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Bristol's Symmetry targets growth in 2024 through machine learning
Supply Chain

Bristol's Symmetry targets growth in 2024 through machine learning

Symmetry, a Bristol-based cloud accounting software provider, plans to accelerate growth in 2024 by targeting new business sectors and expanding its use of machine learning.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2024

Global Stories

Housing stories

Labour stresses tech adoption in housing to tackle worker gap
Unified Communications

Labour stresses tech adoption in housing to tackle worker gap

A new report underscores the urgent need for tech adoption in UK construction to tackle worker shortages and meet ambitious project targets.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jul 2024
Former British Gas MD Ian Peters named Chairman of Sagacity
Health Technologies

Former British Gas MD Ian Peters named Chairman of Sagacity

Former British Gas MD, Ian Peters, appointed as Chairman of London-based data consultancy Sagacity, ahead of a predicted period of substantial growth in 2024.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2024
IoT technology set to help provide safer community housing
Internet of Things

IoT technology set to help provide safer community housing

Tether's IoT tech is helping Auckland housing provider CORT deliver healthier homes to its tenants by monitoring building health factors.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jan 2022
NZ Dollar Outlook: Traders split on kiwi direction amid volatility
Housing

NZ Dollar Outlook: Traders split on kiwi direction amid volatility

The New Zealand dollar has recently been at the mercy of US dollar volatility and analysts are split on what direction it may take this week.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2015

Stories from Other Regions

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Swoop acquires conduit & fibre assets, eyes $1.2m boost
Housing

Swoop acquires conduit & fibre assets, eyes $1.2m boost

Swoop's acquisition of fibre assets in Western Australia to connect 900 homes in Seacrest Estate promises AUD $1.2 million in revenue over three years.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024
New report uncovers India's evolving digital search trends
EduTech

New report uncovers India's evolving digital search trends

Justdial's How India Searched report reveals search activities in small towns overtook large cities as digitalisation bridges India's urban-rural divide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData
Data Analytics

Adopt AI to unlock 1.3 million affordable dwellings: PointData

Analysis by PointData has identified 870,000 profitable new affordable homes and 425,000 new social housing dwellings across mainland Australia.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Oct 2023
SeekShelter: Matching emergency accommodation with those in need
Housing

SeekShelter: Matching emergency accommodation with those in need

New Zealand's housing crisis is putting pressure on emergency accommodation. SeekShelter offers real-time management of shelter occupancy to help those in need.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
NZ house prices rise 8% in March, led by a 13% jump in Auckland
Housing

NZ house prices rise 8% in March, led by a 13% jump in Auckland

New Zealand residential property prices rose in March, led by Auckland where housing supply isn't meeting demand, putting pressure on the market.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March
Housing

Barfoot breaks records for Auckland home sales in March

Auckland house sales volume and average prices rose to a record last month, with buyers undeterred by soaring prices in the face of relatively low bor.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV
Housing

NZ property values rise at fastest pace in 9 months in March: QV

New Zealand residential property values climbed at the fastest pace in nine months in March, led by strong demand in Auckland.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2015
NZ house prices rise 3.6% in February, led by a 14% jump in Auckland prices
Housing

NZ house prices rise 3.6% in February, led by a 14% jump in Auckland prices

New Zealand residential property prices rose in February, led by Auckland where an under-supply of housing is putting pressure on the market.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015
Auckland houses prices fall in February as volume, listings pick up
Sales

Auckland houses prices fall in February as volume, listings pick up

Auckland house prices fell in February, as listings rose and the number of properties sold reached its second-highest level in seven years for that mo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015
Finance Minister says calls for densification in Auckland as popular as Ebola
Government

Finance Minister says calls for densification in Auckland as popular as Ebola

Calls for more densification in Auckland's housing have been compared to Ebola by Finance Minister Bill English.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015
Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says
Government

Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says

New Zealand's government has taken a number of good steps to improve housing supply in Auckland, where prices have soared on a lack of new stock, but.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015
NZ govt's social housing plans aim to alleviate poverty, PM Key says
Government

NZ govt's social housing plans aim to alleviate poverty, PM Key says

The government's plan to increase the private provision of state-housing is part of a wider goal to alleviate the country's most vulnerable by putt.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014