Awards
Great Places Housing Group feels privileged to have won many awards for development, regeneration and housing management. Here are some of our most recent accolades.
Winner, Most innovative redevelopment of existing property - Crowcroft (Northmoor, Manchester), First Time Buyer Readers' Awards, 2010
Winner, Registered social landlord of the year - Great Places Housing Group, Housing Excellence Awards, 2010
Winner, Best practice in supporting people - Docherty Project, Housing Excellence Awards, 2010
Winner, Personal achievement on site - Helen Spencer, Women in Construction Awards, 2010
Winner, Best Practice in Supporting People - Docherty House, Manchester, Tenant Participation Advisory Service Awards North 2010
Silver Winner, Best Large Housing Association, What House? Awards 2009
Winner, Corporate Social Responsibility / Community Impact, Celebrating Construction in South Yorkshire Awards 2009
Winner, Manchester Society of Architects Awards, Conservation and re-use - Church Drive, Prestwich 2009
Winner, Housebuilder of the Year, Housing Excellence Awards 2009
Winner, Housebuilder of the Year, Daily Telegraph Your New Home Awards 2008
Winner, Best Development for Family Living - Crowcroft at Northmoor, Manchester, Daily Telegraph Your New Home Awards 2008
Winner, Best Brownfield Development - Devon Street and Norfolk Street, Werneth, Oldham, Daily Telegraph Your New Home Awards 2008
Winner, Best Assisted Living Development - Fielder Lodge, Greater Manchester, Daily Telegraph Your New Home Awards 2008
Gold Winner, What House? Awards, Best Partnership Development with Bardsley - Asten Fold, Salford 2008
Winner, Brick Awards, Best Public Housing Development - Broad Road, Sale 2008
Winner, Tenant Participation Advisory Service Connecting People Awards - Lynne Anderson, North Region Tenant Participation Officer Of The Year 2008
Winner, Academy for Sustainable Communities Creating the Future Award, Mixed Communities category - Northmoor 2008
Winner, Housing Corporation Gold Award, Joined-up Development category - Northmoor 2008
Winner, Housebuilding Innovation Awards, Best Community Consultation Category, Great Places and Urban Splash - Guest Street, New Islington 2008
Winner, Daily Telegraph Your New Home Awards - Silver Award for Sustainability - Guest Street 2008
Winner, National Housing Federation Neighbourhood Awards - Employer of Choice 2007
Winner, What House? Awards, Best Partnership Development, New Islington: Great Places and Urban Splash – Guest Street, New Islington 2007
Winner, Housebuilding Innovation Awards, Best Community Consultation, Great Places and Urban Splash – Guest Street, New Islington 2007
Winner, Tenant Participation Advisory Service Awards North West, Tenant Liaison Officer of the Year - Cathy McCormick 2007
Winner, Regeneration Awards, Best Partnership – Great Places and Urban Splash 2007
Winner, Regeneration Awards, Housing Association Regenerator of the Year 2006
Winner, Regeneration Awards Best Partnership of the Year - Islington Square 2006
Winner, Children and Young People's Services Housing Award - Teenage Parent Projects 2006
Gold Award, Daily Telegraph What House? Awards Best Partnership Development - New Islington 2006
Winner, Best Public Housing Project, Building Design Awards - Islington Square 2006
Top 50 Clients, RIBA Journal 2006
Winner, CABE Building For Life Gold Award - Selwyn Close 2006
Winner, DCLG Housing Design Awards - Piercy Street 2006
Winner, National Transport Awards - Northmoor Homezone 2006
Winner, ODPM Neighbourhood Wardens Team of the Year – Seedley & Langworthy Community Wardens 2005
Winner, Housing Today Housing Association Regenerator of the Year 2004
Winner, ODPM Neighbourhood Wardens Team of the Year - South Manchester Community Wardens 2004
Highly Commended, LABC Built in Quality Awards - Derros Building 2004
Winner, ODPM Neighbourhood Achievement Award for Working with the Elderly - South Manchester Community Wardens 2003
Winner, Manchester City Council Community Awards for Group Contribution to the Community - South Manchester Community Wardens 2003
Winner, Local Government Street Design Awards - Northmoor Home Zone 2003
Winner, Local Government News Award Best Home Zone - Northmoor 2003
Winner, Manchester Civic Society Design Award for Sustainable Building - Former Beswick Co-op 2002
Merit Award, Institution of Civil Engineers - Northmoor Home Zone 2002
Winner, BURA Best Practice Award - Northmoor Urban Arts Project 2001
Special Award winner, MSA Design Awards - Regenerating Northmoor 2001
Winner, Manchester Building Control Quality Award 2001
Winner, Neighbourhood Wardens Unit Achievement Award for Partnership Working - Longsight Wardens 2001
Winner, National Housing Awards Outstanding Achievement in Social Housing - Northmoor 2000
Winner, National Housing Awards Best Regeneration Scheme - Northmoor 2000
Winner, National Housing Awards Housing and Health - Heavy Drinkers Project 1998
Winner, National Housing Awards Housing and Health - Renaissance Project 1997
Shortlistings / runner-up prizes
First Time Buyer Readers' Awards, Best architecture - Chips (New Islington), and Affordable housing develope of the year- Great Places, 2010
Women in Construction Awards, Developing women in the industryKeira Burns, and apprentice of the year aged over 25 and under 25 - Katie Houghton and Sarah Hall, all commended - 2010
Tenant Participation Advisory Service Awards North - Angela Lindsay, Tenant of the year - 2010
NHMF Best Practice Awards, Client best at meeting residents' needs - Great Places, 2009
UK Housing Awards, Creating integrated and safe places to Live - Devon Street and Norfolk Street, Oldham, 2009
Housebuilding Innovation Awards, Community category - Devon Street/Norfolk Street and Asten Fold, Salford, 2009
Regeneration and Renewal Awards, Housing Association of the year - Commended, 2009
Mail on Sunday British Homes Awards, Best affordable development - The Ridge, Knutsford, 2009
Transform South Yorkshire Awards, Developer of the year - Great Places Housing Group, 2009
Transform South Yorkshire Awards, Best development in the pipeline - Moorgate and Hollowgate, Rotherham, 2009
Manchester Society of Architects Awards, Best small residential category - Commended - The Ridge, Knutsford, 2009
Housing Heroes Awards, Inspirational tenant - Evelyn Uche, 2009
Housing Heroes Awards, Financial team of the year - Great Places Housing Group, 2009
RICS Awards North West, Regeneration category - Crowcroft, Northmoor 2009
Building For Life Standard - Lorna Lodge, Wythenshawe 2008
Building For Life Standard - Islington Square, New Islington 2008
Inside Housing Sustainable Housing Awards, Community Involvement category - Seedley and Langworthy Wardens 2008
Accountancy Age Awards, Finance Team Of The Year 2008
Manchester Evening News Residential Property Awards, Best Starter Home: Broad Road, Sale 2008
Manchester Evening News Residential Property Awards, Residential Developer of the Year 2008
What House? Awards, Best Affordable Development, Broad Road, Sale 2008
National Housing Federation, What We Are Proud Of Awards - Teenage Parent Projects 2008
RICS North West Awards, Community Benefit Category - Tonge Fold UCAN Centre, Bolton, 2008
RICS North West Awards, Best Conversion - St Paul's Church, Bolton 2008
RICS North West Awards, Regeneration - Asten Fold, Salford 2008
RICS North West Awards, Sustainability - Guest Street, New Islington 2008
Regeneration Awards, Housing Association Regenerator of the Year 2007
Regeneration and Renewal awards, Housing Association of the Year 2007
Manchester Evening News Residential Property Awards, Best Conversion - St Paul’s Church, Bolton 2007
Manchester Evening News Residential Property Awards, Sustainability - Guest Street, New Islington 2007
HR Excellence Awards - Flexibility 2007
Grand Designs Magazine Awards - Islington Square, New Islington 2007
Royal Institute of British Architects Awards - Islington Square, New Islington 2007
DCLG Building Design Awards - Selwyn Street, Oldham 2007
RICS Awards North West, Community Benefit - Northmoor 2007
RICS Awards North West, Sustainability - Coppice Urban Living 2007
DCLG Housing Design Awards - Guest Street 2007
DCLG Housing Design Awards - Islington Square 2007
DCLG Housing Design Awards - Selwyn Close 2007
DCLG Housing Design Awards (Projects) - Emmanuel Church 2007
DCLG Housing Design Awards (Projects) - The Ridge 2007
Housebuilding Innovation Awards, Best Example of Community Consultation - New Islington 2006
MEN Residential Property Awards, Best Family Home - Islington Square 2006
MEN Residential Property Awards, Best Starter Home - Ladybarn 2006
MEN Residential Property Awards, Best Regeneration Scheme - Selwyn Street 2006
National Housing Federation, Employer of Choice 2006
Runner-up, Building Housing Association Regenerator of the Year 2005
Runner-up, Deputy Prime Minister's Award for Sustainable Communities - Regenerating Northmoor 2003
Accreditations
Rated 58th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies To Work For, 2010
Rated 61st in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies To Work For, 2009, and two-star accreditation
MMHA rated Two Star (Good) with promising prospects, Audit Commission, 2008
Best Companies Star Accreditation, 2006, 2007
Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For, 2006
Charter Mark 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008
Investors in People 1998, 2002, 2006
Construction Client Charter Status, 2002, 2006
Early Adopter, National Housing Federation In Business for Neighbourhoods, 2004
Community Legal Service Quality Mark for General Help, Alexandra House, 2004
Matrix Accreditation for Information, Advice and Guidance Service on Learning and Work, Blackpool Foyer Learning Centre, 2004
Housing Corporation Inspection, 2002
Positive About Disabled People Certificate of Commitment, 1998
COFEM (Career Opportunities for Ethnic Minorities) Certificate of Commitment, 1998