SiteStream Web Services Link - November 2003

SiteStream have made a new web services link available as part of its comprehensive system for house builders. This provides commonly required data for updating your web site or intranet with key data from the SiteStream Sales module. Malcolm Freeman, Sales and Marketing Director for SiteStream says "This is part of the overall strategy of SiteStream that data should only be entered into your system once and is then available automatically whenever it is required. The link can provide data to any application able to act as a client to a Web Service".

Information such as plot prices and availability are available in near real time to keep your web site up to date automatically. Importantly the comprehensive range of site layout, floor plan and house images you can store in SiteStream are also available via the link. This means that all the images you publish electronically to your web site and your sales offices are current and consistent, and can be easily maintained via the simple web browser screens in SiteStream. For further information contact us or email Sales@SiteStream.biz

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Housing Market Intelligence Report and Conference October 8th 2003 - August 2003

SiteStream are pleased to be co-sponsors of the inaugural Housing Market Intelligence conference and report which are set to become the standard reference for business planning in the house building industry.

With speakers including The Rt Hon Keith Hill MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, and Kate Barker who is heading the Government's review of issues affecting the supply of housing, the conference is set to be an important barometer of the future for house building.

John Stewart the HBF's Director of Economic affairs will be giving his economic overview of the market.

Senior executives from major house builders will also be speaking and the event will be an unrivalled opportunity to hear and exchange views with your peers.

To register for the event to be held at The Royal Institute of British Architects premises in Portland Place, London on October 8th 2003 please email emma.waugh@house-builder.co.uk or call Emma on 020 7608 5126. Early booking discounts are available if you book before Sept 8th.

Click here for a full agenda.

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Robertson expand with SiteStream - July 2003

Robertson Group, one of Scotland's largest privately owned construction firms, is the latest company to purchase the complete SiteStream software suite. The Robertson Homes division based in Stirling currently build 200 new homes each year from Elgin in the Scottish highlands, to Durham in the north east of England. The new Knightsbridge Homes luxury homes brand is developing a reputation for stylish and exclusive developments in the area and contributing to the significant expansion of the business.

Robertson Residential set out to find a single software solution with a common data source to reduce the re-keying of data, and to improve the quality of information shared between all locations and parties in the business. Elliot Robertson, Group Director of Robertson says "We chose SiteStream because it is flexible, user friendly and robust, supporting sites from initial appraisal to handover and ongoing customer care" "Existing systems allow too much error and misreporting which affects both internal performance of the business and our clients. The predicted expansion of the company and logistics of staff demanded a single integrated and modern solution which we have found in SiteStream"

Billy McFadyen and Nigel Willis with Elliot Robertson and Malcolm Freeman concluding the selection of SiteStream.

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SiteStream goes Coast to Coast - July 2003

Following the success of PCBC in San Francisco in June, SiteStream will be exhibiting in Florida at the Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) on July 24-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Home builders from 12 south eastern states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, will attend the largest building industry trade show in the Southeast.

The 700+ booth SEBC Exposition promises to provide conference-goers with great ideas and effective networking opportunities. In addition, over 40 educational seminars will put building professionals on the leading edge of industry knowledge. Now in its 25th year , the SEBC is expected to attract over 10,000 key industry players.

With increased participation from south eastern states, SEBC has become one of the country's premier conferences for building industry professionals. For more information call (800) 261-9447 and ask for SEBC or visit SEBCshow.com

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SiteStream Partnership Provides Advanced Web Solutions for House Builders - June 2003

The SiteStream Sales module is already providing a web based sales solution to the offices and show houses of several leading house builders. Building on this success SiteStream is pleased to announce a partnership with Active Web Solutions to help house builders further enhance customer conversions, communications, retention and referrals.

SiteStream and AWS are developing an 'off the shelf' Intranet and Extranet system to enable house builders to provide group wide company information that is automatically updated from SiteStream. An executive dashboard facility will give Chief Executives and Finance Directors up to the minute key performance indicators such as sales and progress information in an easily accessible and concise format. Staff, whether office or site based, can have permanent access to selected details of company performance, personnel and news. By logging on via the internet your customers can also be given secure access to details of their chosen plot such as options and extras, build progress and sales position together with online move in packs and manuals etc.

The new system uses the latest version of AWS's established Intextra package which is easily configured by a user 'out of the box' or can be tailored to fully incorporate the house builders branding. AWS are also experienced in linking house builders' web sites to SiteStream giving real time availability and pricing information together with single source management of all your web site content including images such as site plans, artists impressions, floor plans and 360 degree views.

For further information please contact Malcolm Freeman

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SiteStream at All New Format Conference - May 2003

SiteStream are pleased to announced that they are joining forces with Domain Marketing to support the 2003 "Marketing and the Housebuilding Industry" conference, which will be themed this year as "The Great Marketing Debate".

This year there is an innovative new format with the introduction of a pre-conference dinner on Tuesday 30th September at the Metropole Hotel in the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Rupert Bates, Editorial Director for ShowHouse is the guest speaker which should guarantee an informative and entertaining evening.

The main conference will take place on Wednesday 1 October at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham and confirmed speakers so far include:
Geoff Ball - Executive Chairman of CALA Group and President of the HBF

Tony Davis - Managing Director of BMI Baby

Will Harris - Vice President of Marketing at O2,

Sky TV's Kate Bellamy will spice up the proceedings with an incisive commentary and get under the skin of the marketing hyperbole to really open up the 'great marketing debate'.

Other conference Partners are Smartnewhomes.com and the Mortgage Advice Bureau and the conference is also supported by Showhouse Magazine together with the New Homes Marketing Board.

Delegate places for the Pre-Conference dinner and/or the Conference can be reserved now, with the benefit of early booking discounts, by either visiting Domain Marketing or calling Domain Marketing's booking hotline on 01625 531199

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SiteStream helps win Awards - April 2003

Congratulations to Stamford Homes a SiteStream customer who was voted Regional Housebuilder of the Year in the recent Building Awards 2003. Stamford Homes were praised for halving defects on new houses and slashing the costs of remedial works which together have transformed company performance.

SiteStream are proud that Stamford use our software and Andy Addison, Sales and Marketing Director for Stamford said 'We can slice and dice information from the system in almost endless ways, this is very valuable and has revolutionised every aspect of the business from land acquisition to customer care'

SiteStream provides software to five out of the six companies nominated for this award and all of them are using it to assist with aggressive performance and growth plans.

St George PLC who were voted Housebuilder of the Year in the 500-1000 homes category also use customer care software from SiteStream. You can find full details of all the winners at the Building magazine web site

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Bloor Homes select SiteStream - March 2003

Bloor Homes are the latest house builder to join the ever-expanding club of SiteStream users. They are implementing all modules of SiteStream together with links to the Forte accounting system from CyberScience Corporation. Bloor Homes have a group turnover of £300 million pounds and their homes range from 2 bedroom apartments to luxury houses. Although the majority of the properties on their sites consist of 3 and 4 bedroom houses, they are increasingly building bespoke houses and apartments and they pride themselves on the quality and diversity of their developments.

Bloor Homes selected SiteStream for its business fit with the minimum of modification and the high degree of integration between modules. It was important to them that information is only entered once at source and then made available at every stage of the development process to reduce duplication of effort. The system will be deployed from Bloor Homes head office in Derbyshire to serve the group's eight regional operating companies. Bloor Homes are one of the largest privately owned house building groups in the UK and build approximately 1,800 houses per year.

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David McLean select SiteStream for predictability and service - August 2002

David McLean Homes are the latest member of the growing community of house builders who have selected SiteStream software to assist them in the efficient running of their business. Frank Reil, Group Managing Director of David McLean Homes commented "the new generation of software from SiteStream will enable us to monitor our production costs and progress more effectively and provide greater predictability within the business".

David McLean Homes are also taking the new Sales and Customer Care software and Frank explains, "by keeping our staff better informed on the details of each individual plot and customer SiteStream will enhance the levels of customer service we can provide. We will adopt the principle that we only record each piece of information once at source and it will be available to everyone who needs it. Our sales executives will be able to achieve and progress sales much more effectively while providing a more knowledgable and efficient service to our customers through having direct access to the system from the showhouse".

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