Melin Homes has won the ‘workplace transformation project of the year’ award at the UK IT Industry Awards in London. Shortlisted against companies such as BT, Heathrow Airport, HMRC, Lloyds Bank and Virgin Media, the Pontypool-based housing provider won for its innovative agile working project over the last two years. The project was based around…
Melin Homes wins IT innovation awardRead More →
Mobile Working
Magenta Living partners with Housing Support Pro
Magenta Living is working with Housing Support Pro to pilot Client Connect, a mobile working system that provides access to personalised forms and tenant and property details while on the move. Before the introduction of Client Connect, Magenta’s neighbourhood officers had to log into a housing management system and extract the information they needed through…
Magenta Living partners with Housing Support ProRead More →
The agent for change
I have always been impressed by the way that new IT developments evolve from some high technology test-bed into crucial business applications. By offering to deliver hitherto unattainable business benefits, these IT developments quickly become an agent for change, as existing systems start to incorporate the next big thing. As we all recall, mobile workforce…
The agent for changeRead More →
Merlin Housing’s real-time stock ordering with Travis Perkins
Travis Perkins has won a £6 million materials contract with Merlin Housing Society over the next five years, with the aim of reducing void times and increasing the number of repairs carried out each day. Tablet devices will be used to keep track of the materials used for every repair. The automated system will then…
Merlin Housing’s real-time stock ordering with Travis PerkinsRead More →
First Wessex gets agile with Castleton
First Wessex has implemented Castleton Technology’s Agile Tenancy and Income Management application to enable more mobile working and support the housing provider’s ‘digital first’ approach. Tracey Spargo, business systems manager, First Wessex, said, “Our neighbourhoods and income teams now have access to information from our Orchard housing management system on smart phones and tablets. The…
First Wessex gets agile with CastletonRead More →
First Choice saves £750k on repairs and maintenance
Since partnering with First Choice Homes Oldham during the last two years, a combined solution from ROCC and Kirona has helped the housing provider to save more than £750,000 in the delivery of repairs and maintenance. Stephen Repton, assistant director for business transformation, First Choice Homes Oldham, said, “The ROCC solution has really transformed the…
First Choice saves £750k on repairs and maintenanceRead More →
