National Housing Maintenance Forum

Setting the standards for repairs and maintenance

NHMF best practice awards 2012

Nomination form

This nomination form must be submitted by midday on Friday 21st October 2011. 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 25th November 2011. Once again, the NHMF reserves the right to accept late applications at its absolute discretion.

Short-listing will be completed by the end of the year, and announced on the NHMF website in the first week of January. The awards will be made at the NHMF Maintenance Conference dinner in January.

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 (if different from the above)

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

Best innovation

The best innovation in the provision of a maintenance service NEW for 2012

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 chars)
Brief description (max 150 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. It will then be used to describe the project on the NHMF best practice website.
Would you be interested in presenting the project at a workshop during the NHMF Conference?
I would be interested