A step change in infrastructure and tech
Our infrastructure supports our communities, public services, wellbeing and economic growth. It encompasses all assets that enable the delivery of public services including schools, hospitals, transport, digital connectivity and housing….
From the ground up
As home of the world’s oldest national land register – the General Register of Sasine – Scotland can be proud of the pioneering work that was done here to protect…
Scottish space tech set to combat ‘cocoa-fuelled deforestation’
African Governments and the world’s cocoa companies are to be handed a new tool in their battle to end deforestation caused by their supply chains. Using satellite derived information from…
Digital transformation lined up for Highland communities following full fibre deal
The delivery of public sector services in four Highland areas is to undergo a “dramatic transformation”, said Capita, thanks to a project that will bring full fibre infrastructure to the…
Rates relief puts Scotland in ‘fibre fast lane’
Telecommunications firms will soon be able to benefit from 100% non-domestic rates relief on new fibre broadband infrastructure to help them make the business case to install in Scotland. The…
Affordable housing, shaping Scotland
A Highland-based registered social landlord, Albyn Housing Society has served the region for over 45 years. Our origins are deeply rooted in the period of social and economic change that…
Brave new world of engagement
The housing sector has a long track record in tenant engagement. Housing associations are at the very centre of the communities they serve and, as a result, are often well…
SHARE ensures sector is up to speed
SHARE, the learning and development organisation for Scotland’s housing sector is bringing new events to the sector in March and April. “Our Bitesize Briefings enable housing staff to hear direct…
Reducing heat loss in housing
ONE of Scotland’s leading contractors and manufacturers has taken the next steps to improve the energy performance of the typical home with research and development into heat loss. CCG (Scotland)…
Stirling mapping data firm working with Atholl Estates
The Stirling-based mapping and data systems firm thinkWhere is helping one of Scotland’s best known Highland estates create digital maps of land holdings using the latest web technology. Originally introduced…