Arun District Council has migrated to GIS and web mapping technology from Cadcorp for a range of geospatial applications for its staff and residents. Peter Marsh, systems development manager, Arun District Council, said, “The procurement exercise was initiated by the pressing need to replace our internal and external web-based GIS software. However, we weren’t simply…
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General News
Housing Technology & Microsoft partner events
Housing Technology and Microsoft hosted two very well-attended ‘In-Depth 2016’ events in July at the Emirates Stadium in London and Old Trafford in Manchester. Each event began with presentations from Moat Housing and Town and Country Housing, followed by a showcase of Microsoft’s solutions for the housing sector, including a very impressive demo created by…
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Cracking down on rogue landlords
In recent editions, Housing Technology has highlighted how the Housing and Planning Bill has major repercussions for how the social housing sector deals with its rogue landlords. What concerns me is the numbers; 16 per cent of privately rented homes are unsafe*. That’s around 740,000 people in the UK living in properties which may have…
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The housing provider of the future
The Hyde Group’s ICT director,Tim Linsdell, and Northgate Public Services’ director for housing solutions, Trevor Hampton, discuss the future of IT in the housing sector. How will the current pressures on social housing impact housing providers over the next ten years? Trevor Hampton, director for housing solutions, Northgate Public Services, said, “There’s a clear trend…
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IT Lab gains new investor for innovation
ECI, a private equity firm, has bought a majority shareholding in managed services provider IT Lab. IT Lab said that the investment from ECI provides them with the financial support needed to innovate in response to customer needs. IT Lab provides infrastructure, cloud, security, technology transformation and change projects, strategic consulting, ERP, mobility and user…
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Golden Gates’ Fitzhenry appointed CEO of Housing Support Pro
Mobile working software provider Footprint Solutions has appointed Peter Fitzhenry as CEO of its new subsidiary Housing Support Pro. The company has been created as a separate entity as a result of the success of its namesake product. Fitzhenry was previously the managing director of Golden Gates Housing Trust until last month. He has over…
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