CCG appointed preferred bidder for 300 new Cambuslang homes

South Lanarkshire Council has announced that 300 new homes will be built in Cambuslang as part of a £42 million housing-led regeneration project.The development in East Whitlawburn will transform the area and will see 200 new social rented homes and 100 private homes for sale with work expected to get underway in late summer 2019.Construction and manufacturing group CCG (Scotland) Ltd has been appointed preferred bidder by hub South West, the public-private partnership of local authorities in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, to build the new homes as part of Cambuslang’s East Whitlawburn Regeneration Project.As part of the transformation, CCG will also undertake a series of community benefit initiatives for the duration of the contract programme which will include the provision of jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities for the local community.CCG will provide curriculum support and work placements for local schools and higher education institutions respectively. They are also committed to providing £50,000 toward an ‘East Whitlawburn Community Endowment Fund’.The project will be delivered in partnership with West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative and supported by the Scottish Government.