Warwickshire County Council is using NDL Software’s MX toolkit to develop a range of bespoke mobile apps for the remote collection of fire safety data and risk assessments. The council is also using the NDL software for the digital recording of thousands of other inspections, including building condition surveys, mechanical and electrical surveys, and fire…
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PIMSS launches stock evaluation tool
PIMSS Data Systems has launched Viability, a stock assessment tool for analysing housing and associated stock performance. The cloud-hosted tool enables housing providers to evaluate stock against both financial (NPV) and strategic sustainability criteria and then examine the effects of changes to these from a property, street, postcode area, block, estate or town level. Financial…
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Weaver appoints new technology director
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has appointed Andrew Rafferty as its new director of technology and business improvement. Rafferty previously held several IT-based, board-level positions at northern supermarket chain Booths, including director of IT and e-commerce. Wayne Gales, chief executive, Weaver Vale Housing Trust, said, “We are delighted to welcome Andrew. I believe he will make…
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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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Epic Housing takes Civica’s Cx Housing
Epic Housing is using Civica’s Cx Housing and Financials software to streamline core processes and offer a new portal for tenants, as well as introduce mobile working for the first time. The web-based Cx Housing platform is set to improve the tenants’ experience by extending online services and reducing manual data entry for staff. The…
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IT apprentices – Where is your future talent coming from?
We benefit from a fantastic core of solid talent with excellent retention, but finding good ICT staff to replace leavers was increasingly fraught; half the problem was connecting with those potentially interested and the other half avoiding the pretenders, and the IT skills gap doesn’t help either. I usually try to avoid my children’s groans…
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