The growing number of housing mergers has caused concern about their impact on tenants but Northgate Public Services’ housing director, Roger Birkinshaw, believes bigger can be better for tenants. Continued pressures on the housing sector to be more efficient mean we can expect to see more mergers in the future. However, it’s my belief that…
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The housing provider of the future
The Hyde Group’s ICT director,Tim Linsdell, and Northgate Public Services’ director for housing solutions, Trevor Hampton, discuss the future of IT in the housing sector. How will the current pressures on social housing impact housing providers over the next ten years? Trevor Hampton, director for housing solutions, Northgate Public Services, said, “There’s a clear trend…
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North Lanarkshire mobilises £280,000 of savings with Northgate
Northgate Public Services has help North Lanarkshire Council introduce mobile working using smartphones and a cloud-based infrastructure to improve its tenant services. The housing provider reported that it has already saved £280,000 per year by using the Northgate service. North Lanarkshire Council and Northgate jointly developed a web-based service for both staff and tenants, leading…
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Derbyshire and Staffordshire councils to save £3m with Northgate procurement plans
Two councils in Derbyshire and Staffordshire have joined forces in a strategic alliance in order to save £3 million on their combined purchasing arrangements, following a partnership with Northgate Public Services to update their procurement activities. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and High Peak Borough Council have already saved a total of £620,000 a year and,…
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Northgate wins hosted HMS deal at Metropolitan Housing
Metropolitan has chosen Northgate Public Services to support the delivery of a new housing management system and other core business applications. Northgate will provide its Enterprise Housing system, incorporating CRM, self service, end-to-end mobile working and housing management applications. Enterprise Housing will be provided as a fully-hosted service over a five-year contract, including Northgate hosting…
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Two new appointments at Northgate
Northgate Public Services has welcomed two new additions to its local government and housing team. Sean Dalby, who joins Northgate from Civica, has been appointed housing product manager and Nick Gordon, previously from Capita, takes over as business development director for local government. Sean Dalby spent eight years at Civica in a number of roles…
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