Wakefield and District Housing is deploying a company-wide implementation of mobile working software from Capita, allowing the majority of WDH’s workforce to work wherever they need to. Under the terms of the £475,000 five-year contract, the Capita system will enable property, tenant, repairs and maintenance records to be accessed, captured and edited in real time…
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Kirona adds Xmbrace to its schedule
Following our story in the last issue of Housing Technology (July 2012, page 2) about Aareon acquiring mobile software provider 1st Touch, Kirona Group has announced that it has bought the dynamic scheduling specialists Xmbrace for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition would seem to be a good strategic fit for both companies, strengthening Kirona’s position…
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ECMK launches fire risk assessment software
Developed in conjunction with current users of its asset management system, ECMK has launched a new system for housing providers to manage their fire risk assessments (FRA) of residential communal areas in their housing stock. ECMK’s Fire Risk Assessment Manager is intended to make it easier for housing providers to meet the demands of the…
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Habinteg takes RAM Asset4000 for SORP
Ulster-based Habinteg Housing Association is using Real Asset Management’s Asset4000 software to ensure that the accounting of its £159 million assets is SORP compliant. Helen Blease, finance manager, Habinteg Housing Association, said, “We spent the past year developing a specialist spreadsheet solution to ensure that we were SORP compliant by the April 2012 deadline. However,…
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Affinity Sutton live with Capita P2P system
Affinity Sutton has reported the successful implementation of a new procure-to-pay (P2P) system from Capita IB Solutions as part of a group amalgamation project last year. The new system replaces an older OpenText-based system and, latterly, a manual paper-based system for purchase ordering. Affinity Sutton’s amalgamation project has been one of the biggest change projects…
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Competitive dialogue – Tender is the fight
This is the first in a series of articles from Viridian’s project consultant, John Paul, covering the various stages of a live Competitive Dialogue procurement process. Subsequent articles will track the progress of the project, from its inception through to, we hope, contract signatures. I can’t remember when ‘procurement’ replaced ‘purchasing’ in our management vocabulary…
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