Morrison has won new repairs and maintenance contracts worth £37 million with social housing providers, with the option of increasing the contracts to £63 million. In London, Morrison’s new contracts are with One Housing and AmicusHorizon. At One Housing, Morrison will be providing responsive repairs, voids services and support for the Decent Homes programme, with…
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General News
Sabre focuses on human capital
At its recent networking lunch for housing providers, Sabre Resource Management launched its new range of client-focused People Services, encompassing HR services, hiring, outsourcing, human capital and change management, with an overall focus on lean services, value for money and measurable results. Spencer Whitbread, managing director of Sabre Resource Management, said, “Just finding somebody for…
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IT to support surge in demand – Capita survey
Less than half of housing providers are prepared for a surge in demand for social housing, despite almost two-thirds expecting the need for social housing to increase, according to a recent survey from Capita Software Services. The survey of housing managers, operations managers and IT managers, carried out during the Chartered Institute of Housing and…
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No place like Home
With an annual turnover of more than £230 million, 52,000 homes and supporting over 18,000 people across the UK, Home Group is one of the UK’s largest housing providers. Housing Technology interviewed Keith Woolley, director of IT at Home Group and a relatively new arrival to social housing, to find out his view on the…
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Tower Hamlets outsources IT to Sovereign
As part of a three-year managed services contract which began last year, Tower Hamlets Community Housing has outsourced its technology operations to Sovereign Business Integration. THCH was established in 2000 and now provides 2800 homes and employs 80 staff across four locations. However, by 2006 THCH had not upgraded its IT hardware or software infrastructure,…
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Jadu spins web for Gateshead Housing
Following an Audit Commission inspection which highlighted the need for Gateshead Housing Company to review its web site, the housing provider launched a new ‘customer-centric’ site based on Jadu’s content management platform. Following the tender process for the development of the new site, web content management system provider Jadu was selected as the development partner….
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