Northgate Public Services’ director of housing solutions, Trevor Hampton, explains why meaningful data integration requires a shift in the cultural mindset from the board down. The pandemic has, arguably, forever changed the way we interact; by limiting our interactions in the real world, it has fast-forwarded us into an altered reality where digital dominates. We…
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Manifest & Propeller’s compliance partnership
Propeller Powered and Manifest Consulting have formed a partnership in order to provide a complete compliance service for housing providers. Propeller Powered provides cloud-based software covering planning, monitoring and reporting across property compliance, while Manifest Consulting specialises in providing business and IT consultancy in the housing sector. David Carr, managing director, Propeller Powered, said, “Having…
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What’s your fantasy digital team?
We’ve all heard of fantasy football teams, but who would you put in your digital dream team? Who do you need to achieve your digital strategy? Let’s face it, in the housing sector it’s unlikely that there will ever be enough people available to deliver at the pace of change required, especially if you’re playing…
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Editor’s Notes – The importance of competition
“A horse never runs so fast as when it has other horses to catch up and outpace.” – Ovid One of the important characteristics of the UK social housing sector, distinguishing it from most other business sectors, is the lack of direct competition between the sector’s participants. Unlike, say, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer or…
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The technologist’s apprentice…
There was a time in my career when I had a ‘downer’ on apprenticeships, which was counter-intuitive because when I left school, I did a four-year Ministry of Defence apprenticeship. I’d become stuck in a rut, thinking that modern apprenticeships were not ‘real’ apprenticeships and they were more trouble than they were worth, so I…
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TSG’s housing team
TSG has announced the creation of a dedicated housing team, including the latest addition of Rob Fletcher from GreenSquare Group. Kirsty Marsden is TSG’s housing service design lead. With 28 years working in our sector, she specialises in building strong partnerships with housing providers and ensuring positive engagement from initial conversations through to the delivery…
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