Housing Technology and Aareon UK recently published Seven Golden Threads, a special report on the fundamentals of innovation in customer service and the pursuit of excellence. As part of an in-depth engagement process, Housing Technology and Aareon UK ran a series of forums with housing providers to understand the emerging priorities for our sector. We…
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General News
Teign Housing appoints Cadcorp for cloud-based GIS
Teign Housing has chosen Cadcorp for its cloud-based Cadcorp SIS geographic information system and associated training. SIS Desktop will be used for creating and preparing geographic information and SIS WebMap for sharing maps and business data across the intranet, internet and mobile devices. SIS WebMap includes Cadcorp Local Knowledge to return answers to questions about…
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Torus moves to Cadcorp web mapping
Cadcorp has been chosen by Torus to replace its previous on-premise geographic information system with a web-based version alongside application management, support and training. The housing provider was previously running two sets of GIS after merging with Liverpool Mutual Homes, but both versions were out-dated and lacked the necessary functionality and flexibility. Torus therefore decided…
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Procurement fallacies
IT and business procurements should be fairly empirical exercises, free as far as possible from subjective and personal judgements. However, given our innate human fallibilities, that’s rarely the case. Given the importance of IT procurement to housing providers’ operations, we thought it would be enlightening to consider some of the most common procurement fallacies. •…
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WDH awards geospatial contract to Landmark Information
Wakefield District Housing has partnered with Landmark Information for the provision of intelligent location data and advanced mapping services. By working with Landmark Information, WDH now has access to a wealth of Ordnance Survey MasterMap, Address Point, raster and Land Registry ownership data. The geospatial data underpins the housing provider’s web-based mapping service that is…
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Aico’s Royal visit
Aico was honoured to receive Her Royal Highness Princess Anne at its headquarters in early October in recognition of its impact as a prominent business in Shropshire. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal arrived at Aico’s headquarters in Oswestry, Shropshire and was met by Aico’s managing director Neal Hooper, alongside Mandy Thorn, deputy lieutenant of…
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