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Ross Barty from PfH Scotland offers tips on how to deal with the volatile market conditions that are now having a very real impact on Scottish housing providers. Volatile market conditions are now having a very real impact on Scottish housing providers. Materials costs are climbing sharply, driven b

With new heat and smoke alarm legislation coming into effect in February and changes to fire standards within Scottish building regulations likely to be made later this year, Chris McGinn at PfH Scotland believes there are three priorities that housing providers in Scotland must focus on. Fire

With just 10 years to reach the 2032 EESSH2 deadlines, Stirling-based Chris McGinn from PfH Scotland explores the obstacles and offers practical advice to housing providers on how they can tackle these issues.

Stirling-based procurement services provider PfH Scotland, which represents 95 social housing providers across Scotland, has appointed 25 contractors to its new £0.25 billion Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing 2 (EESSH2) framework.

CCG Asset Management has been chosen to lead a multi-million-pound planned maintenance project on behalf of Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA). The £8.5 million contract will comprise the installation of brand new kitchens and bathrooms, as well as other various upgrades incl

Social landlords are leading the way in terms of the energy efficiency standards of homes in Scotland, but more work lies ahead to satisfy a new level of expectation, writes Stephen Herriot. The issue of climate change has been creeping up the political agenda in recent months, prompted in part by h

Fire safety and building compliance contractors across Scotland are being invited to help registered social landlords (RSLs) meet new higher standards to protect properties from smoke and fire, introduced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. Interested parties can apply to become &l

(clockwise from top left) Drew Moore, (technical services manager, PfH Scotland), Wendy Wilson (neighbourhood housing officer, Scottish Borders Housing Association), Caroline Purcell (SBHA), Jonathan Walker (electrical contract delivery manager, PH Jones), residents Ellen Sanderson and Robert Sander

Drew Moore Drew Moore, technical services manager at PfH Scotland, writes on how rising costs are taking their toll on repair and maintenance being an ongoing priority for Scotland’s social landlords.

Falkirk joiners James McNally and Graham Waugh installing a new kitchen in a local Link property Link Group Ltd is celebrating following a successful year of kitchen and bathroom installations across its central belt housing stock by its in-house repairs and maintenance service, Link Property.

Stephen Herriot By Stephen Herriot, head of operations at PfH Scotland

Social landlords in Scotland will have the opportunity to make big savings on the leasing and ongoing management of their vehicle fleets, thanks to a brand new procurement framework being unveiled by housing sector procurement services provider PfH Scotland. Running until August 2021, the UK-wide fr

As PfH Scotland launches a dedicated vehicle leasing and fleet management procurement framework for the social housing sector, Stephen Herriot outlines how housing associations can help the Scottish Government achieves its ambitions low carbon commitments. With the recent commitment by the Scottish

A new specialist heating services procurement framework specifically designed to meet the needs of the Scottish social housing sector has been launched, offering participating social landlords the opportunity to achieve major improvements in energy efficiency and significant savings on their energy

With less than a week to go to submit bids, one hundred specialist heating contractors from across Scotland have already registered an interest in a new £600 million social housing procurement framework being run by Procurement for Housing Scotland (PfH Scotland). The framework is specifically desi