Northgate Public Services has signed a contract worth more than £12 million ($AUD 21 million) to supply its housing software to SA Housing Trust in Australia. SA Housing is responsible for all of South Australia’s public housing stock comprising 40,000 properties and it funds the provision of homelessness and private rental services to 80,000 low…
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CityWest extends Orchard contract
CityWest Homes has signed a new five-year agreement with Orchard, including continuing investment in Orchard’s housing management software and its digital platform, as well as managed and hosted services. Kevin Adams, CIO, CityWest Homes, said, “By integrating our existing CRM system with Orchard’s new digital platform, we can provide sector-leading digital services to our tenants…
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Midland Heart’s HCA data visualisation tool
Midland Heart has updated its free data visualisation tool with the full results from the Homes & Communities Agency’s (HCA) statistical data return from October 2017. The free tool allows any housing provider to make better use of the HCA’s annual data release on all the stock held by housing providers in England. James Jervis,…
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NEC buys Northgate for £475 million
Northgate Public Services has been sold by Cinven Private Equity to NEC Corporation for £475 million. Northgate’s customers include around 200 housing providers and 95 per cent of UK local authorities. NEC’s biometric scanning and facial recognition products will be integrated into some of Northgate’s core software platforms. NEC’s global network will also enable Northgate…
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Dual certification for fire and security
This article explains how Secured by Design, the national police crime prevention initiative, is working with companies to overcome the challenges of achieving dual certification for both fire and security at communal entrances to blocks of flats. Secured by Design (SBD) has announced that doors that are described as fire doors, or where fire performance…
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Aareon’s new Southampton office
Aareon has opened a new office in Southampton Science Park, making it one of three Aareon UK offices and cementing its merger with 1st Touch. Peter Birkett, CEO, The University of Southampton Science Park, said, “1st Touch originally came to the innovation centre at the Science Park in 2008. Since then, it has been very…
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