CUNNINGHAME Housing Association Staff, Board of Management and invited guests recently attended an event at the Scottish Parliament to receive their three Investors in People Awards.

The three awards they received were the Investors in People Platinum Accreditation, the Investors in Young People Gold Accreditation and the Investors in People Health & Wellbeing Attainment Award.

Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government and Housing said on the awards: “My congratulations to Cunninghame Housing Association on its outstanding achievement. The commitment, leadership and support they have given and continue to give to their employees delivers not only a more contented workforce, but a more productive company which brings benefits to the wider community.”

Frank Sweeney, Chief Executive of Cunninghame Housing Association Ltd and its Group of Companies commented: “In 1999 we became the first Housing Association in Ayrshire to achieve IIP Accreditation. In 2014 we became the second organisation in Scotland to achieve IIP Gold, Investors in Young People and Investors in Health & Wellbeing. In 2017 we have now become the first Housing Association in Scotland with over 50 staff (CHA Group of Companies has 127 staff) to be awarded Investors in People Platinum, Investors in Young People Gold and Investors in People Health & Wellbeing Award. We have a fantastic staff working throughout the Cunninghame Housing Group of Companies and this achievement is testimony to not only their performance but to the investment made in our staff by the CHA Board of Management.”

Kenneth Gibson MSP, who hosted the event, added: “I was delighted to host a reception for Cunninghame Housing Association at Holyrood. CHA is one of Scotland’s most ambitious and innovative housing providers; a true leader in its field. These awards recognise the strength of CHA as a ‘people’ organisation with an excellent team spirit which works hard to continually build on the positive, ongoing relationship between management, staff and tenants. I have no doubt these awards will be a springboard for CHA to move forward to even greater success.”

Peter Russian, Chief Executive, IIP Scotland, said: “This is a remarkable achievement for Cunninghame Housing Association. To have secured these three accreditations is a real sign of the commitment that they have to their people, and this is good news for everyone. Most importantly it means that local communities can be assured that their needs are well served by the team at CHA who clearly have the skills and commitment needed to provide really good service to their customers.”