The eighth annual InMotion event took place at the end of April at the Motor Heritage Centre in Warwickshire, organised by Kirona (who acquired Xmbrace in 2012). The guests were treated to headline presentations from CIH president Paul Tennant, who addressed the challenges facing the housing sector, followed by Humphrey Walters, a well-known motivational speaker…
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Trident wins InMotion award for digital inclusion
Trident Social Investment Group was awarded ‘project of the year’ at the recent InMotion event run by Kirona and Xmbrace DRS for its ‘digital by design’ DI programme. The other housing providers short-listed for the award included CityWest Homes, Coastline Housing and Town & Country Housing Group. Trident reported that it had faced many challenges…
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Streamlined scheduling at Wigan & Leigh with Xmbrace
Having used Xmbrace DRS dynamic scheduling software since 2009, Wigan and Leigh Housing extended its use earlier this year to its wider estate management services. Before the widespread introduction of mobile working and dynamic scheduling, WLH’s 80 customer-facing staff had two main problems. First, appointments were made in isolation with no way for the officers…
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Xmbrace completes post-acquisition rebranding
Following the sale six months ago of the scheduling software provider Xmbrace to Kirona, Xmbrace has just relaunched itself with a new corporate identity, website and product names. Although the Xmbrace and Opti-Time brands were well-known in the housing and local government sectors, the company is now calling itself Xmbrace DRS (dynamic resource scheduler) as…
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Joined-up scheduling
From: Nick Shipton, Sales executive, Xmbrace Sir – We have all spent time scratching our heads trying to understand how we can continue to drive efficiencies through our organisations, yet balance that need with continuing to provide our customers with the quality and levels of service they expect. Having installed scheduling systems into around 200…
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An appointment with productivity
From: David Todd, Partnerships director, Xmbrace Sir – From speaking with housing organisations their fundamental objective remains the same – to achieve more with less. While budgets continue to be tight, never before have I seen so much pressure on every aspect of social housing to deliver improved services to their residents. We are seeing…
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