Heavy industry once lined the Clyde at Cambuslang, and the ground it left behind is still being put to new use. Steelworks and factory land has become investment parks, distribution sheds and trade units, served by the A724 and by quick links over the river to the M74. Those estates, with their constant van and lorry traffic, are a regular source of sweeping work.
At the eastern end of the town the emphasis is on housing. Newton and Drumsagard have seen some of the largest residential building programmes in South Lanarkshire, with thousands of homes delivered in phases alongside new roads and a rail station. Main Street improvements, utility renewals in Halfway and Westburn and occasional riverside remediation schemes keep contractors busy in between.
Coverage in and around Cambuslang
Halfway, Westburn, Newton, Drumsagard, Flemington and Lightburn are all covered, as are Carmyle and Tollcross on the north bank and Rutherglen to the west. Operators working the Glasgow area are usually close at hand, but bookings for a particular morning or night still rest on a vehicle being free.