Peabody Trust is completing the implementation of a new procurement and financial management system from Touchstone. The long-term project, which began in 2008, has involved the integration of Touchstone’s Proactis procurement software with Peabody’s existing SunSystems financial system. Touchstone reported that the contract value was in the region of £70,000. In common with many housing…
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Finance Management
Southern Housing gets Orchard e-procurement
Orchard Information Systems has completed the installation of an e-procurement system at Southern Housing Group. In addition to supplying the necessary software tools, Orchard was closely involved in educating SHG’s staff on the benefits of e-procurement and ensuring the new system was widely and correctly adopted by the relevant users. As part of the pre-implementation…
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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 iTrent replaces Link’s previous 15-year old system which was outdated and for which product support is due to be withdrawn during 2011.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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Southwark Council implements Asset4000
Southwark Council, London’s largest social landlord, is just about to start the implementation of Asset4000 to support component accounting for its £3.4 billion assets. Dennis Callaghan, chief accountant, Southwark Council, said, “The complexity of having to adopt IFRS accounting processes means that we need a tool to let us manage our assets at a more…
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Broadacres manages £160m assets with RAM
Yorkshire-based Broadacres Housing Association has chosen Asset4000 from Real Asset Management to manage its £160 million housing assets in line with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for component accounting. Richard Armitage, financial performance manager, Broadacres Housing Association, said, “At the moment we have a housing management system, but we knew that we would inevitably…
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