Over the past few years, I have been a part of the Gadbrook BID board and have had the pleasure to work with some incredible individuals. I have now been given the opportunity to step up and take over the reigns as Chair from Mike Roberts who is a true inspiration. I am very eager to work close with the team to develop the park whilst simultaneously ensuring the needs of the businesses on the park are fully met.
Chris McLaughlin is the Managing Director of MIS Active Management Systems and is a joint owner of MIS Computer Services Group alongside his brother. MIS are the number one provider of Ambulance Command and Control systems and Housing Management Systems in the UK.
Chris began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a Project Manager leading many substantial IT projects. Eventually progressing on to completely rebranding PwC which involved setting up a global application platform. He later moved into the Housing arena before entering the world of MIS. Since 2014, Chris has held a position on the Gadbrook board where he continues to develop and support the group.
In the past few years, Chris has worked hard innovating and evolving the MIS Group and in 2016, he was voted one of the top 42 under 42 in the North-West INSIDER business awards. In 2017, Chris was shortlisted for the “North-West Entrepreneur of the year awards for family business” showing his continuous commitment and passion for the company.
MIS Active Management Systems Wins Contract to Deliver Housing Management Platform for Onward Homes
MIS Active Management Systems and Incline-IT have been selected to deliver a new hosted housing management platform for Onward Homes across their portfolio of over 35,000 homes. After a competitive tender process, Onward chose the MIS-AMS and Incline-IT solutions for their proven track record and comprehensive capabilities. The new cloud-based solution will provide Onward colleagues and customers with advanced portals to access information, make service requests, and manage tenancies online. Key features of the platform will include maintenance and field management, rental calculations, document management, self-service portals, workflow automation, analytics, and compliance tracking. “We’re extremely pleased to have been selected
MIS Retain Security Accreditation
MIS has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification for information security management. This internationally recognised standard ensures we have adequate policies, procedures, and controls in place to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company and customer information across our systems and processes. Attaining this certification required a tremendous cross-functional effort to review our existing IT infrastructure, identify risks, and implement comprehensive security measures that align with industry best practices. This achievement demonstrates to our staff, partners, and customers that we take information security seriously. Looking ahead, the MIS team will continue monitoring and enhancing our systems to maintain compliance with the
Leadership Change at MIS
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Howe as our Development Director, effective 1st January. Peter is stepping in for the current director, Andrew Cooper, who is transitioning out of the role but will remain with MIS in a supporting capacity over the next 4-12 months. The change stems from Andrew recently winning the race to become the Labour Party candidate for the Mid Cheshire constituency in the next UK general election slated for 2024. While Andrew has served as a passionate Development Director at MIS Active Management Services, he has long held political aspirations to become an
New Chair of Gadbrook PARKBID
Over the past few years, I have been a part of the Gadbrook BID board and have had the pleasure to work with some incredible individuals. I have now been given the opportunity to step up and take over the reigns as Chair from Mike Roberts who is a true inspiration. I am very eager to work close with the team to develop the park whilst simultaneously ensuring the needs of the businesses on the park are fully met. Chris McLaughlin is the Managing Director of MIS Active Management Systems and is a joint owner of MIS Computer Services Group
