Meeting description: The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the Member to Cala Homes with the focus being on Cala as a company their commitment to investing in South Lanarkshire and their ambition to further invest in South Lanarkshire. We informed the Member about CALA Homes West Scotland and their business activity across the West of Scotland and within South Lanarkshire. During the site visit we discussed how many houses would be delivered as part of the overall development as well as the affordable housing on site that would become part of South Lanarkshire Council's council housing programme. We were involved in discussions on job creation the number of apprentices that were working on site and emphasised the need for more open green space for new residents more so following the recent COVID-19 pandemic. We assisted our client in emphasising that CALA Homes take stakeholder engagement seriously and by wanting to make sure that political stakeholders are aware of their contribution to Scotland's economy and the local economies in which they have a presence in.
Topic label: Housing