We recently had the opportunity to see a novel way for housing providers and IT suppliers to work together to improve tenant services and their immediate environment. George Grant, publisher of Housing Technology, was invited by Family Mosaic to one of its properties in south London that was getting a ‘face lift’ courtesy of 80…
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Editor’s Notes: Housing fundamentals
Despite wider economic gloom, our informal and naturally rather subjective view is that the housing sector, and in particular its technology infrastructure, is pretty buoyant. One reason for this is that there is always demand for housing, with this obviously increasing when the economy declines. At risk of going a little ‘off piste’, a good…
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Weaver Vale now live on Aareon’s QL Housing
Cheshire-based Weaver Vale Housing Trust has just replaced its old housing management system with QL Housing, Aareon’s portfolio of software modules covering the core disciplines of housing management, maintenance and development. The new system is being used by around 100 users. Andrew White, director of resources, Weaver Vale Housing Trust, said, “We looked at a…
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Civica buys Cave Tab
Cave Tab, a provider of document and records management services, has been bought by Civica for an undisclosed figure. The acquisition is intended to support Civica’s increasing focus on business process services. The two companies have worked together frequently in the past, including at the London boroughs of Barnet and Tower Hamlets where Cave Tab’s…
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Editor’s Notes: Whose bin is it anyway?
The government’s not-so-united stance on how public services should be delivered and the degree to which the private sector should be involved is a good catalyst to stimulate the debate on the advantages and disadvantages of shared services. While the government may be scaling back its plans to privatise (in effect) many public-sector services out…
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Technology adoption & business change
When you are the leader of an organisation making change decisions, there are naturally risks and concerns. But when you are the engineer, technician, plumber or carpenter working for that organisation, the business changes can have a far deeper impact. Whether they feel uncomfortable, anxious or just fearful of the consequences, the adoption of new…
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