We are extremely pleased to announce that Renaisi has scooped the top prize at this year’s Regeneration and Renewal Awards 2009, winning Regeneration Consultancy of the Year (trumping our position last year as a finalist in the same category).
Beating off stiff competition from the other finalists including Mace Group, Ekosgen, Halcrow Group, Urban Initiatives and FSquared, Renaisi was recognised as a consultancy that has been able to demonstrate a significant contribution to effective regeneration – with the judging panel particularly impressed by the broad range of tangible benefits to residents and communities that that our work has achieved, together with its reach across projects large and small.
Examples of Renaisi’s work highlighted in this category include our management of the Islington based NDC programme, EC1 NDC; our innovative place shaping work with local authorities; our management of demand and supply side economic development services in Hackney; extensive community empowerment work across London, and our involvement in Hackney’s Olympic planning and legacy work.
Stephen Nichol, managing director, Regeneris Consulting and a member of the judging panel said: “Renaisi demonstrated real impact across a wide range of actions, from delivery to advice, working with local authorities, businesses and researchers.
But it’s not just our general consultancy work that has been recognised. Renaisi was also nominated as a finalist in 2 other categories:
Renaisi’s management of ‘Invest in Hackney’ – the London Borough of Hackney’s inward investment agency, was shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Boosting a Local Economy’ category, which was in fact won by EC1 NDC, an NDC programme managed by Renaisi, in partnership with the London Borough of Islington.
The London Borough of Hackney’s ‘Ways into Work’ delivery partnership was also recognised. The partnership, made up of Renaisi, Talent! and the council, have helped over 500 long-term unemployed people back into work, and engaged with a further 1000 in this innovative and highly successful project.
Winners for all awards were announced at the award ceremony, hosted by Alistair Campbell, which took place on 23rd September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Congratulations to all of our staff and clients for helping Renaisi to achieve this recognition and reward.
