About Us
Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of sustainable communities.
Dedicated to excellence in design, innovation, sustainability and customer service.
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.
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
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
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1963
Crest Homes Limited is formed by Bryan Skinner and Geoffrey Fox in Walton on Thames, Surrey.
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1968
The business lists on the London Stock Exchange under the name of Crest Homes Ltd and subsequently Crest Securities Limited.
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1972
Crest Nicholson is formed following the merger of Crest Homes Ltd with Camper & Nicholson’s, the boat builder.
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1977
The first regional office opens in Westerham, Kent.
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1986
The business acquires Pearce Group, leading to the formation of the South West & Midlands regional offices.
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1996
The 'Nicholson Estates' brand is developed to trade in the quality inner London market.
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1997
The business acquires Ingress Park, a 30 hectare derelict site in Greenhithe, now an award winning flagship residential regeneration project.
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2002
Crest Nicholson is the first housebuilder in the sector to report on non-financial performance.
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2004
The business is named as the only house builder in The Business In the Community’s ‘Top 100 Companies that Count’.
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2005
We achieve first position in WWF’s ‘One million sustainable homes’ benchmark (now known as The NextGeneration benchmark).
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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.
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2008
The company publishes its first climate change review.
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2009
Crest Nicholson joins a leading R&D project called AIMC4, designed to pioneer the volume production of low carbon homes for the future.
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2010
The Company wins its 8th Building for life Gold Standard – achieving more than any other developer.
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2011
A new London division opens to focus on increasing delivery in the Capital. The Group also wins Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year award.
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2013
In the company’s 50th year it re-enters the London Stock Exchange.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2018
Patrick Bergin is appointed Chief Executive.
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Awards
We're proud of our trophy cabinet; it's an independent endorsement of our achievements. However we continually strive to do more to exceed our customers' expectations.
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We offer exciting career opportunities that can span a lifetime. We actively support and encourage continuous professional development and we reward the effectiveness and loyalty of all our employees.
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Crest Nicholson seeks to balance financial and non-financial factors in decision making - driving economic growth and delivering value, while creating a social and environmental legacy to be proud of.
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