Two OPENHousing Customers Win Prestigious Awards

Two IBS OPENHousing customers have been recognised with prestigious awards this week:

Sandwell Homes receives Housing Excellence Award
Sandwell Homes were one of only seven RSLs to be recognised with a Housing Excellence Award sponsored by the Audit Commission and announced at the CIH Annual Conference this week.

The winning organisations have all demonstrated that, in the areas inspected, they provide services where strengths significantly outweigh any weaknesses. Since 2000, only four per cent of housing inspections have achieved this score.

This year the Awards were presented by Housing Minister John Healey.He said: These awards are well-earned. They are testament to the practical housing help these organisations offer day in day out, that makes such a difference to people's lives.

Audit Commission chief executive, Steve Bundred said: The organisations that are receiving their awards today are delivering excellent housing services to their tenants and residents..they make a real difference to the lives of people that live in their communities.

Wrekin Housing Trust CIH IT Team of the Year
Wrekin Housing Trust was the winner of the IT Team of the Year in the 2009 Housing Heroes awards. The Trusts IT team was nominated because of the innovative IT systems currently being used for the benefit of Tenants.

The awards were organised by the Chartered Institute of Housing and the ceremony hosted by Michael Portillo - Congratulations to everyone involved.