Robertson Group is a large British construction company based in

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, Scotland, but also operating in the north and midlands of England. It is the largest construction company in Scotland.

History

The company was founded by Bill Robertson in Elgin in 1966: following substantial growth in company's activities in the late 20th century and early 21st century, he was appointed a

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in the

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, and was appointed a

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in the

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Major projects

Major projects undertaken by the company have included: * New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital in

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, completed in 2000 *

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in County Durham, completed in 2003 * County Community Hospital at

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, completed in 2005 * St George's Park Health Centre in Morpeth, completed in 2006 *

Midlothian Community Hospital The Midlothian Community Hospital is a community hospital in Eskbank Road, Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg ( sco, Bonnyrigg) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Edinburgh city centre. The town had a population ...

in Bonnyrigg, completed in 2010 *

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, completed in 2012 *

Balfour Hospital Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is managed by NHS Orkney. History In 1836, John Balfour of Trenabie set up a charitable trust for the founding of a hospital with the interest from £20,000 worth of Mexican g ...

Kirkwall Kirkwall ( sco, Kirkwaa, gd, Bàgh na h-Eaglaise, nrn, Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name (''Church Bay''), which later changed to ''Kirkv ...

, completed in 2019 *

The Event Complex Aberdeen P&J Live (also known as The Event Complex Aberdeen) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the suburb of Bucksburn, in Aberdeen in Scotland. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000. Replacing ...

, completed in 2019 *

Inverness Justice Centre Inverness Justice Centre is a sheriff court and Justice of the Peace Court venue in Longman Road, Inverness, Scotland. It also includes the offices of the Procurator Fiscal. History Until 2020, all sheriff court hearings took place at Invernes ...

completed in 2020 * Poseidon Strategic Facility at

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, completed in 2020

References

{{Construction industry of the United Kingdom Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1966 1966 establishments in England British companies established in 1966