About SFT

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is an infrastructure delivery company owned by Scottish Government. Working with numerous public and private sector partners across our many programmes, we

• Enhance longer-term planning for future infrastructure investment
• Innovate to secure new ways of funding, financing and delivering infrastructure
• Structure and deliver infrastructure programmes in collaboration with partners
• Improve the management and effective use of existing infrastructure assets

Our aim is 'to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of infrastructure investment and use in Scotland by working collaboratively with public bodies and industry, leading to better value for money and ultimately improved public services.'

In working towards that aim, employing and developing the right team of people is crucial. Since becoming fully operational in 2009, we have built up an 80-strong team of professionals who have the specific skills and expertise to deliver, support and improve public sector infrastructure investment, right across Scotland. Their work is underpinned by our four values, of being Bold, Collaborative, Dynamic and Ambitious. In following these guiding principles, our teams contribute significantly to creating award-winning buildings delivered through innovative programmes that secures additional investment and supports economic growth.

Our teams lead and support, wide and varied programmes of work that have been grouped under the following six headings - SFT invest - SFT build - SFT connect - SFT green - SFT place and SFT home.

Increasing the supply and improving the quality of housing across Scotland remains a key priority for us, and our award-winning housing team has been very successful in developing and delivering innovative approaches to increase the supply of housing of all tenures.

In the mid market rent sector, SFT home, working with many of Scotland’s councils along with the Scottish Government, has enabled the construction of 2,700 energy-efficient, quality, affordable-rent homes; homes that would not have been built without our involvement. Many of these new homes have been built by small or medium sized housebuilders and represent nearly £400m of additional investment in the affordable housing sector.

Our work has shown there is huge demand for mid-market rent properties. Over the past 12 months our team has been working with the City of Edinburgh Council on a new initiative to deliver at least 1,500 more new homes for mid-market and market rent, which will see a further investment of £245m made across Edinburgh.

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