Pictured: Collecting their award at the East Midlands Merit
Awards from left to right is Leigh Hall and Dean Wann, Directors of
Manorcrest Homes; Peter Hansford, President of the Institution of
Civil Engineers; Jon Fenton, CEO of Van Elle and Mark Williams,
Group Business Development Manager for Van Elle
Lincolnshire firm Manorcrest Homes has received national
recognition for not one but two of its developments including The
Heights in Lincoln which was highly commended at the recent
EastMidlandsMerit Awards (EMMAs).
TheCarline Road development, which was shortlisted in the Small
Projects category, consists of 16 luxury town and coach houses
set on a hillside with incredible views overlooking the city.
Commenting on the awards Malcolm Jackson, Regional Director ICE
East Midlands, said: "The EMMAs are an annual celebration of the
region's top infrastructure projects. The Small Projects category
featured five strong entries and the judges found theCarline
Roadstabilisation project worthy of highly commended status because
the work carried out has transformed a previously overgrown and
evaded site has become one ofLincoln's most desirable places to
live."
As a further testament to their 15 years in the development
business, Manorcrest Homes' Skegness development, Lumley Fields,
has also been shortlisted for recognition by two other
organisations.
One being the Daily Telegraph British Home Build Quality Awards
2011 and the other LABC (New Home Warranty) Awards for Excellence
2011 in the category of Development of the Year (1-10 units).
In 2010 Manorcrest Homes, based in Skegness, also won LABC Best
Developer of the Year.
Commenting on the nominations so far, Leigh Hall, Director of
Manorcrest, said he is particularly pleased with their success in
the EMMAs , given the obstacles they have faced.
"The uphillLincolnbased project has not been without its
challenges," explained Leigh.
"Being recognised in this way is a huge honour and makes all the
challenges we have had to overcome for this development even more
worthwhile. The area has been crying out for development for over
20 years and so it is a pleasure to finally get it off the
ground.
"The hard work to redevelop the derelict land will result in the
homes having some of the most magnificent views ofLincoln."
Leigh said that being shortlisted for the Daily Telegraph
British Home Build Quality Awards and the LABC Awards for
Excellence 2011 is also significant.
"Given that the The Daily Telegraph panel felt that this year's
candidates were the most exceptional to date, Manorcrest had to
beat off some particularly tough competition just to be
shortlisted."
The winners of the Daily Telegraph Awards will be announced at a
prestigious ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel on 22ndSeptember
with the LABC winners being unveiled later that month.
Exciting times are also ahead for Leigh and fellow Director Dean
Wann, as they prepare for the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton
Lincoln hotel in November.
Along with Richard Farrar, who runs independent hotel management
company leaf HOSPITALITY Leigh and Dean have formed Brayford Hotels
- the company behind the hotel development.