Notting Hill Housing Group is using Guardian24’s software to protect over 400 of its workers whose roles expose them to potential risks while working out of the office, with the risks varying from visiting empty or remote properties to verbal or physical abuse when dealing with confrontations from some tenants. NHHG has worked with Guardian24…
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Mobile Working
Lone-worker app from Guardian24 on Google Play Store
Guardian24 has added its lone-worker safety app to the Google Play Store, making it faster to download and easier to keep up to date with the latest version of the app or when an upgrade is available. Guardian24’s app enables lone workers to log in and out of daily tasks, leaving details of their location…
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Insights into mobile with YHN
Having acknowledged a need to adapt to changing technologies in housing management, Your Homes Newcastle, an ALMO set up by Newcastle City Council to manage its council homes, launched its mobile working pilot. YHN’s Geof Ellingham, head of IT, and Karen Hedley, operational support officer, share the benefits and challenges of the pilot so far….
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Why is there still so much paperwork in housing?
Why, given that paperwork is so expensive and inefficient, budgets and consequently services are being cut, and the technology to address this so clearly exists, are the majority of housing processes still reliant on pen and paper? Before explaining the reasons, I would like to provide a brief ‘tale of the possible’. At this year’s…
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Curo Group’s dynamic scheduling with Kirona
Curo Group has completed the implementation of Kirona’s Xmbrace DRS dynamic scheduling software and InfoSuite reporting suite. Having been awarded the project in August 2013, through Curo’s prime contractor Aareon, the project went live in March 2014 for around 75 responsive repairs and gas workers. Curo’s jobs were previously allocated to operatives manually by its…
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Aldwyck drives self-service & mobile working with 1st Touch
Aldwyck Housing Group has chosen mobile workforce technology from 1st Touch for its repairs and housing management services as well as a 24/7 tenant self-service facility and mobile app. Aldwyck’s housing team is running a pilot implementation of the new software at the moment, followed a full deployment later this year. Once in place, 1st…
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