Double award win for housing association Curo

Bath-based housing association Curo has won two awards at the Internal Communications and Engagement Awards. 

Curo was shortlisted for two awards alongside well-known brands including Nationwide, RBS and Travelex, winning the Silver award for Best Ongoing Commitment to Internal Communications and Bronze in the Best Intranet award.

The awards, hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons, recognise excellence in internal communications.

The panel of judges praised Curo’s Limelights scheme which encourages employees to reward their colleagues for doing a great job, for example delivering exceptional customer service. One judge was particularly impressed with “the involvement of all the colleagues and participation rates for a small organisation.”

Curo Chief Executive, Victor da Cunha, said, “Business success requires a foundation built on effective, timely, strategically-aligned two-way communications at every level in the business and that is precisely what we have here at Curo.

“I know this not only because of informal feedback from colleagues, but because regular surveys tell us that our colleagues value the range and quality of our communications channels. 

“I know this too because we are an IIP Gold employer and one of the Best Companies to work for in the UK according to The Sunday Times.”

Andrew Thomas, publisher of Communicate magazine and founder of the Internal Communications and Engagement Awards, said, “For the past 10 years Communicate magazine has written about internal communications and employee engagement.

“We are delighted to now take that to the next level, to benchmark best practice and to celebrate excellence in this important corporate communications field.”