Nobody currently active in the housing sector needs reminding that these are challenging times. Rarely has the sector faced such fundamental threats to its revenue stream as those posed by the advent of welfare reform and the extended right-to-buy. Housing providers are increasingly looking at other activities, some previously considered ‘non core’, to help bolster…
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New apprentices join Salix Homes
As regular readers will know, Housing Technology is a great supporter of housing providers’ apprenticeship schemes so we’re delighted to report that Salix Homes in Salford has just taken on nine new apprentices (from 150 applicants) in its environmental maintenance and security teams. Salix Homes also reported that it was one of the first housing…
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Delta-ee’s view of IoT in housing
A recent report from research consultancy Delta-ee has identified four battles shaping the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the housing sector. The ‘connected home’ market is expected to be shaped by: What becomes the reference radio and communication protocol; The different ways to make devices interact with each other in the absence…
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Southern IT Forum meeting at Microsoft
The Southern IT Forum’s June meeting was held at Microsoft’s offices in London towards the end of last month. The session started off with a presentation from Microsoft’s public-sector cloud strategist, Jeremy Tolmie, who took the group through IT transformation trends and Microsoft’s cloud services. He was followed by Steve Hughes, a Microsoft technology solutions…
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East Kent streamlines IT with Northgate Public Services
Northgate Public Services is set to consolidate multiple IT systems at East Kent Housing into a single, unified solution in order to streamline its provision of housing services on behalf of Canterbury, Dover, Shepway and Thanet councils. At the moment, East Kent’s staff need to navigate across four different housing management systems which are only…
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Free Axonex tablets for Newydd Housing
Software company Axonex has given Newydd Housing Group a number of free tablet devices to help get more tenants online. The donation of the tablets is part of Axonex’s project to upgrade the housing provider’s telephony system. Kevin Howell, community partnership manager, Newydd Housing Association, said, “We were delighted that Axonex could provide digital equipment…
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