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Housing Heroes awards winners revealed
The winners of the Housing Heroes awards 2018 were revealed at a ceremony in Manchester tonight
The winners and the nine highly commended entrants include teams and individuals, drawn from Cornwall to Aberdeenshire and all points in-between, who are improving the lives of the people they work with and the communities and tenants under their care.
Now in its tenth year, the Housing Heroes awards - organised jointly by Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) - celebrate the transformative passion and commitment of the sector’s unsung heroes.
The winners this year include Joan Goodwin, who took home the tenant lifetime contribution award in recognition of her years of commitment to improving the lives of her fellow Birmingham City Council tenants.
The central service team of the year award, meanwhile, went to the volunteering, apprenticeships and student placements team at homelessness charity St Mungo’s, which was recognised for its members work in generating extra resources for the charity by moving way from traditional approaches to volunteer recruitment.
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This awards ceremony took place tonight before the start of Housing 2018, the CIH annual housing conference, tomorrow.
This year the judges had the unenviable task of choosing 18 winners and nine highly commended entrants from a shortlist of more than 100 organisations.
Winners
Central service team of the year - volunteering, apprenticeships and student placements team, St Mungo’s
Communications team of the year- communications team, Tower Hamlets Homes
Customer experience award -housing management team, Midland Heart
Development or maintenance team of the year (over 15,000 homes) - Repairs and maintenance team, South Tyneside Homes
Development or maintenance team of the year (under 15,000 homes) - Repairs team, Peaks & Plains Housing Trust
Frontline team of the year (over 12,000 homes) - neighbourhood Services, south Birmingham, Birmingham City Council
Frontline team of the year (under 12,000 homes) - housing options team, Stockport Homes Group
Inclusive team of the year - Caritas Anchor HouseInspirational colleague of the year (over 15,000 homes) - Lisa Hopkins, Birmingham City Council
Inspirational colleague of the year (under 15,000 homes) - Margaret Waddell, Grampian Housing Association
Inspirational leader of the year - Faisal Butt, Barnet Council
Lifetime achievement in housing - Ian Munro, New Charter Group (now Jigsaw Group)
Mentor of the year - Michael Bennett, Coastline HousingMentor of the year - Karen Armitage, Stafford and Rural Homes<>Support and care team of the year (over 7,000 homes) - Motiv8, New Charter Group (now Jigsaw Group)
Support and care team of the year (under 7,000 homes) -Ty Enfys team, Taff Housing Association
Tenant innovator of the year - Sarah Hardy, Stockport Homes Group
Tenant lifetime contribution - Joan Goodwin
Highly commended:
Communications team of the year - Communications team, Barnet Group
Development or maintenance team of the year (under 15,000 homes) - Project delivery team, Ashford Borough Council
Frontline team of the year (under 12,000 homes) - Environmental services team, Cube Housing Association
Inspirational colleague of the year (under 15,000 homes) - Jenny Mauger-Garry, Bournemouth Borough CouncilInspirational leader of the year - Ravi Govindia, Wandsworth Council
Lifetime Achievement in Housing - Rob Young, TorusSupport and care team of the year (under 7,000 homes) - Care team, Langley House Trust
Tenant innovator of the year - Janet Mulcock, Rhondda Housing Association
Tenant innovator of the year - Joyce Ward, Sovereign
