London Borough of Lewisham is saving at least £60,000 per year following the introduction of mobile devices and job scheduling software to its workers. Lewisham employs 200 workers such as plumbers, carpenters and electricians, who deliver planned maintenance and repairs for 30,000 homes across the region. But each day, these workers had to visit the…
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£750,000 Ian Williams deal for MET
Property services specialist Ian Williams has signed a three-year, online services contract with Managed Enterprise Technologies for £750,000. Ian Williams, which looks after the maintenance and servicing of buildings for housing associations and councils, relies on its IT infrastructure for everything from logging calls and booking repairs, to scheduling planned works and communicating with operatives…
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Northgate acquired by KKR
Northgate Information Solutions has been acquired by private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts at an enterprise valuation of £1.1 billion and de-listed from the London Stock Exchange. The company expects to expand its public sector programme through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Referring specifically to its social housing customers, Dave Meaden, managing director of public…
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Paper flows away for East Thames
East Thames Group has deployed document scanning and workflow technology from Optical Record Systems and Civica to support its paper reduction programme. The ongoing success of the East Thames Group, which includes East Homes with 13,000 homes and a further 1500 homes in development, meant that it needed new offices to accommodate its various corporate…
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Northgate gets busy
Places for People and Service Birmingham have signed contracts with Northgate Information Solutions for the delivery of mobile technology for their staff and maintenance workers. With a total order value of £1.2 million, Northgate’s mobile service is expected to speed up the delivery of personalised services for tenants and citizens and support flexible working such…
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Brakes on recruitment?
Recruitment within social housing may decline by more than a third during 2008, according to a specialist recruitment organisation. Spirit Resourcing surveyed hiring managers and HR staff within social housing organisations in London and the south-east of England about their recruitment plans for 2008 compared with 2007. 38 per cent expected recruitment to decrease, 40…
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