News
Welcome to Orchard's News page. Read about our latest news and exciting updates!

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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
02/11/2011 Orchard unveils new corporate identity | Orchard launches its new corporate identity at its customer conference read more |
30/10/2011 Orchard raises £2,472 for Charity | A group of Orchard employees fly high across the Tyne to raise money for charity. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |
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. read more |