Omniledger has extended its Pyramid housing management system to incorporate a Microsoft Outlook interface which sends staff emails, tasks and reminders at key trigger points. Each department can create its own trigger points tailored to its specific needs, such as maintenance staff creating alerts for overdue repairs or inspections, or housing officers setting up alerts…
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£75 million repair & maintenance contracts for Morrison
Morrison, the maintenance and repairs service provider, is the preferred bidder on four long-term contracts worth a total of £75 million from Amicus Horizon, East Durham Homes, One Housing Group and Riverside South. The Amicus deal is worth £3.7 million per year over eight years, covering responsive repairs and void maintenance services for Amicus’ 9000…
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API reconciles housing payments
API Software has launched AutoRek, a new automatic reconciliation product for the housing sector. With rented accommodation providers, cash for the property can be received with no remittance advice or differing from the remittance advice, which means that the cash allocations team has to call funders to investigate discrepancies. The remittance advice is then manually…
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Apoint online recruitment launched by Networx
Networx has just launched Apoint, the first recruitment management system specifically designed for the housing sector. Based on consultations with Coast & Country Housing and Connect Housing, the Apoint system is intended to introduce housing associations and RSLs to the benefits of e-recruitment while supporting set processes. The system includes online application forms, ‘essential and…
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LHA residents in the pink
Mansfield-based LHA is tackling anti-social behaviour through the use of pink lighting in its underpasses to deter youths congregating there and intimidating residents. The project, which was developed in consultation with Nottinghamshire Police, uses the fluorescent pink lighting commonly used by beauticians and skin specialists to examine blemishes and highlight acne, making it rather unflattering…
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VIPRE uncoils Surrey Community
Surrey Community Development Trust (SCDT) has switched from Symantec to Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE system for its anti-virus protection. SCDT, a charity which provides housing and support facilities for vulnerable people in Surrey and Berkshire, was frustrated that its existing anti-virus software from Symantec (Endpoint Protection) was using so much system resource during scans that it…
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