Around 500 guests attended the 24housing Awards last week to celebrate a memorable evening at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham.
Tim and Ken took the opportunity to meet up with many old friends and some new ones too. All were extremely interested to hear what they had been up to and certainly welcomed the fresh approach to recruiting in what is a highly specialised sector.
Then came the awards!
There were 12 awards in total and Ken Wood was pleased to have the job of presenting the award in the Best Apprentice Scheme category...
Community Achievement, sponsored by Forrest
Winner: Phoenix Community Housing - The Green Man
Highly Commended: Two Rivers Housing - Blakeney Community Green
Best Green Scheme, sponsored EMH Group
Winner: United House/NHP Developments/Mitsubishi - Kingston Heights
Highly Commended: Amicus Horizon - Innovation for Renewal
Highly Commended: Hastoe - Straw Bale Homes
Social Media Pioneers, sponsored by Maxmedia
Winner: Yorkshire Housing
Highly Commended: Yorkshire Coast Homes
Best Apprentice Scheme, sponsored by Sewell & Wood Network
Winner: City West Housing Trust - Skills Programme
Highly Commended: Home Group - Inspiring Futures
Customer Service Provider of the Year
Winner: RHP - Wowing Our Customers
Highly Commended: Southway Housing - Connect
Innovation of the Year, sponsored by allpay
Winner: Brighton Housing Trust
Highly Commended: Stoke-on-Trent/Kier Stoke - Homes for £1
Care and Support Provider of the Year
Winner: South Yorkshire Housing Association - LiveWell
Highly Commended: Curo - Saving the Public Purse
Best Training Scheme, sponsored by Willmott Dixon
Winner: Watford Community Housing - Jobs at Home
Highly commended: Tower Hamlets Homes - Mental Health First Aiders
Welfare Wise, sponsored by mobysoft
Winner: New Charter Housing Trust - UC Ready
Highly Commended: One Vision Housing - Creating Lasting Legacies
Highly Commended: Stockport Homes - Bedroom tax help
Repairs and Maintenance Provider of the Year, sponsored echelon Consultancy Ltd
Winner: Stockport Homes - Repair 1st Team
Highly Commended: City West Housing Trust - City West Works
Tenant Champion, sponsored by together Housing Group
Winner: Jean Haley - Lambeth Living
Highly commended: Maureen Tennison - St Leger Homes of Doncaster
Affordable Housing Scheme, sponsored by NHBC
Winner: Catalyst Housing - Kingsgate House
Highly Commended: Newlon Housing Trust, Isobel Place
Highly Commended: Origin Housing, The Bloc
