Plentific has signed seven new housing customers for its real-time software – Change Housing, Hyde Group, Longhurst Group, Midland Heart, Platform Housing, Phoenix Community Housing and SW9. Hyde Group approached Plentific to in order to achieve year-round utilisation of its internal workforce alongside ad-hoc demand for specialist external contractors through the Plentific marketplace. Plentific is…
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Midland Heart
Midland Heart moves to low code with OutSystems
Midland Heart is now using OutSystems’ low-code platform to deliver a fast-tracked, two-year IT transformation strategy and rapidly develop applications for revamped interactions with its 70,000 tenants. Kathryn Downs, director of technology and transformation, Midland Heart, said, “We want to create an easy, frictionless digital experience supporting everything from paying rent to reporting repairs. We…
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Thriving through digital transformation
Midland Heart’s director of IT, Kathryn Downs, ORM’s founder and managing partner, Peter Gough, and Rackspace’s senior business development manager, Leon Blakely, explain how embracing new technologies could be a game changer for housing providers. Midland Heart’s Kathryn Downs said, “The biggest challenges in the social housing sector are an increasing pressure to build affordable…
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Midland Heart streamlines procurement with Probrand
Midland Heart has streamlined its IT procurement processes using the Probrand Marketplace buying platform. Rob Cross, technical service team leader, Midland Heart, said, “Procuring IT products and services can eat up a lot of time; without preferred suppliers, we would have to go out to three different suppliers. And we needed a more efficient solution…
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Midland Heart’s HCA data visualisation tool
Midland Heart has updated its free data visualisation tool with the full results from the Homes & Communities Agency’s (HCA) statistical data return from October 2017. The free tool allows any housing provider to make better use of the HCA’s annual data release on all the stock held by housing providers in England. James Jervis,…
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Midland Heart deploys Orchard OpenAccounts
Midland Heart has replaced its previous finance system with OpenAccounts from Orchard, based on the software’s asset processing capabilities, ease of integration and overall simplicity. Martin Temple, finance operations manager, Midland Heart, said, “We needed a straightforward, easy-to-maintain system that would be simple to administer and could control costs. “During the procurement process, our team…
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