Aster Group supplies a wide range of housing options in response to the housing crisis, working towards its vision of ensuring everyone has a home. The not-for-dividend business was established in 1990 and has £2 billion worth of assets. It plans to invest £2.5 billion to deliver 12,000 new homes by 2030. Aster reinvests profits from open market sale and shared ownership to support the development of affordable rented homes. It owns and maintains over 34,500 homes and employs more than 1,720 people.
The group adopted a flexible working policy for its people five years ago. To fully enable the flexibility and agility the business and its customers needed, Aster’s IT team transitioned from an on-premises datacentre to Microsoft Azure. The benefits have been wide ranging.
Follow Microsoft