In 2007 I visited the InMotion conference organised by Xmbrace. This was an impressive event, with everyone who was anyone in the mobile working space present. Back then, the talk was almost exclusively concerned with maintenance field force automation; repairs operatives in vans, GPS, how to introduce scheduling, rugged devices and promises of integration with…
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1st Touch puts Weslo Housing on the move
Weslo Housing is now using mobile working software from 1st Touch to manage its reactive repairs, pre- and post-inspections and void management. The decision to use 1st Touch was in part due to Weslo’s existing Aareon QL housing management system, with which the 1st Touch software integrates very easily. 1st Touch’s mobile technology is also…
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McTear set to save £75,000 with Hotcake mobile app
Social housing contractor McTear expects to save around £75,000 over the next two years by using a new mobile app developed by Hotcake Digital Media. Following the completion of a successful pilot scheme earlier this year, Hotcake has tailored its app to give McTear Contracts an easy and quick way to log work and provide…
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CBL goes mobile with Abritas
Abritas has developed a mobile- and tablet-friendly version of its choice-based lettings online service that users can access easily via their mobile devices. The mobile version of Abritas’s CBL website provides users with an accessible and convenient on-the-go service. It allows users to log in, search for properties, submit bids for eligible properties, and view…
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Ongo takes on apprentices for tenant satisfaction surveys
Ongo, the housing partnership which includes North Lincolnshire Homes, has appointed a team of apprentices to conduct its tenant surveys, supported by Voluntas and a local college. Five apprentices, aged 17-20, will carry out telephone surveys on behalf of North Lincolnshire Homes as part of a three-year apprenticeship. The apprentices will also carry out surveys…
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Derbyshire and Staffordshire councils to save £3m with Northgate procurement plans
Two councils in Derbyshire and Staffordshire have joined forces in a strategic alliance in order to save £3 million on their combined purchasing arrangements, following a partnership with Northgate Public Services to update their procurement activities. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and High Peak Borough Council have already saved a total of £620,000 a year and,…
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