No groundworker listed in Portobello yet.

A groundworker handles the unseen work that supports a building - excavation, foundations, drainage runs, sub-bases, site clearance and grading - everything below ground level before the bricklayers and joiners arrive.

Get a soil and ground-conditions check on any site you don't already know - clay, made-up ground or peat each call for different foundation strategies and ignoring this is the most expensive mistake on a build.

Make sure any drainage work is signed off in writing - groundworks that fail building control later are a nightmare to retrofit once a slab has been poured.

Portobello is Edinburgh's seaside suburb, a Victorian resort town on the Firth of Forth with a long sandy beach, a promenade and a thriving community.

The beach is one of the best urban beaches in Scotland, busy with swimmers, dog walkers and families throughout the year.

Portobello High Street has a strong independent scene - cafes, bakeries, vintage shops and a growing food culture that has put the area on the map.

The Turkish Baths, housed in a restored Victorian swimming pool and the community-run Portobello Swim Centre are local institutions.

Portobello borders Musselburgh to the east and the promenade walk between the two is one of Edinburgh's most popular coastal routes.

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Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city and one of the most recognisable cities in the world, built across a series of volcanic hills on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth.

The Old Town and New Town, together a UNESCO World Heritage Site, form the historic core - but the city stretches far beyond them, taking in dozens of distinct neighbourhoods, suburbs and villages absorbed over centuries of growth.

From the Georgian terraces of the New Town to the seaside promenade at Portobello, the leafy avenues of Morningside to the waterfront regeneration at Granton, each part of Edinburgh has its own character and community.

The city is a centre for finance, technology, higher education and the arts - the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and the city's universities attract students and researchers from across the globe.

Edinburgh's transport network includes a tram line, an extensive bus system, two mainline railway stations and an international airport, connecting its neighbourhoods to each other and to the rest of Scotland and beyond.