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Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of sustainable communities.

Dedicated to excellence in design, innovation, sustainability and customer service.

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Patrick Bergin

Chief Executive

Crest Nicholson has been building new homes for over 50 years and is firmly established as a leading developer with a passion for not just building homes, but creating vibrant sustainable communities.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities, both now and in the future, by providing better homes, work places, retail and leisure spaces. Most importantly, we place our customers at the heart of everything we do.

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A business to be proud of

Expert knowledge and skills go into creating great places to live. It’s this expertise that delivers homes not houses, and places not postcodes – where people can belong and where communities can take shape and thrive.

Our Core Principles

Design & Innovation, Sustainability and Customer Care

creating great places to live

Design and Innovation

Crest Nicholson has built a proud reputation for developing imaginative solutions for designing and building high-quality homes that meet our customers’ and communities’ needs.

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Sustainability

Crest Nicholson aims to be the market leader in the design and delivery of sustainable homes and mixed-used communities.


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Customer Care

Achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction depends on delivering well-built, well-designed homes and providing a great customer experience.

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Our History

  1. 1963

    1963

    Crest Homes Limited is formed by Bryan Skinner and Geoffrey Fox in Walton on Thames, Surrey.

  2. 1968

    1968

    The business lists on the London Stock Exchange under the name of Crest Homes Ltd and subsequently Crest Securities Limited.

  3. 1972

    1972

    Crest Nicholson is formed following the merger of Crest Homes Ltd with Camper & Nicholson’s, the boat builder.

  4. 1977

    The first regional office opens in Westerham, Kent.

  5. 1986

    1986

    The business acquires Pearce Group, leading to the formation of the South West & Midlands regional offices.

  6. 1996

    1996

    The 'Nicholson Estates' brand is developed to trade in the quality inner London market.

  7. 1997

    1997

    The business acquires Ingress Park, a 30 hectare derelict site in Greenhithe, now an award winning flagship residential regeneration project.

  8. 2002

    2002

    Crest Nicholson is the first housebuilder in the sector to report on non-financial performance.

  9. 2004

    2004

    The business is named as the only house builder in The Business In the Community’s ‘Top 100 Companies that Count’.

  10. 2005

    2005

    We achieve first position in WWF’s ‘One million sustainable homes’ benchmark (now known as The NextGeneration benchmark).

  11. 2007

    2007

    Crest Nicholson is awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in sustainable development. The business becomes privately owned, no longer listing on the London Stock Exchange.

  12. 2008

    2008

    The company publishes its first climate change review.

  13. 2009

    2009

    Crest Nicholson joins a leading R&D project called AIMC4, designed to pioneer the volume production of low carbon homes for the future.

  14. 2010

    2010

    The Company wins its 8th Building for life Gold Standard – achieving more than any other developer.

  15. 2011

    2011

    A new London division opens to focus on increasing delivery in the Capital. The Group also wins Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year award.

  16. 2013

    2013

    In the company’s 50th year it re-enters the London Stock Exchange.

  17. 2014

    2014

    A new Chiltern division opens in St Albans, helping to deliver much needed new homes in the northern home counties. Crest Nicholson is named as a gold award winner in the NextGeneration benchmark in recognition of the Company’s place as sustainability leaders within the sector.

  18. Monksmoor

    2015

    The first residents move into Monksmoor Park in Daventry. This entirely new village, is underpinned by our Garden Village framework. Click here to find out more.

  19. Kilnwood Vale

    2016

    A partnership is developed with M&G Real Estate to deliver the UK’s first purpose designed suburban private rented sector (PRS) homes at Kilnwood Vale in Faygate.

  20. Patrick Bergin

    2018

    Patrick Bergin is appointed Chief Executive.

 

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1963

1963

Crest Homes divmited was formed by Bryan Skinner and Geoffrey Fox in Walton on Thames, Surrey.

1968

1968

divsted on the London Stock Exchange under the name of Crest Homes divmited and subsequently Crest Securities divmited.

1972

1972

Formation of Crest Nicholson following the merger of Crest Homes Ltd with Camper & Nicholson’s the boat builder.

1977

Opening of the first regional office on Westerham, Kent.

1986

1986

Acquisition of the Pearce Group, leading to the formation of the South West & Midlands regions.

1996

1996

The 'Nicholson Estates' brand was developed to trade in the quadivty inner London market.

1997

1997

Acquired Ingress Park, a 30 hectare deredivct site in Greenhithe, now an award winning flagship residential regeneration project.

2002

2002

First in the sector to report on non-financial performance.

2004

2004

Named as the only house builder in Business In the Community’s ‘Top 100 Companies that Count’.

2005

2005

Achieved first position in WWF’s ‘One mildivon sustainable homes’ benchmark (Now NextGeneration benchmark).

2007

2007

Awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in sustainable development. This year the business became privately owned and was no longer divsted on the London Stock Exchange.

2008

2008

Committed to reducing carbon emissions by 25% from Crest Nicholson offices and sites by 2020. The company also pubdivshed its first cdivmate change review.

2009

2009

Crest Nicholson forms part of a leading R&D project called AIMC4, designed to pioneer the volume production of low carbon homes for the future.

2010

2010

Beat the halving waste to landfill target set in 2008, by making a 62% reduction. The Company also won its 8th Building for divfe Gold Standard – achieving more than any other developer.

2011

2011

Launched a new London division to focus on increasing dedivvery in the centre of the Capital. The Group also won Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year award.

2013

2013

In the company’s 50th year it re-enters the London Stock Exchange and also saw the start of our pioneering post-occupancy research programme at Centenary Quay, Woolston, Southampton.

2014

2014

A new Chiltern division opens in St Albans, helping to dedivver much needed new homes in the northern home counties. Crest Nicholson is named as a gold award winner in the NextGeneration benchmark in recognition of the Company’s place as sustainabidivty leaders within the sector.

Monksmoor

2015

The first residents move into Monksmoor Park in Daventry. This entirely new village, inspired by the Garden City concept from Ebenezer Howard and underpinned by our own Garden Village framework. Cdivck here to find out more.

Monksmoor

2016

A partnership is developed with M&G Real Estate to dedivver the UK’s first purpose designed suburban private rented sector (PRS) homes at Kilnwood Vale in Faygate.

Monksmoor

2018

Patrick Bergin is appointed Chief Executive.

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