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Housing Heroes 2019 winners announced

The winners of the Housing Heroes awards 2019 have been announced in Manchester on the eve of Housing 2019.

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The winners at the Housing Heroes 2019 awards ceremony in Manchester (photography: Sira Studio)
The winners at the Housing Heroes 2019 awards ceremony in Manchester (photography: Sira Studio)
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The winners of Housing Heroes 2019 have been announced! Find the full list of winners here #ukhousing @_HousingHeroes @CIHHousing

Who are the #ukhousing sector’s unsung heroes? Find out the 17 winners of Housing Heroes awards #ukhousing @CIHHousing

“Wales in particular has punched above its weight this year, with almost one in four winners hailing from west of the Anglo-Welsh border.” Staff from Welsh HAs did well at @_HousingHeroes awards – find full details of the winners here #ukhousing

The ceremony once again served as a curtain-raiser to Housing 2019, the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference and exhibition.

The awards, jointly organised by Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing, recognise the commitment, passion and hard work of the unsung heroes of the housing sector.

Attending the event were more than 800 members of staff representing 100-plus organisations from across the sector, from whom this year’s judges had to choose 17 winners and 14 highly commended entries.

The winners were drawn from across the UK. Wales in particular has punched above its weight this year, with almost one in four winners hailing from west of the Anglo-Welsh border.

They include James Rides, a tenant of Taff Housing Association, who was named Tenant Innovator of the Year in recognition of his personal initiative, leadership and commitment to tackling environmental issues.

This year’s award for lifetime achievement in housing, meanwhile, went to John Synnuck, the longstanding chief executive of Essex-based Swan Housing Association.

The judges praised Mr Synnuck as an ambassador for the sector who has “taken housing into the next generation”.

The full list of winners is below:

Housing Heroes 2019: winners

CategoryWinner’s nameOrganisation
Apprentice of the YearAiden PeppardPendleton Together (part of Together Housing Group)
Central Service Team of the YearBusiness improvement teamWales & West Housing
Communications Team of the YearCommunications and media teamTrivallis
Customer Experience AwardResponsive repairs teamOrbit
Development or Maintenance Team of the YearSame-day repairs serviceHomes in Sedgemoor
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team of the YearEquality and diversity engagement groupNetwork Homes
Exceptional Contribution by a CIH Member (CIH member)Julie NicholasMonmouthshire Housing Association
Frontline Team of the Year (over 10,000 homes)Tower Hamlets Homes caretakersTower Hamlets Homes
Frontline Team of the Year (under 10,000 homes)Anti-social behaviour teamVale of Aylesbury Housing
Inspirational Colleague of the YearShadrack MbathaWolverhampton Homes
Inspirational Leader of the YearAmy GriffithHousing Plus Group
Lifetime Achievement in HousingJohn SynnuckSwan Housing Association
Mentor of the YearLee BloomfieldManningham Housing Association
Support and Care Team of the Year (under 7,000 homes)Tower Hamlets crisis house teamLook Ahead
Support and Care Team of the Year (over 7,000 homes)Plus Dane/SHAP refugee resettlement teamPlus Dane Housing
Tenant Innovator of the YearJames RidesTaff Housing Association
Tenant Lifetime ContributionTom MaddenEastendHomes

Housing Heroes 2019: highly commended

CategoryWinner’s nameOrganisation
Apprentice of the Year AwardBethany EdgeFirst Ark
Communications Team of the YearCommunications and marketing teamOne Manchester
Development or Maintenance Team of the YearProperty servicesDunedin Canmore
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team of the YearAchieving and harnessing board diversityTogether Housing Group, in partnership with Progress Housing Group
Exceptional Contribution by a CIH memberBarbara ShawAshfords LLP
Frontline Team of the Year (over 10,000 homes)Supported housing teamAldwyck Housing Group
Frontline Team of the Year (under 10,000 homes)Community safeguarding teamPoplar Harca
Inspirational Colleague of the YearRob Widders, first response teamSalix Homes
Lifetime Achievement in HousingSue HockettWomen’s Pioneer Housing
Mentor of the YearMichael ChaplinAshfield District Council
Support and Care Team of the Year (under 7,000 homes)Nightingale HouseCadwyn Housing Association
Support and Care Team of the Year (over 7,000 homes)Care and supportOne Housing
Tenant Innovator of the YearJodie BarryCCHA
Tenant Lifetime ContributionSheila BuntProspect Community Housing

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John Healey blasts May's housing record

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MHCLG housing supply chief: affordable housing grant increase ‘on the table’ for Spending Review

‘We have got to do the right thing’ on affordable housing, says land director of Homes England

Council boss warns against local authority ‘can’t do’ attitude towards housebuilding

Terrie Alafat says Spending Review must ‘make a real difference’

Sector needs £146bn from government over a decade to end housing crisis, says NHF

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