Staff and tenants at Staples House, a supported housing scheme in Beckton, East London are celebrating after being awarded 'Tenant care scheme of the year award' in this years Housing Excellence Awards.

Staples House, which is owned by Springboard Housing Association, part of the Genesis Housing Group, beat off fierce competition from Sheffield City Council, Twin Valley Homes and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to win the prestigious award.

The award judges particularly praised Staples House for its commitment to putting tenants at the forefront of all their work.

Mark Gayfer, Managing Director of Springboard said; "We are thrilled to have won this award, it is great recognition for all the hard work put in at Staples House not only by staff but our tenants too."

Mary Daniels, a tenant at Staples House said; "It is a great feeling to know that Staples House have won this award. The staff work hard and are good listeners, patient, understanding, polite and they treat everybody equally."

The Housing Excellence Awards were established in 2004 by the housing industry magazines Northern Housing, Southern Housing and Midlands Housing, part of the Excel Publishing Company. The award ceremony took place at the Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire.

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For more information please contact:

Jayne Williams
Marketing, Press & PR Officer
Genesis Housing Group
0208 150 4178
jayne.williams@ghg.org.uk

Photo (from left)

Springboard staff celebrate. Margaret Jacques, Head of Support, Christine Temple, Customer Services Manager and Maggie Duffy, Staples House Scheme Manager.

Notes to editors

Springboard Housing Association provides high quality housing and support services to over 10,000 people in east London, Essex and Hertfordshire.

Genesis Housing Group provides homes and services to tens of thousands of people across London and the south east. The Group consists of PCHA, Sutherland, Pathmeads and Springboard housing associations. We also have in our group a charitable foundation, Genesis Community. We are one of the largest and most successful housing groups in the UK, owning and/or managing more than 45,000 homes. Our overiding aim is to put customers first and provide excellent service to all.