Viridian's MoveMaker makes it really, really easy for social housing tenants to swap their homes. It is a mobile app and website that connects people who want to move home - but only if there is a mutual interest. No longer will someone have to send out endless messages to people who have zero interest in their property. It also uses open data to help people make informed decisions by answering important questions like how far the hospitals and transport links are and what the Ofsted ratings are for nearby schools.

MoveMaker is set to be the first social housing home swapping app in the UK once launched in autumn 2015, with the ability to help 500,000 households over-occupying their homes and another 400,000 under-occupying for free. It will also be offered free of charge to all UK social housing providers for 12 months which will mean over 1,500 landlords stand to benefit from the its innovations, including connecting directly with the correct person at the other housing association and being able to share the documents digitally.

MoveMaker pushes the boundaries of what innovation in social housing looks like and has been created to encompass various identified gaps in the current market at a time of great need in the sector.

At Capital People Consultants, we recognise the amazing work Social Housing providers do. Having worked with over 70 providers over the past year, we're proud to work in partnership with organisations within and beyond the sector; providing analysis, advice, client specific systems and high-calibre training to make good organisations stronger and more successful.

Working closely with our internationally renowned law firm, Capital Law, we can provide a complete and dedicated business service that effectively covers the entirety of an employee's life-cycle, from recruitment to exit, as well as the start up, growth and development of organisations. Our clients benefit from our use of imagination, expertise and experience; making complex things simple and turning legal obligations into commercial opportunities.

Futures Housing Group celebrates its 10th birthday in 2017. In that time, we've grown from a small stock-transfer organisation to a regional landlord which manages more than 9,100 affordable homes throughout the East Midlands.

But we're more than a landlord.

We own Limehouse, a commercial development company committed to helping people find quality homes which meet their needs; we own Futures Greenscape, a social enterprise which provides job and training opportunities as well as excellent grounds maintenance services and we co-own Access Training, a growing further education company.

With a commitment to investing in our people and customers, coupled with an ambitious plan to grow, it is an exciting time to be part of the Futures story.

Follow our story on Twitter, Facebook and our website www.futureshg.co.uk.

MIS Active Management Systems have been providing solutions to Social Housing organisations for over 30 years. With customers ranging in size from 300 to over 40,000 homes we are acknowledged as the supplier with the highest customer rating having topped the last two Housing Technology surveys for Housing Management systems.

Our excellence in software development and customer service stands us out in this competitive industry. We continue to grow by expanding our solution range with new functionality and extending the reach with web and mobile capability so that agile working becomes a reality for our customers, improving an organisations performance and raising standards.

What sets us apart from our competitors? Just ask any of our customers. Enthusiasm, passion, motivation to go that extra mile, flexibility, close relationships with our customers and an open and honest approach. As a company our aim is to provide our customers with the means of delivering long term, sustainable communities through leading edge management solutions bringing on-going efficiencies to an organisation in time, cost and processes.

All our development is carried out at our offices in Cheshire by our own highly experienced developers in collaboration with our business consultants and importantly, our customers. All development incorporates ISO9001 industry standards to ensure quality across the products.

MIS-AMS is committed to the continued development and enhancement of our solutions which are designed to have the flexibility that our customers rightfully expect to fit their needs today and into the future.

allpay is the market leader of bill payment, prepaid and cashless payment solutions, delivering innovative and value-added services. With nearly 20 years' experience allpay has the capacity and resources to manage all of your payment flows, utilising the most cost-effective technology available. Our aim is to work with each of our 750 public and private sector clients to optimise and secure incoming and outgoing payments to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Paragon is an award-winning provider of affordable homes and services in the South East and West London, managing around 9,000 homes across 12 boroughs.

Our varied housing stock provides dedicated housing solutions for first-time buyers, keyworkers, housing for older people, and those in general housing need.

Paragon isn't just about homes, it's about people. Our Investors in People Gold accreditation recognises that Paragon is an organisation that nurtures career development through leadership and training. It shows how our employees are dedicated to providing excellence in the services that residents receive from us.

Our social purpose is to enhance the quality of our customers' lives, beyond just maintaining the houses they call home. We invest heavily in community initiatives — empowering residents to improve neighbourhoods. We aim to inspire the next generation through community projects which help young people gain valuable life skills.

We offer opportunities to learn, from apprenticeships to digital training and provide tailor-made support and advice around welfare and financial security.

We are proud that residents help us to shape our services through a clear framework of co-regulation which enables Paragon to evolve and grow.

Paragon has a robust and progressive development programme, successfully building new shared ownership and affordable homes year upon year.

emh group is one of the largest providers of housing and care, with 19,000 homes across the East Midlands, over 1,000 employees and £100m turnover. The group's diverse provision includes an award winning extra care scheme, Oak Court, Blaby, which promotes independence in older life. We have also this year completed one of the largest community-led PassivHaus affordable housing projects in Europe comprising 68 homes in the Saffron Lane area of Leicester. The group exceeded its targets for the Affordable Homes Programme in 2016/17 and January 2017 as lead investment partner for the Quantum Consortium, was awarded £20.47m from the HCA to build 670 mix tenure homes across the East Midlands over the next five years. Supported by a reaffirmed A + rating and £200m bond issue the group aims to develop 2,000 homes by 2020.

Bringing services closer to residents has been at the heart of recent transformational change supported by smart digital technology, significantly improving the responsiveness of services while reducing costs. Customer insight has enabled the group to support those most affected the most by the impact of Universal Credit, utilising partnerships with Working Links, Credit Unions and local authorities.

Wheatley is Scotland's leading housing, care and property management group. It comprises five Registered Social Landlords, a care organisation and two commercial subsidiaries.

The Group spans 15 local authority areas across Central Scotland, providing homes and award-winning services to over 120,000 people.

The Wheatley family:

• GHA, Scotland's largest social landlord, with 41,500 affordable homes in Glasgow;
• Dunedin Canmore, with 5,500 homes in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife;
• Cube Housing Association, with 3300 social homes across the West of Scotland;
• Loretto Housing, with 1000 affordable homes in the central belt;
• West Lothian Housing Partnership, with almost 400 affordable homes;
• Loretto Care, supporting over 1000 care clients and service users;
• YourPlace Property Management, Scotland's "Feel Good Factor", with over 25,500 customers;
• and Lowther Homes, which has a growing portfolio of almost 500 mid and full-market apartments from Glasgow's West End to Leith.

All parts of the group are rooted in their local communities and united in their ambition to deliver excellent customer services.

Jobsgopublic provide digital recruitment solutions for the housing sector - helping you attract the very best talent.

UK housing associations are currently forced to operate through a period of continuous uncertainty. We are committed to help them future proof their organisations with talented and dedicated professionals that will drive them forward.

Forming strategic partnerships with employers of all sizes, Jobsgopublic's range of advertising, marketing and software services are entirely fit for purpose to provide stability at a time when it has never been more crucial.

Get in touch to find out more.

jobsgopublic.com

Vantage are consultants who like to save our clients' money. We do this by getting under the hood of the business, not just following a flowchart. We are the leaders in cost reduction and efficiency across Repairs and Maintenance and Asset Management in social housing. We deliver and implement change programmes that reduce spend and help to transform services to be truly commercial. Some clients ask us to focus on one area of the business, or start off small, whilst others want us to get stuck in. Either way, our focus is on helping make changes that will stick, leading to cost savings year after year and long-term improvements. With clients like Midland Heart, Coast and Country and Broadacres saving on average 30% on budgets, can you afford to miss out?

yourvantage.co.uk

NHBC is the UK's leading provider of warranty and insurance for the new homes industry. We work with our registered house builders to improve the construction standards of the new homes they build for the benefit of the industry and homeowners.

With no shareholders, NHBC is able to invest in its purpose of raising standards and activities to improve the quality of UK house-building. As an expert authority on the housing industry, active in research and development, we work with government and stakeholders to help shape housing policy.

Established in 1936, NHBC is the home warranty provider of choice, with a market share of approximately 80%.

NHBC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

nhbc.co.uk

echelon is a specialist Consultancy predominantly focusing on the development of long term Partnering arrangements within the Social Housing sector. The Consultancy is a market leader in the various services it provides; currently working with a range of Clients across the UK developing a reputation for delivering bespoke solutions.

We offer solutions that not only meet our Clients aspirations, but are innovative in the markets that we work. The echelon team is passionate about delivering an excellent service and to continually improve and raise the quality of the core services that we and the Construction Industry offer to its Clients.

We pride ourselves on the fact that we have secured repeat business from nearly every client we have worked with and through the development of a series of standard 'tools' we have been able to develop bespoke solutions to deliver our clients aspirations.

The core services that echelon offers include:

• Procurement Advice and Implementation
• Partnering Implementation
• Open Book Cost Management
• Interim Management
• Performance Management and KPI Implementation
• Supply Chain Management and Integration
• Resident engagement and liaison processes
• Partnering 'Health Checks'
• Asset Management
• Process Mapping
• Training and Mentoring

Housing Contact provides a fast and simple customer contact system that removes costly time and effort spent on outbound calling, and allows staff to focus on engaging directly with customers.

Its technology helps landlords maximise rental income and has a positive effect on budgets, offering a low risk solution for tackling rent arrears challenges presented by Universal Credit and rent cuts.

For more information visit www.housingcontact.co.uk

We are resource. We deliver marketing communications through creative, print, marketing strategy, data management, mailing, digital, web development and social media. For over 20 years we've been all about making it happen for our clients. Working with over seventy housing associations, it's fair to say we know our stuff.

We celebrate the heroics that Comms teams perform every day and are proud to once again sponsor Communications Team of the Year.

For more information on what we do visit www.weareresource.co.uk or follow us on Twitter

Our vision is to create lasting solutions to homelessness, unemployment and social exclusion in our communities.

As a charity and housing association, we have invested nearly 50 years in building a first-class reputation for providing a diverse range of housing, support, learning and work services for socially excluded people.

Working across the South from Plymouth to Reading, we manage around 2000 homes and support approximately 10,000 people every year.

We truly believe in making a difference to people's lives through training, learning and having an environment that brings people together.

www.bcha.org.uk

Dutton Fisher Associates (DFA) is a dynamic and innovative Training and Management Consultancy with a proven track record of delivering a broad range of interpersonal skills, leadership, and people management training.

Based in Yorkshire, we deliver to participants from operative to senior management level across a wide range of industries and sectors including Housing, Health & Social Care, Veterinary, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals and Engineering and Manufacturing. As well as providing training and consultancy in the UK and Europe, we offer a coaching service, and facilitate group learning through the use of training courses and team building events.

www.duttonfisher.com

We at Rooftop have sustainability at the heart of our organisation simply because it's the right thing to do. It's the right thing for people living in our homes, knowing that they can afford to turn the heating on because we've upgraded their insulation, or fitted Solar PV. It's the right thing for our communities, as we develop our new "Rooftop Living Homes" standard that looks at the places that we live in as a whole. It's the right thing for our people, as we make zero emissions transport available to staff.

We're hugely proud to be sponsoring a category that means so much to us. We are a rural Housing Association, we live in green spaces, and we want to keep it that way.