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National Housing Quality Award Entries Due April 30
Entries for the National Housing Quality Awards (NHQA) are now being accepted, and award applications for 2009 are due by April 30.
Patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the NHQ Award recognizes home building and trade companies for excellence in residential construction and business management practices.
Sponsored by the NAHB Research Center and Professional Builder magazine, the awards will be presented at a gala dinner during the Benchmark Conference in Phoenix on Oct. 5-8.
NHQ Award applicants are judged by a panel of experts who evaluate the role that customer-focused quality plays in the company’s construction, business management, sales, design and warranty service.
Applicants benefit from a comprehensive evaluative report from the judges that provides insightful feedback and suggestions for improving business processes. For 15 years, the awards have been important tools for hundreds of home builders and trade contractors to assess and improve performance on critical factors to business success.
These criteria can help companies align resources, improve communication, increase productivity, boost effectiveness and achieve strategic goals.
Award categories include Gold, Silver, and Honorable Mention for home builder and trade divisions. The home builder awards are open to all U.S. companies that build or remodel residential homes using light construction methods; the trade contractor awards are open to all U.S. independent contractors that provide construction services to home builders or remodeling companies.
Winners are featured in a series of Professional Builder magazine articles that highlight their quality management principles and best practices. They also participate in an NHQ Award panel discussion held annually at the NAHB International Builders' Show.
For more information on the awards program or to request an application, e-mail Rita Knab at the NAHB Research Center or call her at 800-638-8556 x6225; or click here.
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