Skelmersdale builder wins Redrow's Site Manager of the Year award
Steve Daw, a builder from Skelmersdale, has been voted Site Manager of the Year for Redrow’s Lancashire division. Having worked for Redrow for eight years, he is the site manager of the Springfield Apartments at Summerhill Park. He was presented the award for aspects of site management, including health and safety, working to budgets, good customer service and building according to an agreed programme.

A Skelmersdale builder is celebrating after winning a prestigious award from Redrow.

Steve Daw, 41, has been voted Site Manager of the Year for Redrow's Lancashire division.

Steve, who also coaches and manages a local young football team, said: “It has come after 12 months of really hard work, and it is fantastic, it is an absolute honour.

“It is confirmation that I am doing something right and, after only two years in the role, it was a real positive.

“I’m a great believer that it really is a team effort, between me and the lads on site and the sub-contractors.

So it reflects well on them as much as it does on me."

A joiner and carpenter by trade, Steve has also worked as a self-employed shop-fitter and kitchen fitter, as well as undertaking social refurbishment projects and, even, holiday apartment renovations abroad.

He has worked for Redrow for eight years, joining as a tradesman before securing his current role as site manager for the Springfield Apartments phase of Summerhill Park.

The award was presented for all aspects of site management, including elements such as building to an agreed programme, health and safety, working to budgets and good customer service, all helping to ensure that homebuyers are safe in the knowledge that they are buying a new home built to the highest standards.

At Summerhill Park, in the Broad Green area of the city, Steve and his team are responsible for delivering the 23 Springfield two-bedroom apartments, as part of a wider development that features more than 400 two, three and four-bedroom homes from Redrow’s much-praised Arts & Crafts inspired Heritage Collection.

Shaun Phoenix, area construction manager for Redrow Homes, said: “Steve likes things done right, he likes them done properly. He takes great pride in what he does and it shows. He always works to programme and completes schedules on time and, crucially, he gets the best out of everyone around him too.

“When someone has such commitment to their job it has a knock-on effect with everyone around them; that, and the fact that Steve is willing to roll his sleeves up and get stuck in when necessary, means he gains huge respect. That is why he so deserves this award.”

As well as the prestigious title, Steve won a cash sum with which he has treated his son, Hayden, as well as partner Denise and her three children. “Without their support too, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do,” he added.