IBS OpenSystems has signed contracts with United Welsh Housing Association for CRM and with Cheltenham Borough Homes to streamline maintenance, repairs and reporting. United Welsh is taking IBS’s OpenHousing, OpenFinancials and OpenMobile products to improve the document management and workflow processes involved in the management of its 3600 properties in Wales. The system went live…
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Housing Management
New kid on the block
Housing Technology interviewed Paul Tomlinson, managing director of HousingIT, the newly-launched housing system provider. What is rationale behind the creation of HousingIT? Having been involved in housing management systems since 1992, I’ve seen the market demands change from basic ‘raising the rent debit’ to integrated community facilities, such as ASB case monitoring and tracking housing…
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Capita to acquire IBS OpenSystems
IBS OpenSystems is to be acquired by Capita. At the time of writing, Capita’s offer had been declared ‘unconditional’, effectively signalling that the deal will take place. Capita’s offer of 187.85 pence for each IBS share is a premium of some 65 per cent on IBS’s average share price for the three months to 24…
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Making shared services work
Elmbridge Housing Trust and Richmond upon Thames Churches Housing Trust, operating as Paragon Community Housing Group, have benefited significantly from implementing a shared services approach to IT, including an estimated joint saving of £330,000 per year. Of course, as with any partnership, there are challenges, for example, cultural differences and the decision about which ICT…
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New caretaker service for Broomfield
As part of a joint initiative with Broomfield Housing Association, Calida has launched CAL-Environment to monitor, report and manage caretaker and estate warden services. With 100 caretakers and more than 13,000 properties, Broomfield needed a solution that could improve the efficiency and productivity of their operatives, provide real-time information reporting and accurately account for service…
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HMS training at Ribble Valley
Following the recent stock transfer between Ribble Valley Borough Council to Ribble Valley Homes, the housing organisation has migrated its housing management system from Northgate iWorld to Orchard ArcHouse. To ensure a smooth transition, staff at Ribble Valley Homes have received training on the new system from v47 Training. Christine Grimshaw, managing director, Ribble Valley…
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