This year, the Tenants Information Service (TIS) received an impressive response and welcomed high-quality nominations across all eight award categories.

Finalists were selected from a longlist of applicants by an independent judging panel that consisted of representatives from organisations including Cunninghame Housing Association, Dundee City Council and the Scottish Government.

TIS chief executive, Ilene Campbell, said: “The exceptional quality of entries really shined through this year. The strength of applications highlighted the fantastic developments that organisations are taking to lead the way throughout the sector.”

Finalists from across Scotland made this year’s shortlist a hotly anticipated contest in a bid to receive one of eight prestigious trophies. The award ceremony and gala dinner took place at the Westerwood Hotel and Resort, Glasgow as part of the TIS Annual Conference 2017, hosted by Scottish born actress, Libby McArthur.

The finalists and winners recognised at the awards ceremony were:

Presenter: Adele Fraser, chief executive, Linstone Housing Association

Winner: West Lothian Council Tenant Participation Team

Finalist: Aberdeen City Council

Finalist: Link Housing Association

Presenter: Alice Bovill, TIS chairperson

Winner: Link Housing Association

Finalist: Aberdeen City Council

Finalist: Perth & Kinross Council

Presenter: Ann Marie Stanley, the Scottish Government

Winner: Douglas Mutrie, Blackwood Homes & Care

Runner-up: Charles Tippet, Blackwood Homes & Care

Finalist: Gary Craig, East Ayrshire Council

Finalist: Laura Strang, Glen Oaks Housing Association

Presenter: Ilene Campbell, TIS chief executive

Winner: Trust Housing Association Customer Panel

Finalist: Aberdeen City Council Housing Service Review Group

Finalist: Castle Rock Edinvar Scrutiny Focus Panel

Presenter: Elaine Byrne, director, Scotland’s Housing Network

Winner: Glen Oaks Housing Association Service Improvement Group

Finalist: Cunninghame Housing Association Scrutiny Group

Finalist: Queens Cross Housing Association Resident Task Force

Presenter: Anne Rendall, Depute Convener of Neighbourhood Services, Dundee City Council

Winner: Paul McMenemy, Aberdeen City Council

Runner-up: Liz Dewar, Letham Residents’ Association

Finalist: Colin Stewart, Castlehill Housing Association

Finalist: Mark Ormiston, East Lothian Tenants & Residents Panel

Presenter: Amanda Britain, Board chair, CIH Scotland

Winner: Muirpark Steading View Tenants and Residents Association

Finalist: East Ayrshire Tenants and Residents Federation

Finalist: The Letham Community Hub Project

Presenter: Jan Laurier, IUT

Winner: Tenants and Residents in Muirhouse/Friends of West Pilton

Finalist: Edinburgh Tenants Federation

Finalist: Longpark and Gladstone Tenants and Residents Association Ltd

Applications for next year’s TIS National Excellence Awards will open in January 2018.