Ogilvie Construction has reached a milestone in the construction of the new £22 million hotel for Motel One Group in Oswald Street, Glasgow, with the completion of the roof deck and concrete frame.

Members of the construction and design team celebrated the achievement with a “topping out” ceremony on the roof of the new building.

With 374 rooms, the new hotel will be one of the largest in Scotland and the first in Glasgow for the European budget designer brand. It will open in 2018 and combines high quality product design with an excellent location and attractive pricing.

Bob Gray, Construction Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are delighted to have reached this key milestone and are working closely with Motel One to deliver 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 our extensive experience and expertise in the hotel and leisure sector.”

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

Motel One operates 56 hotels across Europe with more than 15,165 rooms and has ambitious plans to expand their network to 74 hotels with 18,000 rooms.

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 450 people across its various business operations in the UK. 

With the final containers in place and the finishing touches being made to the True Glasgow student accommodation project, Global Construction Review took a look at the unique construction method that has reduces build time and improves health safety. The full article can be read below:

A new high-end student accommodation is nearing completion in Glasgow made from pre-manufactured steel boxes made and fitted out completely in China.

Called “True Glasgow West End”, the 592-room complex taking shape on a former industrial site by the River Clyde borrows both its branding approach and luxury standards from the hotel business.

At a time when the UK construction industry is under pressure to modernise with pre-manufacturing techniques, its developer says the modular approach isn’t cheaper, but does cut build time by up to 20%, improves health and safety, and ensures finished quality as predictably as car manufacturing.

Everything in the room is sourced and fitted by China International Marine Containers (CIMC) except the TV and the bed mattress, which are added later.

“The bed is in, the flooring is in, the curtains are in, the desk is in, the lights are in, even the desk chair and the waste-paper bin,” said Marc Carter, managing director of developer True Student Ltd. “Everything is included. When the modules arrive we fit a mattress made in the UK and we fit a TV, because that’s too fragile to ship.”

On the 15th February 2017, 2nd year HND Construction Manager Students from Glasgow College visited the Kelvinhaugh Student Accommodation project.

Project Manager, Gavin Fraser and Trainee Graduate Site Manager, Stephen Prentice conducted the site walk-round and presentation to the students.

Ann MacDonald, Lecturer from Glasgow College said: "The students were very impressed by their visit which has given them a very valuable insight into the many and varied responsibilities of a Construction Manager.  Your presentation was superb and the site walk-round was very informative"

The Kelvinhaugh Street project was recently revealed as Ogilvie's 100th Considerate Construction Scheme project.

True Student Living have released a fascinating video of their Kelvinhaugh Street student accommodation, currently under development by Ogilvie Construction. The unique project will be home to over 600 Glasgow students with luxury en-suite rooms and facilities including a cinema, library, gym and cafe.

Watch the video here:

The £33 million project to build a student residence in Yorkhill, Glasgow, for developers Bricks Developments is well underway. 

Built on the site of former warehousing at Kelvinhaugh Street, the project will create a 607 bedroom building consisting of three separate blocks of between 5 and 9 storeys constructed above a semi basement parking space. The images provide an overview on site development to date and we'll continue to bring news on our progress in the coming months. 

Motel One construction progress - Time-lapse footage for May 2016 

Foundation development at the new £22 million hotel in Glasgow, located next to Central Station is well underway and our time-lapse video shows a portrait view of May's building progress.

Send us your pictures of the site via our twitter account @ogiconstruct

Link: Motel One Group

Streetview link: Oswald Street (Google Streetview)

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on a £33 million project to build a student residence in Yorkhill, Glasgow, for developers Bricks Developments.

Built on the site of former warehousing at Kelvinhaugh Street, the project will create a 607 bedroom building consisting of three separate blocks of between 5 and 9 storeys constructed above a semi basement parking space.

Motel one construction progress, as of April 25th 2016, on Oswald Street, Glasgow 

Foundation development at the new £22 million hotel in Glasgow, located next to Central Station is well underway and our image shows a birdseye view of current progress. Send us your pictures of the site via our twitter account @ogiconstruct

Motel One Group will open their new hotel in 2017 and will include the typical One Lounge, which is  the living room, breakfast café and bar all in one. Motel One currently operates 51 hotels across Europe with more than 13,900 rooms and has ambitious plans to expand with a secured pipeline of an additional 19 hotels.

Ogilvie Construction has been chosen to build a new £22 million hotel for Motel One Group in Oswald Street, Glasgow.

With 374 rooms, the new hotel will be one of the largest in Scotland and the first in Glasgow for the European budget designer brand. The building will combine high quality product design with an excellent location and attractive pricing.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are delighted to be working with Motel One to deliver their vision for a new hotel in the centre of Glasgow. The building will be constructed to the highest standards, combining the use of high quality materials with our extensive experience and understanding of the needs of the hotel and leisure sector.”

Ogilvie Construction built the prestigious Motel One Edinburgh-Princes on Princes Street in Edinburgh, which opened in 2014.  The new hotel in Glasgow will open in 2017 and will include the typical One Lounge, which is  the living room, breakfast café and bar all in one.

Motel One currently operates 51 hotels across Europe with more than 13,900 rooms and has ambitious plans to expand with a secured pipeline of an additional 19 hotels.

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 400 people across its various business operations in the UK.