CIH Cymru has revealed the winners in this year’s Welsh Housing Awards.
Recognised at the ceremony on Friday night were organisations and inspiring people from across the length and breadth of the Welsh housing sector.
Every shortlisted project from the Welsh Housing Awards is published in the Good Practice Compendium, which is available to all and free to download. The document helps to share the lessons learned by each entrant on their good practice journey.
CIH Cymru director, Matt Dicks, said:
‘The Welsh Housing Awards are about recognising and celebrating the commitment of our housing community in delivering a safe, affordable and sustainable place to call home for everyone in Wales – homes that meet both need and aspiration.
’If nothing else CIH Cymru is the home of professional standards for the housing sector in Wales and a central part of that is highlighting good practice – that’s what the Welsh Housing Awards celebrate.’
The 2018 Welsh Housing Awards winners are:
New small development award – sponsored by WHQ
Winner:
- Trem-y-Cwm, Trivallis with Morganstone
Shortlisted:
- Ty Ryan, First Choice Housing Association with Wrexham County Council, the Ministry of Defence, Community Self-Build Agency (CSBA) and Williams Homes (Bala) Ltd.
- Library Court, Rhydyfelin, Jehu Group with Trivallis
- Llys Awen, Coastal Housing Group with Pobl Care and Support
New large development award – sponsored by Blake Morgan
Winner:
- Chiltern Close, Llanishen, Cardiff, Wales and West Housing with Cardiff Council and Welsh Government
Shortlisted:
- Urban Quarter, Coastal Housing Group with R&M Williams Ltd, Holder Mathias Architects and Provelio Ltd
- Silverdale Park – Cardiff Living – Cardiff City Council and Wates Residential Partnership, Wates Residential and Cardiff Council.
Community focussed contractor award – sponsored by BRC
Winner:
- Railway Close, ENGIE with Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association
Shortlisted:
- Mi-Space & Swansea City AFC Community Trust, Mi-Space with Swansea City AFC Community Trust and Traumatic Brain Injury Service Morriston Hospital
- Maelfa Regeneration Scheme, Jehu with Cardiff Community Housing Association
- Creating a Community in Canton, Lovell with Tirion, Cadwyn Housing Association and Principality Building Society
- Cardiff Living – Supporting Sustainable Communities, Wates Residential South with Cardiff Council.
New ideas and approaches award – Tyfu Tai Cymru
Winner:
- Open Doors, Tai Pawb with Residential Landlords Association
Shortlisted:
- Review Together, Review Together with South Wales PCC, Welsh Government, Trivallis and Cardiff Council
- Wake Up to Housing, Pobl Group with Bron Afon, Llamau, NCH, Melin, CRISIS, Pobl Care and Support
- Porth y Gymuned, Ceredigion County Council with Hywel Dda University Health Board and CAVO.
Valuing equality and diversity award – sponsored by Pobl
Winner:
- QED – Quality in Equality and Diversity, Tai Pawb with Melin Homes
Shortlisted:
- Dads Can, Monmouthshire Housing Association
- NuLife Furniture, Cadwyn Housing Association
- ‘We all Matter’ – Tenant Panel Inclusion project, Linc-Cymru with Linc-Cymru Tenant Panel
Building safer communities award
Winner:
- Go Girls … ‘Every 30 Seconds’ … Working to Create CSE Hostile Communities, Bron Afon Community Housing wotj Pobl Group
Shortlisted:
- Compassionate Approaches to ASB, Trivallis
- Free From Fear Web Portal, Pobl Group, Bron Afon Community Housing, Pobl Group, Melin Homes, Monmouthshire Housing Association, Newport City Homes, United Welsh Housing Association, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Tai Calon Community Housing Linc Cymru, Newport City Council and the Welsh Governments Regional DA Team, The South Wales Police Crime Commissioners Office partnership (which includes social housing providers Valleys to Coast, Vale of Glamorgan County Council, and Trivallis) Gwent Police and Crime Commissioners Office.
- Tackling Loan Sharks, Tai Tarian with Coastal Housing and Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit
Working with other sectors award – sponsored by Resource
Winner:
- Autism in Social Housing, Mi-Space with Autside
Shortlisted:
- Fit & Fed, Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association with Street Games Wales, Cwm Taf Health Board, Voluntry Action Merthyr Tydfil, Interlink, Merthyr Tydfil CBC, RCT CBC, 3G’s youth project, The Willows Youth Forum, Pant and Dowlais Boys and Girls Club, Treharris Boys and Girls Club, The Gellideg Foundation and Think Family – MIA (Multiple intervention Assistance) & Barnardo’s
- Parenting Support Nightingale House, Cadwyn Housing Association with Flying Start.
Empowering and involving communities award – sponsored by United Living
Winner:
- Loftus Village Association Housing Co-op, Pobl Group and Loftus Village Association
Shortlisted:
- Saving the Terrace, Family Housing Association with Tenants Living at Hazel Court
- The feeling is mutual, Bron Afon Community Housing
- Customer and digital services task and finish group, Newport City Homes.
Customer excellence award – sponsored by Monmouthshire Housing
Winner:
- It’s all about the base – our customer base, Cartrefi Conwy
Shortlisted:
- Connecting Linc, Linc Cymru
- Customer insight strategy, Valleys to Coast with Energise Learning and Development Ltd, Mustard Research Limited, Greenstone Data Solutions Ltd and Institute of Customer Service.
Housing champion(s) award – sponsored by Mi-Space
Winner:
- Gina Jones, Phoenix Centre (Denbighshire Housing owned building but run by the ‘Marsh Community Association’)
Shortlisted:
- Taff Housing TRA food co-op volunteers, Taff Housing Association
- Wesley Ford, Newport City Homes
- Justine Harlow, Linc-Cymru.
Innovation in Communications Award – sponsored by Taff Housing
Winner:
- Be Like Bob – get ready for Universal Credit, United Welsh
Shortlisted
- Nudging your way to channel shift, Cartrefi Conwy with Collaborative Change
Supporting future generations award – sponsored by Wales & West Housing
Winner:
- Bron Afon
Shortlisted:
- Growing Together, Pobl Group with Big Lottery Fund and Gingerbread
- Health Impact and Economic Value of Meeting WHQs, Carmarthenshire County Council with Swansea University Medical School
PRS award
Winner:
- Calon Residential Living, Cadwyn Housing Association with Cardiff County Council, Merthyr Tydfil Council Borough and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Shortlisted:
- Adore Cardiff, Taff Housing Association
- Seraph Property Management
- HAWS Letting Agency, Cartrefi Conwy and Conwy Council.
CIH Members choice award
Winner:
- Customer and Digital services task & finish group, Newport City Homes.
Outstanding contribution to housing in Wales – sponsored by ENGIE
Winner:
- Mike Owen, chief executive, Merthyr Valley Homes.
