Sir – Inspired by the Scottish referendum and motivated by the upcoming General Election, local authorities are seeking greater regional autonomy and regional devolution is becoming an increasingly higher priority on politicians’ agendas. However, with new opportunities on the horizon, local authorities must not forget their business continuity plans to minimise their exposure to new…
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Self-service reporting at WHG with Clearview
WHG has implemented Clearview’s business intelligence and reporting solution for self-service reporting across the organisation. During 2014, the housing provider decided that it needed better access to information in order to supports its management team by providing actionable insight at all levels. Like many large housing providers, WHG has an evolving data landscape and a…
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Cheltenham Borough Homes opts for Clearview
Cheltenham Borough Homes is using Clearview software to support the delivery of its business plan. Adam Waller, business support manager, Cheltenham Borough Homes, said, “We bought the Clearview software because the business needed a more robust, accessible and flexible way of using our data; we needed to link the information we had to our broader…
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GIS in housing with Cadcorp
Cadcorp sponsored two recent GIS and mapping events in London and Manchester, with speakers from L&Q, Greenfields Community Housing, Wakefield & District Housing and Emapsite. Graham Naggs from L&Q explained how GIS can be easily funded on the back of the cost savings made in negotiating grounds maintenance contracts alone, but he also pointed out…
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Peaks & Plains and Staffordshire Housing share back-up services with Keylogic
Neighbouring housing providers, Peaks & Plains Housing Trust in Macclesfield and Staffordshire Housing Group in Stoke-on-Trent, have joined forces to share back-up services with help from Keylogic. Instead of paying for separate back-up services from suppliers that were charging over £25,000 per year, the two housing providers decided to share resources, services and recovery space…
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Sovereign promotes Tim Cowland to principal housing consultant
Sovereign Business Integration Group has promoted Tim Cowland to the role of its principal consultant. The appointment expands his role from his core responsibility of project delivery and consultancy assignments to now also include a senior management role in the development of Sovereign’s service proposition, business growth and thought leadership within the housing sector. Cowland’s…
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