West Lancashire Borough Council is working with 1st Touch to introduce a mobile working system for housing officers in its estate management team. The team was picked to be the first to use the new system because of the wide range of services it delivers across the council’s housing estates, ranging from anti-social behaviour, neighbour…
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Housing Technology 2014: Simon Weston OBE and George Clarke – architect & tv presenter to give keynote presentations
Housing Technology is delighted to announce that Simon Weston OBE and George Clarke will be giving the keynote presentations at the Housing Technology 2014 conference and executive forum on 26-27 February 2014. George Clarke, architect & tv presenter George is the presenter of several very successful series for television, including Channel 4’s Restoration Man and…
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Christmas lists
The ‘C’ word has crept into the November issue of Housing Technology but with good reason. As we approach the beginning of 2014, which ‘must-have’ technologies will be on your Christmas list and what New Year resolutions will you make and try to keep? While most housing providers have adopted mobile working to greater or…
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1st Touch announces its 2013 award winners
Mobile working software provider 1st Touch has announced its housing awards for 2013, based on how some of its customers have used its software. The winners were: Success award: based on outstanding benefits and return on investment gained from mobile technology implementation and roll-out, won by South Yorkshire Housing based on it completing an extra…
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Look after your workers
Sir – The recent incident in London during which a bailiff and a housing association worker were left with gunshot wounds during an eviction allegedly over rent arrears, has highlighted the possible dangers faced by front-line workers sent to deal with unknown situations. The two injured people during the London incident were a collections officer…
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1st Touch appoints implementations manager
1st Touch has appointed Tim Birkett as an implementations manager. He joins from Morrison Facilities Services where he was the senior applications architect. Birkett will manage the customer implementation of 1st Touch mobile solutions, including the supervision of a team of implementation consultants who ensure the smooth integration of 1st Touch software with customers’ existing…
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