Housing Technology interviewed senior executives from Aareon UK, Accent Group, MIS-AMS, Northgate Public Services and Weaver Vale Housing Trust on how, when, where and why to consider in-house software development instead of buying off-the-shelf software from external IT suppliers. Why opt for DIY/in-house software development or external software? Accent Group’s digital development manager, Simon Green,…
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Weaver Vale Housing Trust
Weaver appoints new technology director
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has appointed Andrew Rafferty as its new director of technology and business improvement. Rafferty previously held several IT-based, board-level positions at northern supermarket chain Booths, including director of IT and e-commerce. Wayne Gales, chief executive, Weaver Vale Housing Trust, said, “We are delighted to welcome Andrew. I believe he will make…
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Weaver Vale’s collaborative planning with Orchard
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has extended its use of Orchard’s software with the implementation of the company’s new Collaborative Planning module in order to automate its budget planning. Weaver Vale’s budget process was previously managed using a series of Excel spreadsheets which had to be completed and collated in order to move the budget process…
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Weaver Vale speeds up re-lets with Aareon QL Voids+
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has cut its average void periods from seven weeks to four weeks following its implementation of Aareon’s QL Voids+ software earlier this year. The housing provider originally implemented the Aareon QL housing management system in 2010, including the standard Aareon QL Voids Management module. However, following a value for money self-assessment…
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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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Weaver Vale repairs three-times faster with NDL
Cheshire-based Weaver Vale Housing Trust is using AWI integration technology from NDL to integrate its Orchard arcHouse housing management system with its Xmbrace Opti-Time dynamic scheduling application and enabling remote, PDA-based access for its repairs team. In doing so, Weaver Vale has reduced the time it takes to respond and fix the 1500 repair requests…
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