Over 400 field-based staff at Places for People are now using mobile devices from Kirona to improve the group’s housing management and maintenance services for over 200,000 tenants across 230 locations. Jon Thomson, head of IT, Places for People, said, “We aim to solve problems and challenges first time round and this new technology from…
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022 - July 2011
Blackpool Coastal Housing saving £360k with Telecetera Connect
Reporting on the results of its implementation of Telecetera’s Connect mobile working and scheduling system last year, Blackpool Coastal Housing said that it is saving £360,000 per year via a reduction in outsourced jobs and has cut its overheads by £260,000 by closing its stock depot. Other savings include average job costs down by £10…
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AmicusHorizon mobilises inspections with 1st Touch
AmicusHorizon has equipped 150 inspection surveyors and housing officers with mobile workforce software from 1st Touch. The deployment covers pre- and post-inspections, stock condition surveyors, estate management, the tenancy services department, gas and electric inspectors and its CASA Supporting People operation. AmicusHorizon said that 1st Touch’s focus on developments around Windows Embedded Handheld and the…
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Aster installs ROCC HMS
Aster Property Management completed the installation in March 2011 of ROCC’s Uniclass Social Housing system for job costing and repairs, an upgrade from its original Uniclass Enterprise product. Aster has already reported a 10 per cent saving on job costs and expects a full return on its investment within a year. Aster Property Management looks…
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Tackling tenancy fraud with technology
Proactively detecting fraud by those who illegally sublet their council house means that social housing can benefit more of those in need. Fraud detection can also ensure local authorities and housing associations get maximum value from their housing stock. Housing minister Grant Shapps announced in December 2010 that he would be cracking down on housing…
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Link’s 5-year deal with MidlandHR
Link Group has signed a five-year contract for iTrent, MidlandHR’s ‘talent management’, workforce planning, HR and payroll system. iTrent replaces Link’s previous 15-year old system which was outdated and for which product support is due to be withdrawn during 2011. Pat Macmillan, human resources manager, Link Group, said, “We were particularly impressed by iTrent’s manager…
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