news and events

pimss4communities has highly successful launch

Our web based pimss4communities software was launched in June 2008 and immediately gained new customers. 23 organisations have already decided to buy, exceeding the company's most optimistic forecasts. Our customers include Places for People, Eastlands Homes, Watford Community Trust and Magna Housing Group. The software has generated a great deal of interest at industry exhibitions including the National Federation of Housing Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham and IT in Housing Conference and Exhibition at Olympia as well at the HITEX roadshows.

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See pimss4communities at future events around the country!

PIMSS Data Systems will again be attending a number of events and demonstrating pimss4communities. Do come and see us, we will be at:

National Housing Maintenance Forum Maintenance Conference 2010

26-27 January 2010 at the Stratford Holiday Inn. More details at www.nhmf.co.uk

Housing Finance Exhibition 2010

24-25 March at the University of Warwick. More details at www.housing.org.uk

IT in Housing Conference & Exhibition 2010

23-24 November Olympia Conference Centre, London. More details at www.housing.org.uk

News & Views

the Summer 2009 edition of the pimss4communities newsletter is now available including information about latest product developments and views from our users. If you would like a copy of the first newsletter or join our mailing list for the future, please contact us on 0800 121 8767 or email pimssinfo@pimss.com

Magna Housing Group reports handhelds success

Data capture on handhelds is proving increasingly popular. Several successful implementations demonstrate the value of being able to view existing data whilst at a property, and being able to update and immediately synchronise back to base via GPRS.

Magna Housing Group is one organisation that has decided to use handheld data collection for on-site surveys with impressive results. Collecting and uploading data via handheld technology means that Project Surveyor Kelvin Walker is able to complete 15 surveys a day instead of around 20 per week. Kelvin says “I’ve been able to complete about 750 surveys in just over two months, which is a huge improvement in efficiency. I can download a week’s worth of surveys, gather the information on site and come into the office once a week to upload the new data and, at the same time, download the next set of surveys. This only takes minutes and means that I can get on with other more strategic tasks. I’m able to spend much more time on site gathering stock condition information that is vital to effective management of investment in our housing stock.”

For a demonstration and to see how handheld data capture improves accuracy and saves the cost of manual data input, call us on 0800 121 8767

Link with Elmhurst Energy streamlines
energy performance management

PIMSS Data Systems has teamed up with Elmhurst Energy Systems, the leading energy rating experts in the UK. To offer our customers a simple and integrated way to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), which are now required to be provided to tenants on change of tenancy.

The integration between our pimss4communities software and Elmhurst will help our users to manage the energy performance of their housing stock and produce legally valid EPCs all within a single system. The calculation engine is embedded within pimss4communities, so it is possible to generate EPCs and to run simulations of potential energy improvements to properties before programmes of work are put together.

Elmhurst’s proven knowledge and technical expertise in this sector has resulted in a professional and flexible product which, combined with our asset management software, creates a ‘one stop shop’ for our customers.

Adding the energy management section and EPC production to the stock profiling and reporting functionality of pimss4communities makes it possible to control all energy related matters relating to housing stock.

Elmhurst can also deliver bespoke training and accreditation if needed to help make energy rating easy and information is available from Elmhurst Energy Systems on 01455 883 252, www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk.

A similar link is available for NES customers.

User Group June 2009

Once again there was an impressive turn out of over 20 customer organisations at the June User Group which was held at the Woodside Conference Centre near Kenilworth.

Guest speakers John Kiely from Savills and Stuart Fairlie from Elmhurst Energy gave interesting and highly topical presentations. John Kiely talked about the use of asset management in property maintenance. He demonstrated that to balance the legislative requirements with value for money and all the short and long term resource implications means meticulous planning and performance management.

Stuart Fairlie discussed the drive to improve energy efficiency and the implications for home owners — commercial and private. There was plenty of food for thought in his presentation with again, an emphasis on planned investment and on the opportunities presented by the integration of Elmhurst software and pimss4communities

To find out more about the pimss4communities energy module please contact us on 0800 121 8767.

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