Awards and accreditations

• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award and Gold Medal for Health and Safety 
  
  
• Finalist at the ALARM Embrace Risk Awards for our approach to risk management, regulatory compliance, audit management and data assurance.
  
  
• Our Brighter Futures project won the Recruitment Campaign of the Year at the 2024 Housing Heroes Awards. Brighter Futures provides fully funded opportunities for people who live in our properties to gain experience in a six-month paid role the group and is funded by our Community Investment Fund.
  
  
• Brighter Futures project has now been put forward for the UK Housing Awards Recruitment Campaign of the year category. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 26 November.

CIH Northern Awards

Shortlisted as finalists in:

• Our Progress Lifeline Emergency Home Response Service for ‘Working in Partnership’ and our Support Services and Allocations Team for ‘Excellence in Customer Service’. 

Housing Digital Top 30 Digital Housing Providers

Ranked 26th for our digital innovation and roadmap. 

Housing Heroes Awards

Shortlisted as finalists in the categories:

• Robert Porter in the Inspirational Leader of the Year category and the
• Progress Futures Team in the Team of the Year Award. 

Inside Housing's UK Housing Awards

Our Progress Futures Team were finalists in the Resident Employment and Training category.

Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards

Our Support Services and Allocations Team were finalists in the Customer Service category.

Northern Housing Awards

 Shortlisted as finalists in the categories:

• Best Resident Involvement Scheme
• Resident Employment/Training Initiative of the Year.

North West Employee Engagement Group (NWEEG) Awards

After being shortlisted in five categories: 

• Progress Housing Group in the Corporate Fundraiser and Kindest award categories. Lorraine, a mobile responder for Progress Lifeline for the Kindest award category, Progress Lifeline's Emergency Home Response Service in the Top Team category and Sian from our Supported Living Team for the Awesome Apprentice award category.

We won two awards:

• Lorraine Duong, Progress Lifeline Emergency Home Responder, took home the Kindness Award after being nominated for her work supporting Progress Lifeline customers in their homes.
• The Group also took home the Corporate Fundraiser award in recognition of our community investment, sponsorship and charity work supporting our communities.

Tpas Awards

Shortlisted as finalists in the categories:

• The Progress Involvement team in the Team of the Year category and
• The Progress Futures Team in the Excellence in Engagement in Support and Care category.

RoSPA Gold Award for health and safety 

We received a Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Health and Safety Award. Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world leaders in health and safety practice.

National Centre for Diversity Grand Awards - Finalist

In a joint entry with Together Housing Group and Housing Diversity Network, we were shortlisted as finalists in the Most Innovative EDI Initiative of the Year category at the National Centre for Diversity Grand Awards for the Achieving and Harnessing Board Diversity project.

South Ribble Community Awards - Winner

Progress Futures and Progress Involvement Teams - 'Business in the Community' - Winner  

Red Rose Awards - Finalist

• Progress Connect - finalist customer service  
• Progress Connect - finalist in-house training  

RoSPA Gold Award for health and safety 

We received a Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Health and Safety Award. Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world leaders in health and safety practice.

Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards - Finalist
Progress Lifeline was shortlisted in the 2019 Red Rose Awards for the Health and Care Business category.

24Diversity in Housing Awards - Winner (Highly Commended)
The Achieving and Harnessing Board Diversity Scheme, which is being pioneered by the Group and Together Housing Group in partnership with Housing Diversity Network, has been announced as a finalist in the Best Diversity Scheme category of the Diversity in Housing awards.

Housing Heroes Awards - Winner (Highly Commended)
The Achieving and Harnessing Board Diversity Scheme by Progress Housing Group and Together Housing Group, in partnership with Housing Diversity Network, has also been announced as a finalist in the Best Diversity Scheme category of the Diversity in Housing awards.

North West Employee Engagement Group (NWEEG) Awards - Winner

• The Progress Lifeline Control Centre - Winner in the Top Team category
• Karen Gahagan, Under-Occupancy Officer - Finalist in the Be Extraordinary category 
• Rebecca Metcalf, Supported Living Housing Manager - Finalist in the Most Magnetic Manager category.

24Housing Awards - Finalist

• Supported living - Finalist in the Care & Support Provider of the Year category 
• Lisa Dawson, Supported Living Housing Manager - Finalist - Housing Professional of the Year award.

TSA ITEC Awards - Winner

• Loraine Simpson, Progress Lifeline - Winner Individual TEC Leadership Award - Operational Leader
• The Emergency Home Responder and assistive lifting partnership with Yorkshire Ambulance Service - winner in the Integrated TEC services category.

Tenant Participation Advisory Service (Tpas) Awards

Award for Excellence in Engagement in Supported Housing.

GovNewsDirect Paperless Awards

Shortlisted - best small-scale digital application/ project category for its introduction of a digital solution for the Progress Lifeline Emergency Home Responders service.

Northern Housing Awards

Shortlisted - resident support/advice programme of the year - joint Critical Support Service with Key Unlocking Futures.

Women in Housing Awards

Shortlisted - two awards for the 2018 Women in Housing Awards:

Progress Futures Team - Best Apprenticeship Scheme category

Debbie Atherton - Finance Professional of the Year Award.

Individual TEC Leadership award, International Technology Enabled Care annual awards 2018

Loraine Simpson, Head of Technology Enabled Care Support Services (TECSS) - finalist.

Laing Buisson Awards

Public-private partnership award - joint submission between Progress Lifeline, Lancashire County Council and Tunstall - winner

Tpas Awards

Shortlisted - Supported housing tenant, Clare Cowell - Tenant of the Year category

Shortlisted - PHG Scrutiny Pool - Excellence in Scrutiny category.

Institute of Directors 2017

Michelle Stevenson, Executive Director of Legal and Governance - finalist in the Institute of Directors’ 2017 North West Director of the Year awards.

North West Chartered Institute of Housing Awards 2017

Linda Alcock, Head of Operations at Progress Housing Group - Exceptional Contribution by a CIH Member Award - 2017 North West Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Awards.

National Housing Heroes Awards

Linda Alcock, Head of Operations at Progress Housing Group, runner up - Exceptional Contribution by a CIH member category.   

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

‘Gold’ standard award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

South Ribble Community Awards

Shortlisted - Sheila Carter, an engaged tenant and active volunteer - Volunteer of the Year.

3rd Sector Care Awards 2016 - Finalist

Community Engagement category for a healthy food and wellbeing garden project for tenants with long-term mental health needs.

North West in Bloom Awards - Winners

Residents of five supported living schemes in Accrington, Darwen and Preston won the following awards for their community gardens for residents with learning disabilities and mental health needs:

• Level 1 Establishing: Vicarage Court, Darwen
• Level 2 Improving: Birch Hall, Darwen and Plantation Cottage, Accrington
• Level 3 Developing: Walton’s Parade, Preston
• Level 4 Thriving: Pendle View, Accrington.

Institute of Directors’ 2016 North West Director of the Year Awards - Shortlisted

Michelle Stevenson, Legal Executive Director.

Procurement for Housing and B&Q Social Value Fund Competition 2015 - Second place

The Group was awarded the second prize of £3,000 for its Progress Futures project.

Northern Regional TPAS Awards 2016 - Winner

Excellence Employment, Skills & Training Award category for the Group’s Progress Futures project.

National TPAS Awards 2016 - Shortlisted

Excellence Employment, Skills & Training Award category for the Group’s Progress Futures project.

Northern Silver Screen Awards - Winner

Young Inspiring Tenant Award - Lauren Buchanon.

Northern Silver Screen Awards - Shortlisted

Building Healthy Communities category for the Walton’s Parade project in Preston that involved supported living scheme tenants building a community garden and vegetable patch.

Preston Soup - Winner

The Group’s Walton’s Parade garden project won the first crowd-funding Preston Soup event.

Women in Housing 2016, November 2016 - Winner

Young Achiever award – Claire Goodworth, Progress Opportunities Officer

Women in Housing 2016, November 2016 - Shortlisted

Most Effective Project in Improving the Lives of Women or Communities - Clare House Women’s Refuge.

Most Effective Board Member award - Janet Hale, Chair of Progress Housing Group.

24Housing Awards 2016, October 2016 - Shortlisted

Best Apprenticeship Scheme - Progress Futures
Chief Executive of the Year - Jacqui De-Rose, Chief Executive of Progress Housing Group.

Housing Professional of the Year

Gill Harrison, Under Occupancy Officer at Progress Housing Group.

North West in Bloom Awards - Winner

The residents of Birch Hall supported living scheme in Darwen won the level four Thriving category for their community garden for residents with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

TPAS Awards 2015 - Shortlisted

Excellence in Digital Engagement - Digital Futures.

The TPAS awards showcase the compelling and inspirational success stories of tenants, landlords and contractors working together. We celebrate the people, ideas and organisations that shape the tenant involvement work of tomorrow.

South Ribble Community Awards 2015 - Shortlisted

Volunteer of the Year - Tenant Digital Champion, Paul Fieldsend

2015 Northern LABC Awards - Shortlisted

Porritt Place in St Annes and Atlas Court in Leyland were shortlisted for the ‘Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development’ award.

Inside Housing’s Top 50 Affordable Housing Developments 2014 - St George Place in Kirkham

Our 12 energy-efficient apartments for affordable rent were named in April 2014 as one of the top 50 affordable housing developments in the UK by Inside Housing. 

3rd Sector Care Awards 2014 - Innovative Quality Outcomes Award - Winner

North West In-House Legal Awards 2014 - In-House Deal of the Year - Finalist

TPAS Awards 2014 - Young Tenant of the Year - Shortlisted
Two nominations were shortlisted in the Northern finals.

Red Rose Awards 2014 - Property Business of the Year, Not-for-profit Business of the Year, and Large Business of the Year - Finalists
Finalist in the three categories.

Independent Specialist Care Awards 2014 - Supported Living - Winner

UK Housing Awards 2013 - Specialist Landlord of the Year Award - Finalist

UK Housing Awards 2013 - Innovation of the Year Award - Finalist

TPAS Awards 2013 - Excellence in working together - 
Northern winner and National Finalist

Honours 2013 - British Empire Medal
Awarded to Freda Smith, Board Member and tenant.

24 Housing's Young Leaders Award 2013
Awarded to Danny Craine, Service Development Manager.

Social Landlords Crime and Nuisance Group 2012 - The Resident Award
Winner - Sarah (surname withheld).

UK Housing Awards 2011- Regenerating communities - Finalist
The Heyhouses estate, Lytham.

What we are proud of awards 2011 - Best contribution to the local community - Finalist
Witness Support service.

What we are proud of awards 2011 - Value for money - Finalist
Annual property safety checks.

North West Constructing Excellence Awards 2011 - The sustainability - Our legacy - Winner
The Heyhouses estate, Lytham.

Social Landlords Crime and Nuisance Group 2011 - The Tim Winters Award - Winner
Linda Alcock, Head of Tenancy Enforcement.