software from Kirona, ROCC and Xmbrace. ROCC UniClass will replace Cruden’s in-house works management system for job costing, stock control and invoicing, and Xmbrace’s Opti-Time will enable dynamic job scheduling for Cruden’s work planners. As Cruden’s prime contractor, Kirona is delivering its Job Manager system for Cruden’s entire mobile workforce as well as providing managed…
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KHT & Luminus satellite vehicle tracking with Masternaut
Following a 40-vehicle trial of Masternaut’s web-based tracking tool, Knowsley Housing Trust has now deployed Masternaut across its full fleet of 150 vans. KHT reports a 15 per cent improvement in times for its responsive repairs and a 5 per cent reduction in ‘no access’ rates. The Masternaut service gives KHT immediate access to real-time…
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Newport City Homes spends £350k with ROCC
As part of Newport City Homes’ ongoing IT development following the transfer of Newport City Council’s stock of 10,000 properties, it has completed the deployment of ROCC’s Uniclass repairs and maintenance system to support a five-year housing investment programme. The project took seven months and is reported to have cost in the region of £350,000….
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Peoplesafe lone working at Rooftop and Worcester Community
Peoplesafe has won three-year contracts with Worcester Community Housing and Rooftop Housing Group to provide Identicom devices for lone workers’ safety at a reported cost of less than one pound a day per user. Disguised as identity card holders, Peoplesafe’s Identicom devices allow workers to perform a ‘safe and well’ check and has a red…
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Kier first with Motorola EDAs
Kier Building Maintenance is the first company in the UK to deploy Motorola Solutions’ new ES400 enterprise digital assistant (EDA) device across its mobile workforce. Replacing Kier’s ageing PDAs but retaining its existing Pervasic MobileOne platform, the ES400 will be used to link field operatives with core business applications. Kier said that the system was…
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1st Touch partners with Motorola
1st Touch has joined Motorola Solutions as a PartnerSelect Authorised ISV. Working alongside Motorola resellers supplying handheld devices, 1st Touch will advise its social housing and local authority customers on sustainable mobile workforce solutions using the Motorola ES400 device running Microsoft Windows Embedded technology. The partnership reflects the need for housing providers to keep their…
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