Trust shortlisted for the 2010 Housing Heroes Awards

09 March 2010

We've been shortlisted from more than 300 entries to the 2010 Housing Heroes Awards.

These awards are in their second year and will once again, shine the spotlight on the people and teams that are doing great work in the social/affordable housing sector.

The Wrekin Housing Trust is now one of six left in the running for Maintenance Team of the Year.

The event is organised by Inside Housing magazine and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), and attracted a phenomenal response with submissions from the length and breadth of the UK.

The winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at London's Hilton Hotel on 14 May hosted by TV presenter, Antarctic explorer and Atlantic rower Ben Fogle. The awards are sponsored by Campbell Tickell, EMA, Asset Skills, Synergy Group and The Hire Standard. Last year more than 700 people attended.

Howard Farrand, the President of the CIH said he was amazed by the fantastic people working in the housing sector. "Our sector spends a great deal of time talking about policy and strategy, business plans and budgets, our visions and our mission statements. Of course all of these things are really important. But in my experience it is the extraordinary people that do fantastic work for our customers that make the real difference. So I want to congratulate every finalist for getting this far in these awards. It was extremely tightly contested, and I look forward to helping to unveil the eventual winners in May."

Inside Housing's events director Ted Stevens said: "All the finalists have done brilliantly in getting this far. Well done to The Wrekin Housing Trust for getting shortlisted. The competition was really fierce with more than 40 entries in some categories."

David Wells, General Manager of Managed Services at the Trust says, "We're proud to be shortlisted for this award, as it shows our commitment to providing world class maintenance to our tenants. We continuously strive to increase tenant satisfaction, and have managed to do this by identifying efficiencies and recycling them back into the service by using the savings to employ more trainees and apprentices."

Tables of ten (or individual tickets) can be booked now by calling Createvents on 01252 781178. There is a significant early bird discount for all tickets reserved before 19 March. You can find out more by visiting Inside Housing's website: www.insidehousing.co.uk, and clicking on the events section.

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For more information on this press release, please contact Colette Bratton at The Wrekin Housing Trust on 01952 21738 or email colette.bratton@wrekinhousingtrust.org.uk


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