CCG (Scotland) Ltd has announced plans to begin work on three new social housing projects for Perth & Kinross Council from next month.

To be built in partnership with the local authority, the three new developments are scheduled for completion in Autumn 2017 and see CCG expand its presence across the region.

The plans include an eight-property cottage flat project on Glenearn Road, Perth, 20 cottage flats on Birch Avenue in Scone and six further flats on Nimmo Avenue in Perth which will form the second phase of an earlier development.

The Cambuslang-based construction firm has already started work on a ten-property development on Nimmo Avenue, Perth, as well as an eight-property cottage flat construction on Cairns Crescent in the city, both for Perth & Kinross Council, in October 2016.

All of the properties will be constructed using a Closed Panel Timber Frame System that is manufactured in CCG’s own bespoke ‘Off-Site Manufacturing’ (OSM) facility ensuring enhanced quality, environmental efficiency and a faster speed of build.

Calum Murray, director of CCG (Scotland) Ltd, said: “We will be on site on a large number of housing projects in this coming year, not only in Perth and Kinross but across the country, which is very positive for our business and for the industry as a whole.

“Together these three developments in Perth will create over 30 new homes for a local community in need of modern, affordable housing. Our closed panel timber frame system will be delivered to site complete with windows, doors and insulation ensuring efficiencies at site level as well as providing residents with long term savings on their energy bills driven by environmentally efficient properties.

“We look forward to continuing our partnership with Perth & Kinross Council.”

Perth & Kinross Council’s convener of housing and health, Councillor Dave Doogan, said: “As a council we are committed to building new high-quality housing for local people.

“Our multi-million pound new builds programme, combined with our work supporting new builds through Housing Associations, has already seen 505 new homes delivered right across Perth and Kinross since 2011. All of these new properties have been built to the very highest standards in areas where there is an acute shortage of affordable housing for local people.

“Building high quality affordable housing has been a priority for me since becoming housing convener in 2012 and I am very pleased that we are on course to exceed our already ambitious target of 500 homes by May 2017.

“I welcome the start of these additional council new-builds, which represent the latest phase of this priority and which will transform the lives of the tenants who move into in them.”