The Scottish Borders Construction Forum (SBCF) was established in 2021.
It operates as an informal network of local businesses, services and supporting agencies, maintained through a contact database of email addresses and telephone numbers gathered over the past five years. Members receive regular communications and remain part of the network unless they choose to opt out.
Newsletters
Find the latest forum newsletter and previous versions online.
Bringing people and information together
The forum brings together a broad cross-section of the construction and built environment sector, including:
- sole traders
- SMEs
- professional services
- trade and industry bodies
- local authority representatives
- education providers
- registered social landlords
- government agencies
- delivery programmes
- industry initiatives
By bringing these stakeholders together, SBCF provides a structured platform for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and forward planning at a time of significant regulatory, technical and market change.
Supporting those in the sector
SBCF acts as a coordinating body for the sector across the Scottish Borders, with a particular focus on supporting local tradespeople, businesses and suppliers to engage with the transition to improved energy efficiency and Net Zero. There is an increasing emphasis on supporting the practical implementation of the Scottish Borders Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) Delivery Plan.
Overall, the forum’s purpose is to help ensure that local people and businesses are well placed to work locally and benefit directly from the economic and employment opportunities created by the transition to energy efficiency and Net Zero.
Through its network and activities, SBCF provides a coherent and locally focused mechanism to help prepare the Scottish Borders construction sector for the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Information and advice on trades consortiums and collective bidding has been developed by the forum.
Advice for communities and householders
The forum has designed documents on decarbonisation and simple energy efficiency measures to help homeowners and communities.