis on producing high quality developments that champion
the very best in sustainable development and design. With the success of many of
our flagship schemes, such as Port Marine in Portishead and Park Central in
Birmingham, combined with our recent wave of zero carbon schemes; we continue to
raise the bar in creating truly sustainable communities."
The Queen's
Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for business
performance and are the highest honour that can be bestowed on a UK company.
For more information visit www.crestnicholson.com
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