National Housing Maintenance Forum

Setting the standards for repairs and maintenance

NHMF Best Practice Awards 2011

Nomination Form

This nomination form must be submitted by midday on Friday 22nd October 2010. The NHMF reserves the right to accept nominations after that date in exceptional circumstances and entirely at its own discretion.

The purpose of the nomination process is to assist the organisers in preparations for the judging stage, so that they know the number and scope of the submissions to expect in each award category.

The full application for the award must be submitted by midday on Friday 26^th November 2010.

Short-listing will be completed by 17^th December. The awards will be made at the NHMF Maintenance Conference dinner on 25^th January 2011.

Social Landlord making the nomination

Organisations to be considered for the awards must be nominated by a social housing landlord such as a housing association, local authority housing department, and ALMO, or a housing co-operative. A social housing organisation may nominate themselves or any organisation that they work with.

Name of nominating organisation
Your name
Address
Town
County
Post Code
Telephone
Email
Website address
What is your working relationship with the nominated organisation?
How long has your organisation worked with the nominated organisation?

Organisation being nominated

You must obtain the consent of the organisation you are nominating.

Name of nominated organisation
Name of contact
Address
Town
County
Post Code
Telephone
Email
Website address

Which award are they nominated for?

A project can only be nominated for one NHMF award, and cannot be re-submitted in later years, or nominated in more than one award category. Which award are they nominated for?

Best Client

The client organisation that was best at meeting resident's needs in the provision of a maintenance service

Best DLO

The direct labour organisation providing the most innovative maintenance service

Best Contract

The best managed external contract for maintenance

Best use of IT

The best use of information technology for maintenance

Maintenance can be deemed to include major repair and improvements as well as day to day repairs and the provision of cyclical services. Relevant services can include anything relevant to the maintenance service, including the way it is managed and delivered, and the tools and information systems used.

Brief summary of the nomination

Title of the submission (max 50 char)
Brief description (max 500 words)
This information will not be used in the short-listing process. It should enable the NHMF to identify the scope of the submissions so as to plan the short-listing and judging of the awards. You can amend it on the final submission.
Would you be interested in presenting the project at a workshop during the NHMF Conference?
I would be interested