Ogilvie Construction News
Company news and updates

Bob Gray, Ogilvie Construction, is running in the London Marathon which takes place on Sunday 26th April 2015. Bob decided to run in support of Alzheimer Scotland as he has had some close friends and relatives who have suffered from this horrible disease. I am sure we would all know someone who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s so if you would like to donate to Alzheimer Scotland please follow the link to Bob’s JustGiving web page. 

https://www.justgiving.com/Bob-Gray2

Ogilvie Construction has been rated as one of the top ten building contractors in Scotland in the latest independent index, published by Construction News.

The survey showed that for the year to February 2015 Ogilvie has won 15 new deals with a combined contract value of over £80 million.

Work has started on a prestigious new £4 million Porsche Centre in Aberdeen that promises to create a quality customer service experience like no other.

Ogilvie Construction and Peter Vardy Ltd have broken ground on site at Wellington Road in Aberdeen for the state-of-the-art Porsche Centre, due for completion in autumn.

The new Centre is 23,379 sq ft and is being custom built with a strong customer focus and relaxed retail feel featuring a dedicated handover bay with special features.

Ogilvie Construction is among the first Scottish companies in the sector to have been awarded Investors in Young People (IIYP) accreditation.

The award recognises Ogilvie’s commitment to recruiting, training and developing young people.

Ogilvie Construction has started work on a £24 million project to build two new student housing buildings for Ziggurat Student Living in central Edinburgh.

Due for completion in 2015, the buildings are in Murano Place, which will provide 272 bedrooms and Shrubhill, which has accommodation for 260 students.  The four storey buildings will incorporate public areas, as well as ground floor retail units.

14 students studying Architectural Technology at the City of Glasgow College for Built Environment got the chance of seeing what it’s really like to work on a live site.

Ogilvie Construction, currently underway with the construction of the new 262 bedroom Student Accommodation in Collegelands offered assistance to the college by inviting the students to site giving them an insight to life in the construction industry.

George Mackie has joined Ogilvie Construction as Commercial Director, enhancing the senior team as the company continues to deliver solid growth across its operations.

George Mackie - joins Ogilvie Construction in Stirling. George will play key role at Ogilvie, overseeing estimating, pre-construction and surveying. He is a veteran of the Scottish construction sector with a proven track record of over 35 years in the business, the last 13 of which have been at boardroom level.

Ogilvie Construction has a new look for 2015 after rebranding the business with a new corporate identity that builds on more than 60 years of success.

Ogilvie Construction 2015 vans with Donald MacDonald

Ogilvie was founded in 1953 as a construction company and is one of the country’s most successful family-owned businesses, maintaining its position among Scotland’s leading building contractors.

We are delighted to welcome our new group of Apprentices who have joined the Ogilvie Group. They are all based on various sites as well as attending their respective colleges.

One of Scotland’s leading independent family owned businesses, Ogilvie Construction, has received a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in this year’s Occupational Health & Safety Awards.

As the UK’s family safety charity, RoSPA’s mission to save lives and reduce injuries covers all ages and stages of life. In support of this mission, the RoSPA Awards, which date back 58 years, recognise commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention at work.