With the help of Eurodata Systems, Affinity Sutton has carried out a comprehensive review of its server and storage requirements in order to consolidate its technology infrastructure following its formation in 2006 from the merger of Affinity Homes and William Sutton. Affinity Sutton, which manages 51,000 homes nationwide, engaged Eurodata to carry out a review…
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Network Housing prepares for disaster
Network Housing Group, which manages 17,000 properties in London and Hertfordshire, has overhauled its entire disaster recovery and data back-up systems using storage area network (SAN) technology from Atlanta Technology. NHG had three storage areas to address. The first was the tape back-up system; the daily back-up and verification cycle was taking almost 24 hours,…
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£80 million Wansbeck plan supported by PDAs
An £80 million regeneration programme at Wansbeck Homes will be supported by advanced mobile-working technology from Consilium Technologies. Wansbeck Homes, a newly-formed housing association managing 5500 homes, is upgrading its housing stock with double glazing, new kitchens and bathrooms. Providing mobile working facilities for the maintenance team will allow the improvements to be carried out…
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New appointments at Northgate
Northgate has made three appointments to its public sector team during the summer. Peter Tucker is the new director of sales and marketing, with a particular focus on housing associations and local authorities. He joins Northgate from Serco, where he worked on local government strategic partnerships, having held previous positions with Capita and Fujitsu. Vipul…
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First-time fix for Coast & Country
Coast & Country is the latest housing association to deploy dynamic scheduling and mobile working in the quest for ‘first-time fix’, using mobile technology from 1st Touch. Iain Sim, chief executive of Coast & Country, which manages more than 10,000 properties around Redcar and Cleveland, explained, “Repairs and maintenance are how we are judged by…
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Flexible working for Trafford Housing
Flexible working at Trafford Housing Trust is being monitored using a solution from PeoplePointLite. The system installed at Trafford Housing Trust is a time and attendance system that monitors flexi-time in an office environment and calculates accrued time in lieu, lets staff to book holidays, and flags up potential issues with line managers. Claire Renner,…
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