The wait is over and the results are in for the National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) Annual Best Practice Awards and Maintenance Conference.
The judges reported a large number of high calibre entries across the 9 categories this year, including 3 which are new for this year and recognise key priorities within the social housing maintenance sector.
The focus of the annual NHMF Awards is to celebrate the organisations, partnerships, projects and individuals that are raising standards together across housing maintenance and asset management – the theme of the January event.
The aim is to celebrate innovation, collaboration, value for money, resident benefit and lasting impact with the alongside ideas and approaches that can help form best practice ideals to drive improvement across the wider housing sector.
Congratulations to the finalists across the 9 categories:
Compliance, Building Safety & Quality
- Adra & Voicescape
- Cardiff Council & Ian Williams
- Medway Council & True Compliance
- Lewisham Council & United infrastructure
Sustainability & Net Zero
- Saffron Housing Trust & Anglian Building Products
- Swansea Council & Cardiff University, Centre for a Low Carbon Built Environment
- Jigsaw Homes & Wienerberger
People Development & Skills
- PfP Thrive part of Places for People
- Flagship Services (part of Bromford Flagship LiveWest)
- Peabody
- Stonewater & Ian Williams
Most Innovative Product
- bpha & A2B Response Rapid Ltd
- Aster Group & Alix
- Meath County Council & Rentalize Software Limited
- Legal & General Affordable Homes & askporter
NHMF Frameworx Social Value Impact (includes a £10,000 donation)
- Southwark Council & Spokemead (Part of Sureserve)
- Peabody & KBH Haus
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & Curedd by Dwelling Doctors
Customer Engagement
- Homes in Somerset & Rand Associates
- Cobalt Housing
- Raven Housing Trust & Mobysoft
Partnerships
- Dacorum Borough Council & Cardo
- Places for People & Novus Property Solutions
- The Pioneer Group & Nationwide windows & doors
- Warmworks & Hispec
Women in Housing Maintenance & Asset Management
- Kirsty McGivney, Hastoe Housing Association
- Emily Cobby, Raven Housing Association
- Amy Saunders, A2Dominion
Rising Star
- Megan Owen, Hastoe Housing Association
- Fay, Trivallis Ltd
- McKenzie Dewsbury, Carbon 3
- Nathan Jack, Langley UK Limited
Book your place
The winners will be announced on 20th January at the Awards event, held at the Crowne Plaza in Stratford-upon-Avon, and followed by the one-day conference on 21st January. Registered social landlords and housing associations can attend the conference for free, and packages are available to attend both the awards and conference, including the VIP experience, for anyone involved in asset management and social housing maintenance.
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are also available.
NHMF Chair, Neil Watts, comments:
“Congratulations to everyone that has been shortlisted for this NHMF Best Practice Awards. Following another fantastic year of entries, our judges have been busy behind the scenes reviewing submissions, recognising the people, projects, products and partnerships raising standards across housing maintenance and asset management.
“Plans are also coming together for the one-day conference. The event has been CPD approved with the timetable shaping up to deliver an agenda based of expert-led insights and keynote speakers addressing sector changes and opportunities, including Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE and Dr. Eve Blezard (Chartered Institute of Housing). The awards will be hosted by broadcaster and author Ed James.
“Under the core theme “Raising Standards Together,” the event will bring together over 500 delegates – including senior asset managers, key decision makers, policy makers, and industry regulators – to address pressing strategic challenges and share best practices in social housing maintenance. New for this year, The NHMF Carbon Trail is a sustainability-focused initiative integrating interactive activities and prizes to champion green practices across the specialised exhibition area, which will also be displaying cutting-edge products, technologies, and services designed to improve property performance.
“We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate the great work that’s being done in the sector to help improve the sector and our resident’s homes, and to explore together the conference programme to gain practical insight, best practice and innovation with plenty of opportunity to networking and engage with peers.”
For more information, to book tickets, or to explore exhibition and sponsorship packages, visit the official NHMF Maintenance Conference website or contact events(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)nhmf.co.uk.