No groundworker listed in South Queensferry 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.

South Queensferry is a small town on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, sitting directly beneath the three Forth crossings - the rail bridge, the road bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.

The town has a medieval high street, a harbour and a strong community identity that predates its absorption into the City of Edinburgh.

The annual Loony Dook - a New Year's Day swim in the Forth - and the Burryman ceremony in August are distinctive local traditions.

South Queensferry has a good range of independent shops, restaurants and services and Dalmeny station provides a direct rail link to Edinburgh Waverley.

The town is a popular starting point for walks along the coast and visits to Hopetoun House and Dalmeny Estate.

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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.