Housing software provider Orchard has appointed Pat Clarke as its new CEO following the retirement of Ian Shard earlier this year. Clarke has over 20 years’ experience in senior technology leadership roles, including CEO of Tandberg Data and VP of EMEA and Asia at Arcserve. Pat Clarke, CEO, Orchard, said, “I am proud to join…
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Livin automates asset recording with Orchard
Livin has been using Orchard’s Fixed Assets software for its property and asset portfolio alongside general ledger integration for component accounting and FRS102 compliance, saving at least £600,000 in the process. Livin was originally using spreadsheets to manage its property portfolio, but with so many spreadsheets in use, the process had become very time-consuming and…
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New Promaster interface
Orchard has been working with web-design specialists Komodo to refresh the user interface of its Promaster asset management software. Given the widespread use of Promaster in the housing sector, the aim of Orchard’s project was to modernise the user interface (UI) while retaining the user experience (UX). Komodo began by collating a styles art board…
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Universal credit and the power of data
There is still considerable uncertainty across the housing sector as many organisations wait to see what the impact of the full roll-out of universal credit will be for their organisation. Therefore, we wanted to speak to organisations all over the country to find out what they thought the impact would be and how they are…
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Weaver Vale’s collaborative planning with Orchard
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has extended its use of Orchard’s software with the implementation of the company’s new Collaborative Planning module in order to automate its budget planning. Weaver Vale’s budget process was previously managed using a series of Excel spreadsheets which had to be completed and collated in order to move the budget process…
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The importance of UX and UI
What does it mean when we talk about UX & UI? UX is short for user experience and is essentially about how a person feels when using a product or service. As well as the core usability of the product, we look for how easy it is to use the system, efficiency in performing a…
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