Housing Heroes shortlist unveiled
The shortlisted entrants for awards that recognise the unsung ‘heroes’ of the housing sector have been announced.
The Housing Heroes awards, which are jointly run by Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing, were set up last year to acknowledge the work of front-line housing practitioners.
For the 2010 awards there are 14 trophies up for grabs, recognising everyone from the best HR, maintenance and finance/procurement team to the inspirational board member and tenant.
The full shortlist is below, and the winners will be announced at a ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel on 14 May.
For more information on Housing Heroes see our awards page.
2010 Shortlisted Finalists
Financial or Procurement Team of the Year
- Advantage SW – Procurement Consortium
- Birmingham City Council – Rent Team
- Generate Procurement Group
- Nottingham City Homes – Procurement Service
- The Guinness Partnership – Centre of Procurement Excellence (CoPE)
- Wolverhampton Homes – Grounds Maintenance Service
Development Team of the Year
- Birmingham City Council – Housing & Regeneration Service
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Erimus Housing
- Gentoo Homes
- Hastoe Housing Association
- Plus Dane Group
Maintenance Team of the Year
- Bromford Group – Repairs Team
- Housing Plus: Property Care
- Kingstown Works Limited
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust – Stock Transfer Team
- New Charter Housing Trust Group – Responsive Maintenance Team
- The Wrekin Housing Trust – Managed Services Team
HR Team of the Year
- First Choice Homes Oldham
- L&Q
- Monmouthshire Housing Association
- Shepherds Bush Housing Group
- South Tyneside Homes
- Thames Valley Housing
IT Team of the Year
- Accord Group
- The Cadarn Housing Group
- Fabrick Housing Group
- First Wessex
- Kingstown Works Limited
- South Liverpool Housing
Frontline Housing Team of the Year
- Brent Housing Partnership – Neighbourhood Warden Service
- Gloucester City Homes – Customer Services Team
- Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) – Intensive Community Payback Team
- RCT Homes – Community Safety Team
- Riverside – Kensington Community Wardens
- West Lothian Council – The Repairs Improvement Team
Tenant Empowerment Team of the Year
- Aldwyck Housing Group – Community Involvement Team
- Hackney Homes – Resident Participation Team
- High Peak Community Housing – The Xpress Yourself Tour ‘09
- Newydd Housing Association – Tenant Powered Performance Team
- Poplar HARCA – Resident Empowerment Support Team (REST)
- Sentinel Housing Association – Hampshire & Districts Residents Forum
Ground Breaking Service Team of the Year
- Derwent & Solway HA – DRAMA (Debt Recovery and Money Advice)
- Family Housing Association (Birmingham) – Community Investment Team
- Glasgow Housing Association – Common Systems-Common Sense
- Hafod Housing Association – Moneyline Cymru Steering Group
- Parkway Green Housing Trust – PG Turnaround
- St Vincent’s Housing Association – Social Investment Team
Support/Care Team of the Year
- The Cyrenians – Adults facing Chronic Exclusion (ACE) Project
- Grove House – Staff Team
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive – Belfast Area Roma Response Team
- Orbit Care & Repair (Coventry)
- Riverside – Single Persons Accommodation Centre for the Ex-Services (SPACES)
- Sandwell Homes - Tenancy Support Team
Inspirational Leader of the Year
- Stephen Bell – The Cyrenians
- Neil Biddiscombe – Advantage SW
- Carol Carter – Circle 33
- Charlotte Graves – Hackney Homes
- Garry King – Two Rivers Housing
- Mac McKechnie – Grove House
Inspirational Mentor of the Year
- Twilight Bey – Catalyst Housing Group
- Robert Butler – Genesis Community
- Christine Flanagan – South Liverpool Housing
- Craig Fletcher – Helena Partnership
- Richard Husband – Worcester Community Housing
- Helen Spencer – Great Places Housing
Inspirational Colleague of the Year
- Gill Bettam – Wolverhampton Homes
- Paul Dow – South Liverpool Housing
- Julie Howard – Housing Solutions
- Francis Kabia – Brent Housing Partnership
- Stephen Pettit – Home Group
- Henry Quinney – Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA)
Career Development Star of the Year
- Irene Antwi-Buasiako – Southwark Council
- Dawn Aston-Adams – Wolverhampton Homes
- Kate Bradbrook – Monmouthshire Housing
- Mark Nalewaj – Ealing Homes
- Edson Rabole – Citywest Homes
- Dave Yoxall – Weaver Vale Housing Trust
Inspirational Board or Cabinet Member of the Year
- Alice Burke – Hackney Homes
- Ernon Campbell – Family Housing Association (Birmingham)
- Alf Chandler – Hounslow Homes
- Pat Fordham – Phoenix Community Housing
- Stella Wheeler – RCT Homes
- Kate Willis – Glasgow Housing Association
Inspirational Tenant of the Year
- Kaylee Austin - Stonham
- Rui Jorge Octavio – Barnet Homes
- Terry Mullen – One Vision Housing
- May Richards – Homes for Haringey
- Sid Stairs – Chevin Housing Group
- Cherie Tinenti – Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing
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Readers' comments (36)
Melvin Bone | 25/02/2010 9:14 am
Good to see London & Quadrant Housing Trust up for 'Maintenance Team of the Year' despite having trouble with Kass's toilet.
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The ONLY One | 25/02/2010 9:23 am
And I can't see Kass within the 'Inspirational Tenant of the Year' catagory either. Surely shome mishtake!!
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kass | 25/02/2010 10:24 am
Melvin Bone | Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:14 GMT
As usual, as a good professional, you know very little of what you are talking about, it is L&Q Stock and Transfer team nominated, which has nothing to do which I assume had nothing to do with my toilet. I do not think L&Q will ever get a nomination for repair maintenance.
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Melvin Bone | 25/02/2010 11:39 am
Kass I'm not a 'professional'.
In my opinion there are only really three professions anyway.
How can we nominate 'Inspirational Tenant of the Year'.
I have an idea for a campaign...
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Peter | 25/02/2010 11:51 am
How do you qualify to be an 'Inspirational Tenant of the Year' ?
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kass | 25/02/2010 12:15 pm
"The ONLY One | Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:23 GMT
And I can't see Kass within the 'Inspirational Tenant of the Year' catagory either. Surely shome mishtake!!"
Yes, you right. If not me at least a London and Quadrant tenant should have been nominated as Inspirational Tenant of the Year...
I am very upset. We L&Q Tenants are the best in the land and with L&Q growing by the day we will soon be the biggest HA in the land, so there is so many of us and not to have a nomination in this category is just not good enough... And no Inspirational Board or Cabinet Member of the Year either? And no Inspirational anything?...
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Byronboy | 25/02/2010 2:28 pm
Pity there isn't a category for 'Long suffering Board member of the Year' as there is no doubt that a Three Valleys Housing Tenant based Board Member would walk away with the trophy. Things are looking up though - take the Chairman of Three Valleys for instance - yes please, someone take him, for goodness sake!!
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The ONLY One | 25/02/2010 2:55 pm
Kass - I take my hat off to you for retaining a sense of humour. And unlike Melvin I consider myself to be a professional - go for your life!!!
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Melvin Bone | 25/02/2010 3:51 pm
There are only three professions and only three sports.
There really ought to be a name and shame award for Housing Associations much like the 'Rotten Borough' awards that Private Eye have...
Worst Tenant, Worst Maintenance, Worst Excuse for failure, Most pointless Court Case...
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kass | 26/02/2010 12:02 pm
Melvin Bone | Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:51 GMT
Of course by constatly refusing what the hell you do in or out of the social housing you are safe for being given the prize of the Worst All Rounder.
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