The Scottish Home Awards, sponsored by Ross and Liddell, aims to shine a spotlight on the nation’s top house builders.

Representing the North East of Scotland, the family-owned and operated house builders won House Builder of the Year (under 100 units), Show Home of the Year, and the Community Contribution Award at a ceremony in Glasgow on Thursday 13 June.

Based in Gourdon, Fotheringham Homes is a homegrown family business established in 2006 by managing director, Michael Fotheringham alongside his father, Allan Fotheringham Snr, and later joined by brother, Allan Fotheringham.

Michael Fotheringham said: “We are absolutely thrilled to win. We were just honoured to be shortlisted for four awards, but to walk away with three is a truly astonishing achievement.

“This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our incredible team. I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by such exceptional individuals who, along with our local suppliers, have made this success possible.

The company’s local roots have remained strong, with the house builder’s commitment to giving back recognised with the Community Contribution Award, namely for their recent renovation of Johnshaven Village Hall which the judges described as “a hugely transformational project which has had a lasting impact on the area”.

The newly-transformed village hall was reopened in September 2023, with Fotheringham Homes building a new annexe with a flexible multipurpose room, as well as transforming the toilets and entrance area in four months to ensure that this vital community asset was fully accessible to those with disabilities or reduced mobility.

Speaking about the collaborative nature of the project, Karelia Wright, chair of Johnshaven Hall Committee, added: “The experience of working with Fotheringham Homes was extremely positive, and the response from people seeing the new facilities for the first time has been incredible.

“The Fotheringhams are a local family and they understand the needs of small communities. From the start, they wanted to do a good job for Johnshaven and to leave behind a wonderful resource for local people, and that is what they did.”

Fotheringham Homes also achieved success at the Scottish Home Awards with their new Cedar Show Home, a 1.5 storey, three-bedroom family home, winning Show Home of the Year.