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CONGRATULATIONS and best of luck to Joe Scully who has been shortlisted as one of the best site managers in the country. For his fantastic work on creating our 55-home Beckstones development at Rheda North Park, near Whitehaven, Joe has made the final of the prestigious LABC Warranty Site Manager Awards. The candidates are visited […]

Congratulations to Jack Wallace, our commercial apprentice, who just passed his Level 3 NVQ in Business and Administration! We had a chat with Jack to find out about his time with Genesis and what are his future work plans, plus (more importantly) how he’s going to celebrate his success at the weekend. How long have […]

To date, I’ve bought and lived in 3 houses throughout my thirty-something lifetime. Each has been an older, second hand property – a bad admission for a house builder, but not one of them new build. However, buying a second hand property has not necessarily been deliberate. I’ve never been the type to say ‘oh […]

Paul Foster has built up a considerable amount of experience and knowledge having worked in the construction industry for over 30 years. Throughout his career, Paul has worked for several London based corporations including Ove Arup and partners on projects for Canary Wharf and ITN productions, as well as various consultants and National home builders, […]

The UK has previously been branded as a country famous for drinking tea, however in the last decade it seems like we have transitioned from avid tea sippers who enjoy an occasional cup of coffee to a nation of seasoned coffee connoisseurs. The trend for coffee in the UK shows no sign of slowing down […]

I have just read with interest statistics released by Department for Education that show there has been a 24 per cent fall in apprenticeship starts for the 2017/18 academic year compared with the previous academic year. I think most construction companies share the same concerns as us over how we attract people into the industry, […]

Focus, holding your nerve, taking new approaches, keeping your eye on the target… During my time as a budding professional rugby player, these words served as my mantra. Now, as managing director of a new home developer, they do just the same. I’m often struck by the similarities between sporting and business worlds, some of […]