The owner of a recycling firm at the centre of a large-scale fly infestation has assured residents he is on top of the problem.

As reported by the Evening Times, Shawhead residents have been plagued with flies coming from nearby GBS Recycling Limited.

Locals said they were killing up to 60 flies a day, and local shops had run out of fly spray due to the problem.

Schools, businesses and nurseries had also been infested with the insects, and residents were sleeping with hats and gloves on to protect them at night.

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Mum Emma Dolan, 24, had to get a net for her daughter to sleep under to stop the pests crawling over her face and ears in the night, while Sarah Conroy,23, had to feed her son at a relatives home as her house was full of flies.

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) inspected the recycling plant and found it to be the source of the pests.

They issued a warning and told the firm to clean up its act by the end of the month.

Speaking to the Evening Times, company director Tavis McCabe said he sympathised with residents and added that he is doing all he can to address the problem.

He has also assured locals he has is tackling to problem with the help of SEPA, which has been on site for the last three years.

He said: "I've seen the pictures on social media.

"That's not something, as the director of a business with four children, that anybody wants to see.

"I can certainly sympathise with the situation."

Mr McCabe said although his firm has "got the blame" for the whole problem, he has it has been partly down to the warm, wet weather which has acted as a perfect environment for flies.

He said: "We have got the blame for all of it but I live in Bearsden and had six or seven flies in my house last night. It's the weather, it's been tropical - muggy and wet.

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"Insects are around in homes at the moment."

The director said his firm were "taking the problem seriously" and have "acted on the advice from SEPA immediately to significantly reduce the problem"

He said: "We have had contractors treating on site for the past seven days on a daily basis.

"They come back in the morning to check it has all gone to plan and they repeat the process the following night. It's not something you can do with employees on site.

"We're working closely with SEPA to adhere to the advise which has been given to us.

"The problem is significantly reduced from the previous week. I've been at the site and there aren't any flies today. We are on top if it.

"It's a reaction to waste being on site and the weather conditions which were perfect for the fly problem.

"The company has reviewed its environmental policies and we have taken action."

Contractors have sprayed pesticides across all the waste material, and throughout the company's offices every night for seven days.

Mr McCabe added: "We would like t o reassure residents that the business is taking this seriously.