FIVE Borders councillors have vowed to ensure that a “completely unacceptable” road will not be built through Gala Policies. In September last year, proposals for the council’s Local Development Plan were put to councillors ahead of a 12-week consultation process with the public. In a section on the Hollybush area, the proposals stated that a “new road through the Policies on [the] Balmoral Avenue side” would be assessed as part of a council ‘Masterplan’ to determine the site’s longer-term use. According to Gala Policies Group’s chairwoman, Jill Forsyth, many people formally objected to the idea during the consultation period.
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He added: “These display cabinets are not coming from some fancy company in Germany or China. “They are coming from a company in Scotland. This is going to be a Scottish project.” Founded in 1973, Workspace Design frequently supplies the NHS. During the coronavirus pandemic, the firm relaunched its Hygenius brand, designed to create hygienic workspaces to help stop the spread of infection.
READ MORE: Last year, the company supplied coronavirus regional testing hubs with units including laboratory benches, social-distancing dividers and reception desks. Regarding the Galashiels project, a Workspace Design spokesperson said: “We are not able to comment on this at the moment.”