MANAGERS OF ancient almshouses have received a national award for a £1.7m renovation project.
The trustees running the 17th Century Sir William Turner's Almshouses, at Kirkleatham, near Redcar, received the construction industry's Best Practice Award.
The best practice scheme examines how occasional clients of the construction industry cope with the complex issues surrounding a major building project.
Peter Sotheran, chairman of the almshouses trustees, said: "We learned to listen carefully to our professional advisors and, if we did not understand, to ask questions."
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