Capita has launched a new asset management system, OpenAsset, using a geographic information system (GIS) to enable housing providers to manage all of their properties and assets from a single point. Using map-based images, housing staff can quickly recognise which assets need maintenance and attend to those without needing to return to the office. Users…
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Harmony Homes in tune with RAM for component accounting
Harmony Homes has selected Real Asset Management to deliver an automated component accounting solution to replace its manual, spreadsheet-based process. The new Asset4000 system is expected to help the housing provider monitor its assets more efficiently, deliver considerable time savings, and meet the latest SORP and IFRS requirements for component accounting. Michael McDowell from Harmony…
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Civica buys Keystone Asset Management
Civica has just bought Keystone Asset Management Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition fills a gap in Civica’s existing technology suite around asset management, planned maintenance, inspections and component accounting. The two companies have worked together in the past on shared customers, including St Leger Homes and Thames Valley Housing. Joshua Warren, director, Keystone…
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Why is there still so much paperwork in housing?
Why, given that paperwork is so expensive and inefficient, budgets and consequently services are being cut, and the technology to address this so clearly exists, are the majority of housing processes still reliant on pen and paper? Before explaining the reasons, I would like to provide a brief ‘tale of the possible’. At this year’s…
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Curo Group’s dynamic scheduling with Kirona
Curo Group has completed the implementation of Kirona’s Xmbrace DRS dynamic scheduling software and InfoSuite reporting suite. Having been awarded the project in August 2013, through Curo’s prime contractor Aareon, the project went live in March 2014 for around 75 responsive repairs and gas workers. Curo’s jobs were previously allocated to operatives manually by its…
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Aldwyck drives self-service & mobile working with 1st Touch
Aldwyck Housing Group has chosen mobile workforce technology from 1st Touch for its repairs and housing management services as well as a 24/7 tenant self-service facility and mobile app. Aldwyck’s housing team is running a pilot implementation of the new software at the moment, followed a full deployment later this year. Once in place, 1st…
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