Midland Heart has developed a free visualisation tool to enable any housing provider to make much better use of the Homes and Communities Agency’s annual release of data on every housing provider’s stock holdings in England. James Jervis, research and data insight manager, Midland Heart said, “We developed this tool to help housing providers better…
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054 - November 2016
Delivering IoT at scale?
In the November 2015 issue of Housing Technology’s Editor’s Notes, we commented on how housing providers should be ideally placed to roll out IoT projects at scale because they are, almost without exception, the only organisations in the country with direct access to large networks of properties under their control (unlike utility companies and their…
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Next-generation digital platform from Orchard
Orchard has released a new digital platform to help housing providers deliver cost savings, efficiencies and improved services through digital transformation. As part of significant investments in new product development, Orchard designed and developed the solution in partnership with several customers and a specialist digital UX/UI consultancy. The platform is integral to Orchard’s existing core…
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Merlin Housing’s real-time stock ordering with Travis Perkins
Travis Perkins has won a £6 million materials contract with Merlin Housing Society over the next five years, with the aim of reducing void times and increasing the number of repairs carried out each day. Tablet devices will be used to keep track of the materials used for every repair. The automated system will then…
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Network Homes gets legal with Eclipse
Eclipse Legal Systems is implementing its Law Society-endorsed Proclaim case management software for Network Homes’ newly-formed in-house legal team. The Proclaim software is expected to streamline and automate routine processes, reduce spending on external legal fees and centralise all the legal team’s key information into a single desktop application. Tabitha Kassem, head of legal services,…
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Blackpool Coastal Housing implements Neighbourhub
Blackpool Coastal Housing has selected Neighbourhub, a partnership between Places for People and Visualmetrics, to enhance its commercial performance and the sustainability of its neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhub analytical software is now live and supplying trusted information aligned to user demands and in support of BCH’s neighbourhood strategy. The software automates the integration of data from…
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