--- title: Westward Housing Association Implements Convene description: Westward Housing Association implements Convene for digital meetings to improve efficiency and achieve its paperless goals. image: https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/hubfs/Digital%20meeting-Westward%20Housing%20Association%20implements%20Convene.jpg --- [![Convene-logo_ie](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/hubfs/Convene-logo_ie.svg "Convene-logo_ie")](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk?hsLang=en-gb) [![Try Now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2411248/9b3f88b8-45df-40d5-988a-93258099e623.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2411248/9b3f88b8-45df-40d5-988a-93258099e623) [![Convene-logo_ie](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/hubfs/Convene-logo_ie.svg "Convene-logo_ie")](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk?hsLang=en-gb) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2411248/19a25ed5-4383-4029-94d3-2e55433e2f33.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2411248/19a25ed5-4383-4029-94d3-2e55433e2f33) ###### 2 min read # [Westward Housing Association Implements Convene](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/blog/westward-housing-association-implements-convene) By [Angeles Aversa](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/blog/author/angeles-aversa) on 19/04/17 11:50 ![](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/hubfs/Digital%20meeting-Westward%20Housing%20Association%20implements%20Convene.jpg) [Westward Housing Group](https://www.westwardhousing.org.uk/who-we-are) is a major housing association in the south-west of England. It encompasses Help to Buy South West and Horizon Homes. As a developing landlord, Westward Housing Group builds new homes across the region, working in partnership with local authorities to rent homes to those in need. Westward's objectives include: **p****rovide places where people want to live, ****develop and invest in homes and services, ****provide a great place for its staff to work, ****maintain its financial strength and deliver great ****value through efficiency and innovation.** Westward Housing is committed to transparency and efficiency, from costs to governance, across the organisation. Lucy Rickson, Corporate Support Manager at Westward, was looking for a board portal solution that could help them deliver on their goals as well as cut costs. After talking to peers at Coastline Housing Association [(see our case study)](https://www.azeusconvene.co.uk/hubfs/Case_Studies/V3-AC_COASTLINE_casestudy-VIS-23-9-16.pdf?hsLang=en-gb) who use Convene, she got in touch with us. Convene's Senior Digital Product Expert, tailored their experience from demonstration and on-site training, to the implementation of Convene so they could start their digitalisation process and paperless goals as soon as possible. During their trial, Westward Housing was impressed by Convene's **ease of use,**** fine grained access control **as well as the ability to customise the** document retention schedule. ** Sign up for a free consultation with our Senior Digital Product Expert along with a free trial. 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