Team Hill
At the start of 2023, we employed 720 people, and we have now grown to over 860 employees at the time of writing. With this growth comes the responsibility to ensure our employee benefits and terms are commensurate with the needs of a modern and talented workforce.
We have strengthened our packages, overseeing the rollout of private healthcare to all employees, helping us retain and grow Team Hill.
We implemented a new performance review system that centres around more regular and impactful performance conversations, as well as a new careers hub to aid in recruitment. We have also updated our Future Talent programme to ensure we are developing high-quality housebuilders for the future.
Training is a vital component for empowering and upskilling our workforce, and in 2023, we rolled out ‘Powerhouse of Learning’ to our employees and supply chain. Using an online system, this new suite of training courses provides easily accessible learning on subjects such as GDPR, sustainability, social value, and equality and diversity, in addition to subjects such as leadership, presentation, and communication.
Management Trainee Awards 2023
Over 140 people attended our 2023 Trainee of the Year Awards. Hosted by Greg Hill, Deputy Chief Executive, the ceremony celebrated our management trainees and the great work they have achieved over the past year.
Lucy-Ann Wallace, Assistant Site Manager, was awarded Trainee of the Year 2023, as well as Trainee Site Manager of the Year.
“I am truly blessed to have a job that I love and work for a company that is so committed to my personal and professional development.”
Lucy-Ann Wallace
The full list of Award winners:
Trainee Site Manager of the Year
Lucy-Ann Wallace
Trainee Contract Surveyor of the Year
Luke Anderson-Beamish
Trainee Technical Coordinator of the Year
James Meehan
First Year Trainee of the Year
Kiran Bacon
Hill Hero
Matt Yeoman
Most Valued Player
Luke Beetwell
Management Trainee Graduations 2023
In early 2024, 30 of our 2023 management trainee graduates enjoyed a celebration event at Searcys to mark the culmination of their degrees and graduation from our programme.
In the company of our Group Chief Executive, Andy Hill, our senior leadership and HR teams, our successful graduates savoured an evening of fine dining and refreshments with inspiring speeches, all on the 40th floor of London’s iconic Gherkin building.
Individual Awards
Continuing a successful year for accolades, Lucy-Ann Wallace also won a Workforce Award at the Considerate Contractors Scheme’s Leading Lights Awards for her work on Kew Bridge Rise in Brentford.
Lucy-Ann was recognised for demonstrating her passion for creating a supportive and inclusive work environment, leading numerous initiatives, including implementing site start-up packs, promoting diversity, coordinating social media for national inclusion week, inspiring young individuals about careers in construction, and raising over £1,000 for the charity Mates in Mind by successfully running the 2023 London Marathon. We are very proud of Lucy-Ann and all her achievements.
In May 2023, our Technical Coordinator for the CIP region, Lauren New, was named Young Professional of the Year at the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards. Tom Hill, Managing Director, commented,
“To have Lauren named Young Professional of the Year is a testament to the hard work and dedication she has put in over the past few years, delivering Ironworks and now leading on the technical side of our 21 Passivhaus-certified council homes.”
Internal five-a-side football tournament
In July 2023, we hosted an employee five-a-side football tournament. The 2022 event proved such a popular day that we made it an annual tournament. After a hard-fought competition, it was our Special Projects region that finished the day victorious.
Coronation celebration
In May, to mark the coronation of King Charles III, we held a special celebration event for all our staff. Colleagues were invited to enjoy a quintessentially British lunch of fish and chips together.
It was a fantastic opportunity to meet with colleagues and to celebrate and enjoy a special and rare occasion in the history of our nation.
Family celebration days
Every year, we invite Team Hill and their relatives to celebrate key holidays, helping us share in the excitement and joy of these special occasions.
In December, Father Christmas, the Social Committee, and over 270 guests descended on our head office for our annual Christmas Family Fun Day. Attendees enjoyed a delicious buffet and luxurious hot chocolate drinks, and children were entertained with a range of Christmas activities, including face painting, gingerbread decoration, and an exciting opportunity to meet Father Christmas.
In the true spirit of the season, the event also included a raffle to raise money for Ambition Aspire Achieve, a children’s and young people’s charity supporting the most disadvantaged and at-risk young people in Newham, East London.
In April 2023, we held our annual Family Easter Day, with attendees enjoying an afternoon packed with fun seasonal activities.
Summer Party
We hosted our employee summer party in July, and the event was well attended and enjoyed by all. The party was held at the Artillery Garden at the Honourable Artillery Company in London, with attendees treated to music from a live singer and the Wandering Hands band. Colleagues enjoyed special entertainment, including giant garden games such as chess, Jenga, and Connect 4, as well as table tennis, table football, a coconut shy, and tin can alley.
Our social committee created 17 events in 2023 and early 2024, facilitating a series of fun and exciting subsidised events, including go-karting, a trip to a fair-themed experiential evening venue, F1 Arcade, music concerts, a summer party, and a five-a-side football tournament, to name a few.
Office update
Hill’s head office received a significant upgrade with a new, modern central atrium. The space was reimagined by Suna Interior Design, who transformed it into a comfortable, modern, flexible area that can be used for meetings with external guests, team catch-ups, and lunch breaks, set around a new coffee bar – The Power Bar.