News from Cairn

The fourth Cairn Cup was held in Inverness on Saturday with over 500 children competing in three different football tournaments. The event moved to Millburn Academy this year to accommodate an expanded tournament of 48 teams. Children from P2 to P7 had the opportunity to participate, with the P2/P3 age group playing six-a-side and the…

Cairn and ANCHO are delighted to announce a new responsive repairs partnership with Rodgers and Johnston. Cairn and ANCHO are currently exploring the exciting possibility of a constitutional partnership, which would have a total of 4200 homes across 22 local authorities. Cairn has worked with Rodgers and Johnston, a buildings and maintenance contractor based in…

Staff at Cairn Housing Association are celebrating after being awarded with the prestigious Customer Service Excellence accreditation. The Customer Service Excellence accreditation process tests in detail areas that research has indicated are a top priority for customers. Cairn’s award comes after several years of continuous and sustained performance improvements and followed days after the Association…

Cairn Housing Association has renamed their Inverness Office in memory of Caroline MacAskill who passed away in October.  Caroline’s colleagues and friends wished to pay lasting tribute to her legacy at Cairn. Speaking at a short ceremony attended by Caroline’s family and colleagues, Jason MacGilp, Cairn’s Chief Executive, said: “Caroline was a highly valued member…

Cairn Housing Association are celebrating being named one of the best not-for-profit organisations in the UK to work for, after making the prestigious Sunday Times top 100 employers list. Cairn’s award comes after several years of continuous and sustained performance improvements and organisational development across the Association.  This year Cairn has identified staff engagement as…

Cairn’s Care and Repair team has celebrated almost ten years of providing a Handyperson service in Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey with their 5000th customer.  Norman Gillies, Cairn’s Handyperson, and Michael Cuthbertson, an Occupational Therapist with NHS Highland, presented Mr and Mrs Ross from Inverness, with a bouquet of flowers and a gift voucher…

We would like to wish all our tenants, residents, staff and partners a happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. Our offices are now closed until Thursday 5th January. If you need to report an emergency repair please call 0800 990 3405.

Cairn and ANCHO are formally exploring the establishment of a constitutional partnership which will have a total of 4200 homes under management across 22 local authorities.  The potential partnership would increase the financial and business resilience of the combined organisations and would put in place an important new housing group in the Scottish sector. In…

Our Annual Performance Report for 2015/16 is now available to download from our website. Celebrating our 25th anniversary the report sets out our performance and service delivery against the national Scottish Social Housing Charter indicators and we have set out in our report some of the great work that has been achieved by our team…

We’ve celebrated our 25th anniversary in style with a film showcasing some of the projects supported by the Cairn Community Fund over the last year. The Cairn Community Fund is available for tenants and community groups to apply for small grants to support projects in their neighbourhoods.  Awards have been granted across Scotland, from allotments…