News
Welcome to Orchard's News page. Read about our latest news and exciting updates!
28/01/2013
Orchard shortlisted for 'Most Innovative IT System' | Orchard is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the category of 'Most Innovative IT System' for the 2013 Housing Innovation Awards.
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31/12/2012
livin's Communities Project | Orchard’s Rapid Application Development (RAD) team has been working with livin to develop a new IT solution.
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30/11/2012
Orchard's RAD Team Leader Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro | Paul Prince, our Rapid Application Development Team Leader climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Read his story...
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27/11/2012
Orchard Customer Award Winners Revealed! | Orchard Customer Achievement Award winners are revealed...
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26/10/2012
Orchard Customer Award Nominations 2012 | We are delighted to reveal this year's Customer Award Nominations! Customer achievements will be awarded within the Housing, ICT and Finance business streams at the Customer Conference.
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24/10/2012
Orchard Customer 10 and 20 Year Awards | See which customers have been with us for 10 and 20 Years!
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29/06/2012
times4 propertyservices goes live with new website powered by Orchard Content Management | times4 propertyservices, a subsidiary of Coast & Country, has gone live with its new website powered by Orchard Content Management.
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28/06/2012
Orchard sponsors UK Housing Awards 2012 - 27th June 2012 | We offer our congratulations to our customers who received an award at the awards ceremony which took place at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane on 27th June 2012.
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15/06/2012
CIH2012 - Review | A review of Orchard's presence at CIH 2012 in Manchester.
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06/06/2012
Resident involvement makes good business sense – how we can help | Orchard have developed a Resident Involvement Module with Coast & Country, Aspire Housing and South Liverpool Homes to provide a quality solution.
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21/05/2012
Orchard acknowledges the Regulatory Framework | Click here to read more.
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12/05/2012
Orchard sponsors Housing Heroes Awards – 11th May 2012 | The 2012 Housing Heroes Award Ceremony was held at the Park Lane Hilton on 11 May 2012.
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03/05/2012
Intellect, Newcastle Networking Event – 2nd May | Intellect is the leading trade association which serves to represent its members in the UK technology industry. As a member of Intellect we were asked to host their first Regional Networking Event at our offices.
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16/04/2012
Power Players: The Top 50 Most Influential People in Housing | 24housing has presented its first ever ‘Power Players’ list - a comprehensive guide to the most influential people currently working in, or impacting on, the housing sector.
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16/04/2012
Regenda's New Intranet Opens the Door to Collaboration…. | Regenda replace their current intranet with Orchard Content Management.
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01/04/2012
Orchard’s Young Apprentices Enjoying Scheme | Orchard’s recently launched apprenticeship scheme is proving its worth to both their young Apprentices and to Orchard.
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30/03/2012
Bernicia Implement Orchard’s Vestri Suite | Bernicia are now in total control of their online presence thanks to Orchard's Vestri Technology.
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23/03/2012
Orchard Sponsors Housing Heroes Awards 2012 | Orchard is delighted to announce that this year we will be supporting this event by sponsoring the “IT Team of the Year” award.
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23/02/2012
Resident Involvement - Partnership Working | Debbie O'Hare, Service Development Manager at South Liverpool Homes, talks at the Housing Technology Conference and Executive Forum on 23 February about the reasons why SLH engaged in this project with Orchard.
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23/02/2012
Making sense of Resident Involvement at Housing Technology Conference and Executive Forum - 23 February | Aidan Dunphy, Orchard Product Manager will present new ideas and concepts which promise to drive forward business thinking in this increasingly important field.
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10/02/2012
Gentoo reduce Carbon Footprint and improve efficiency with Orchard’s online Purchase Ordering solution | After rigorous market testing and a robust OJEU procurement process, Gentoo has chosen the OpenAccounts eFinance and Version One solution from Orchard as their online procurement solution for the whole Group.
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09/01/2012
Orchard launches Resident Involvement and Campaign Management | Orchard is proud to announce the first fully integrated Resident Involvement and Campaign Management solution.
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03/01/2012
Orchard appoints new Customer Relationship Manager | Orchard is delighted to announce the appointment of John Wallace to head up its Account Management team.
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20/12/2011
NVQ Students given opportunity to flourish with Orchard Apprenticeship scheme | Four young students are benefiting from an opportunity to earn while you learn with North East based IT solutions supplier, Orchard Information Systems Limited.
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15/12/2011
Orchard wins top Business Partner award from Advanced Business Solutions | Orchard is delighted to announce it has received the award for best business partner for the fourth consecutive year. This award is in respect of Orchard’s delivery of the OpenAccounts solution.
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13/12/2011
Orchard posts record results for 2011 and forecasts further growth for 2012 | As the biggest independent supplier of IT business solutions to the Public Sector, Orchard has many reasons to be optimistic with further growth forecast for this financial year despite the recession.
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21/11/2011
Orchard chosen by Phoenix to deliver core Housing Management system | Following a comprehensive procurement process, Orchard has been selected by Phoenix Community Housing to provide a fully integrated Housing business system.
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07/11/2011
Orchard Secures Isle of Anglesey Council Housing Management contract | Isle of Anglesey County Council, one of 22 Unitary Authorities in Wales, has chosen Orchard to deliver a fully integrated Housing Management system.
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02/11/2011
Orchard unveils new corporate identity | Orchard launches its new corporate identity at its customer conference
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30/10/2011
Orchard raises £2,472 for Charity | A group of Orchard employees fly high across the Tyne to raise money for charity.
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26/10/2011
Advanced Business Solutions launches Carbon Accounting to automatically track and budget for organisation-wide carbon emissions | Orchard's business partner for Financial Management solutions, Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), launched Carbon Accounting, one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated carbon tracking products on the market.
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25/10/2011
Advanced Business Solutions launches new fraud detection software | Orchard's business partner for Financial Management solutions, Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), launched Forensix, a new cutting edge, software solution designed to detect fraud.
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15/06/2011
Orchard adds a range of WEB solutions to its portfolio, including Corporate Performance Management | Through its acquisition of Applaud Web Solutions earlier this year, Orchard has extended its solutions portfolio to incorporate a range of web solutions.
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12/05/2011
Another award for one of Orchard's Finance specialists | One of Orchard’s Finance Business Development Managers has received another award.
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11/05/2011
CityWest Homes live with first phase of Orchard Housing implementation | Orchard is pleased to announce the first phase of its £1.5 million contract with CityWest Homes to develop and implement a new fully-managed and hosted housing management system, went live in April.
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11/05/2011
Southern Housing Go Live with New Feedback Manager Module | Orchard is creating brighter futures for all its customers by helping them to deal with the issues that currently face the sector.
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29/03/2011
NHF Finance 2011 - Results for ‘Biggest Finance Headache’ Text Survey | Results revealed from Orchard's 'Biggest Finance Headache' text survey from NHF Finance 2011.
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