As many of you will already know, Microsoft announced several months ago that it was likely to make significant changes to the licensing terms available to housing associations and RSLs for its software. Just before going to press with this issue, Housing Technology interviewed a number of leading housing providers and a housing consultancy on…
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General News
Coactiva performs for First Wessex
Coactiva is due to complete the implementation of its Aspireview performance management system at First Wessex Housing Group in May 2012. First Wessex will use Aspireview as a central location to manage and monitor its performance information, initially covering corporate and departmental performance targets, risks and action plans. Tony Sanderson, corporate planning and performance manager,…
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Managing supplier performance
Demonstrating IT services’ value-for-money is now firmly on everyone’s agenda. I attended an excellent session at this year’s Housing Technology conference where the finance director of a London housing association provided great insight into what is important at an executive level; one of the key points he made was, “How will IT, and the suppliers…
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Going Dutch – The new way we work
Henk Korevaar from Ffectis and Micky Kieboom from Ymere Housing in the Netherlands report on their adoption of ‘ the new way of working’ – the effective use of the bricks, bytes, bikes, business and behaviour (the five Bs) to improve productivity and accommodate flexibility in the Dutch social housing sector. The New Way of…
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Launch of housing consultancy network
Montal IT Consulting, Stuttard Davies, Altair and five other consultancies specialising in the housing sector have joined forces to create the Consultants4Housing network to offer customers a single point of contact for a wide range of consulting skills. Consultants4Housing will provide strategic advice, business planning, process re-engineering, marketing, training and interim management across a range…
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Kier takes on more apprentices
Continuing Housing Technology’s support for apprenticeship schemes in housing, we are pleased to report that Kier has taken on 10 apprentices around North Tyneside. The four new apprentices will work with Kier’s repairs and maintenance staff, alongside the six administrative apprentices that Kier already has in its offices. The new starters, who are aged between…
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