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Ogilvie Construction has achieved the Gold Medal following their fifth successive Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in this year’s internationally renowned RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards.

The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, which is the longest- running industry awards scheme in the UK, receives entries from organisations around the world, recognises achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said: “This award once again recognises our commitment to maintaining consistently high standards of health and safety across all areas of our operations. Safety is at the heart of everything that we do and we are delighted to receive our fifth consecutive gold award.”

Julia Small, RoSPA's head of qualifications, awards and events, said: "The RoSPA Awards are the most highly respected in the health and safety arena, with almost 2,000 entrants every year, and allow organisations to prove excellence in the workplace, demonstrating commitment to the wellbeing of not only employees but all those who interact with it.”

Ogilvie Construction is part of the Ogilvie Group, one of Scotland's most consistently successful family owned businesses. The company is over 60 years old and employs over 500 people across its various business operations.

Pictured left to right: Donald Macdonald, Managing Director Ogilvie Construction and Stewart Morrison, Ogilvie Group Health & Safety Manager

Ogilvie Construction have continued a strong second half of the year with a top 10 ranking in Glenigan's Top Contractors in Scotland league tables.

Up from £92.4million, Ogilvie have have been awarded 16 contracts in the last year worth £101.5 million. 

The figures come on the back of projects awarded in the hotels, leisure and education sectors.

Ogilvie Group’s continued success has recently been recognised across a number of industry awards schemes and business league tables.

The Group reached its highest position ever in this year’s the Sunday Times Top Track 250, at 93^rd.  The league table ranks the UK’s private mid-market growth companies with the biggest sales.

Ogilvie Fleet will be aiming for a hat trick next year after retaining the Leasing Company of the Year Award up to 25,000 vehicles at the annual awards from trade publication BusinessCar. It adds to the Best Daily Van Rental Award at the van Awards and the Top Vehicle Leasing and Fleet Management Company for Customer Service at the Experteye Awards that they picked up earlier in the year.

Ogilvie Construction was ranked 58^th in this year’s top 100 construction firms published in the Construction Index. It continues the construction business’ consistent strong performance, despite the changing market conditions.

Duncan Ogilvie, Chief Executive, Ogilvie Group said:

“Across the Group our businesses continue to make steady progress in their markets and we are delighted to see that recognised in industry awards and league tables.

“Our success is thanks to a continued focus on maintaining the long-term growth of the business with continued investment in skills and an unrivalled commitment to customer service.”

Ogilvie Group is one of Scotland’s most consistently successful family-owned businesses.  The company is more than 60 years old and employs over 500 people in twelve locations across UK.

Ogilvie Construction is showcasing the artistic talents of the children at Clepington Primary School in Dundee who drew pictures of their dream house for the nearby new build project in Eliza Street.

Children at the school sent in the drawings in a competition run by the construction company, who are building 40 new homes near the school for Hillcrest Housing Association.

Now all of the drawings have been collated by the company and made into poster collages displayed on the hoardings at the building site.

The company also presented Clepington Primary Head Teacher, Paula Cheghall, with large posters of the collages for display in the school.

Watch the time-lapse footage of Motel One's newest hotel in Glasgow's city centre. With 374 rooms over 13 floors, Motel One is Scotland's biggest hotel by number of rooms.

Scotland’s largest new hotel is now open for business in Glasgow after successful completion by Ogilvie Construction.

The new Motel One Hotel in Oswald Street, Glasgow, which offers 374 rooms, is the first in Glasgow for the European budget designer brand. The hotel combines high quality product design with an excellent location and attractive pricing.

Donald MacDonald, managing director, Ogilvie Construction, said: “We are proud to have worked with Motel One to build their vision for a new hotel in the centre of Glasgow. Constructed to the highest standards, the building combines the use of high quality materials with excellent design to create an outstanding modern environment for a stay in the city.”

The Glasgow project is Ogilvie’s second for Motel One after the company completed the prestigious Motel One hotel building on Princes Street, Edinburgh, in 2014.

Motel One operates 65 hotels across Europe with more than 18,000 rooms in 9 countries and has ambitious plans to continue its successful expansion.

Photos from Paul Zanre Photography.

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on a £9.3 million development of luxury waterside apartments in Currie for Dunaven Homes.

The development, called River Mill, will comprise 53 two and three bedroom apartments over six blocks, which will be built in two phases. The apartments will be finished to a high quality specification as standard, with stylish contemporary exteriors and modern interiors which feature open floor plans.

The development is set in a stunning location on the banks of the Waterway of Leith surrounded by woodland. 

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are delighted to have been chosen to build such a high quality development in a unique waterway setting.  We are working closely with the team at Dunhaven Homes to ensure that the project is delivered on time and to the highest specification, while ensuring the minimum disruption in the immediate area and engaging with the community throughout.” 

Ogilvie Construction is part of the Ogilvie Group is one of Scotland’s most consistently successful family owned businesses.  The company is over 60 years old and employs more than 500 people across its various business operations in the UK. 

Dunhaven Homes are looking forward to working alongside Ogilvie Construction for this exciting project and hope to extend this relationship on future development possibilities.

Ogilvie Construction has started site operations on an £18.2 million development to create Stirling’s first purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) building for Maven Capital Partners (Maven).

The high quality 207 bed facility at Forthside will provide a range of accommodation and sizes and is to comprise 123 studios, 8 one bedroom apartments and 76 two and three bed en-suite cluster flats. As well as easy access to the town centre and it’s transport links to the University, the new building will have extensive communal facilities including a cinema, gym, games room, laundry, as well as several private and group study rooms.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are proud to have been chosen to deliver bespoke student accommodation building that will offer much needed high quality living for Stirling students.  Our team has extensive experience and expertise in this sector and has successfully completed a number of similar projects around the country.”

Paul Johnston, Investment Director at Maven, said: “Stirling has one of the most acute shortages of student accommodation in the UK, with no private PBSA market to support the continued growth of the university. Maven is excited to be working on this landmark development which will help ease pressure on local housing stock and assist the University of Stirling to continue to attract the highest calibre students and postgraduates to the city. We are also very pleased to be once again working with Stirling-based Ogilvie Construction and their supply chain to the benefit of the local economy..”

Ogilvie Construction is part of the Ogilvie Group is one of Scotland’s most consistently successful family owned businesses.  The company is over 60 years old and employs more than 500 people across its various business operations in the UK. 

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (Maven) is an independent private equity and property manager, focused on the provision of growth capital to SMEs across the UK, as well as funding a range of attractive property investments. Maven has developed a track record in the hotel, student accommodation and office space sectors, sourcing and structuring transactions with a gross development value of up to £30 million. Headquartered in Glasgow, and with ten other offices throughout the UK, Maven manages over £415 million of assets for a variety of client funds.

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on an £18 Million project to build a 4 star boutique hotel in Edinburgh’s West End at Torphichen Street.

The 150 bedroom hotel is being built for Axcel Hospitality and will incorporate a restaurant, bar and leisure facilities. The project is due for completion in early 2020.

The structural frame for the building has been developed as a Precast Concrete and Structural Steelwork hybrid founded on a drilled piling solution. The new hotel will be built to eight storeys with a façade of mostly natural stone.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said: 

“We are delighted to have been awarded this contract and look forward to delivering a high quality building. Our team has an extensive and successful track record in the hotel and leisure sector and will work closely with the client throughout the project to ensure that the hotel meets every need of future guests.”

Ogilvie Construction is part of the Ogilvie Group is one of Scotland’s most consistently successful family owned businesses.  The company is over 60 years old and employs more than 500 people across its various business operations in the UK. 

Ogilvie have jumped 4 places in Business Insider's annual review of Scottish construction performance.

Having placed in the top 10 last year, a successful 2017 has helped Ogilvie reach 6th place. The table is based on financial performance and is a computation between turnover and pre-tax profit.