Pfh Scotland

Chris McGinn from PfH Scotland highlights the challenges and opportunities of retrofitting homes across 20 small islands off the west coast of Scotland I’ve worked on hundreds of energy efficiency projects over the years, but in 2023 a request came through that was a bit different.

Andrew McAllister from PfH Scotland outlines how housing organisations can support their older and disabled tenants through the analogue to digital telecare transition. In Scotland, around 20% of people aged over 75 use a community alarm or telecare service. That’s about 137,000 individuals, a

Chris McGinn, commercial manager at PfH Scotland, discusses the temporary accommodation crisis that social landlords are dealing with. Soaring demand for homelessness services is a major challenge for Scottish social landlords right now. In its latest annual assessment, the Scottish Housing Regulato

Chris McGinn, commercial manager at PfH Scotland, believes Scottish social landlords need to get back to basics when it comes to reducing the carbon footprint of their homes. More than ever, improving the thermal performance of social homes in Scotland feels like an uphill battle.

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, is currently in progress of the third of a five-year £8.2 million major upgrades contract on behalf of Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA). A total of 109 residences located west of Glasgow’s city c

Procast Group has won a contract to bring £2.4 million worth of energy efficient improvements to 36 homes in an Argyll & Bute village.

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, has completed a third phase of kitchen upgrades for tenants of East Lothian Council in Musselburgh, Tranent, Haddington, Prestonpans and North Berwick. The £965,000 works package involved the replacement of cabinets and w

A framework which enables Scottish housing associations and councils to compliantly buy innovative services from start-ups and micro businesses has launched with 21 suppliers having won spots.

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, has made strong progress with a large-scale contract for Paisley Housing Association.

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, is underway with a comprehensive planned maintenance contract on behalf of Trust Housing Association spanning a number of different locations across the Central Belt.

A consortium of eight housing associations operating across Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire has appointed an initial 40 local contractors to its new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for responsive repairs and voids, developed in partnership with PfH Scotland.

CCG Asset Management has been appointed a major planned maintenance contract by Paisley Housing Association.

Huws Gray, Jewson, NMBS, Travis Perkins and Wolseley have secured spots on a large-scale materials framework with dedicated lots for Scottish housing associations and local authorities.

Following up on a previous blog in Scottish Housing News regarding market volatility, Ross Barty provides an update on what has changed in the last six months and what housing associations and councils in Scotland should be mindful of now and over the next few months. A new market dynamic is impacti

Chris McGinn at PfH Scotland gives an overview of the new domestic retrofit standard, PAS 2035, and provides advice for housing associations and local authorities on how to prepare for and cope with the changes. Last year a new domestic retrofit standard was introduced to Scotland and acro