Gallions Housing Association is testing a service that provides residents at its 5,200 homes in south-east London with affordable broadband direct through their existing electrical sockets. Despite many of Gallions’ dwellings being high-rise blocks, which are usually expensive to connect to broadband, Motorola’s broadband over powerline service was installed in less than a day. Motorola’s…
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Infrastructure
Infinite mailbox ends storage problems at Wirral Partner Homes
After Wirral Partner Homes took over the ownership and management of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council’s 13,000 homes, the £150 million transfer programme has included a strategic review of its IT systems, with emphasis on its email capabilities. As email has become the key method for internal communication and external communication with contractors and tenants, WPH…
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Roaming access for MHS Homes
MHS Homes’ decision to move its entire operations, from multiple locations across Kent into a single, purpose-built head office in Chatham, was an ideal opportunity to review and restructure its operations, in particular the ICT infrastructure. MHS Homes was formed in 1990 and is now Kent’s largest independent landlord with 7500 homes in the Medway…
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Intranet means extra star for South Liverpool Housing
South Liverpool Housing Group has jumped from a zero-star rating with ‘uncertain prospects for improvement’ to two stars and a promising future, with the organisation’s new intranet playing a pivotal role in the transformation. SLH received a zero-star rating from the Audit Commission against a background of merger rumours which led to a lack of…
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Intelligent technology closes gap with the private sector
While the concept of intelligent shared buildings and mobile working is becoming common in the private sector, the public sector is struggling to keep up. It was estimated in 2007 that there were properties worth £220 billion and almost 6 million workers in the UK public sector. Furthermore, by 2009 there will be 16 million…
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Virtual success for Flagship
Moving to a prestigious, grade-II listed building presented some challenges for Flagship Housing Group as conservation requirements restricted FHG’s ability to make structural changes to accommodate its technology infrastructure. FHG is the largest provider of affordable homes in eastern England. With its group members of Suffolk Heritage Housing Association, Peddars Way Housing Association and Kings’…
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