Digital Unite and the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) have given over 90 sheltered housing schemes an average of £3,500 each with which to buy computer equipment. As part of the government-funded Get Digital programme, the aim of the funding is to help residents aged over 65 get online. Get Digital has given…
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First housing provider for ProcServe e-procurement
Alternative Futures Group has been announced as the first housing provider to go live with ProcServe’s eMarketplace system for electronic procurement, delivered in partnership with Procurement for Housing. The PfH Marketplace is a dedicated e-procurement and purchase-to-pay system specifically for housing providers, with the aim of helping them to reduce the cost of goods and…
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Housing hat-trick for CES
Paragon, Govanhill and Inquilab housing associations have simultaneously launched new web sites developed by CES Services Management using its Podium content management system. Each project took around 10 weeks to complete and cost an average of £7,500. Margaret Torrance, director, Paragon Housing Association, said, “More and more people are accessing our services through the internet…
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iPhone app from A2Dominion
A2Dominion New Homes has become the first housing provider to launch its own iPhone application. The app, which can be downloaded free from the iTunes store, lets anyone with an iPhone or iTouch device search for both shared ownership and private sale homes available from A2Dominion across London and Southern England. Produced in partnership with…
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Telecare success for Linc-Cymru
After its first year of operation, Linc-Cymru Housing Association has announced the success of its telecare-enabled Extra Care scheme. Using a telecare system from Tunstall, residents in 40 self-contained apartments developed in partnership with Newport City Council have had access to 24-hour remote monitoring and on-site care for the past 12 months. Linc-Cymru’s Extra Care…
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Coast & Country resells telecare to Derwentside Homes
HomeCall, the telecare division of Coast & Country Housing, has just begun providing out-of-hours support for tenants in Derwentside Homes’ 6,700 properties. The commercial arrangement between the two housing providers comes after HomeCall spent £1 million last year on upgrades to its telecare and call handling systems. The HomeCall contact centre in Redcar is expected…
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