Ogilvie Construction has opened a new office in Aberdeen as part of a programme of investment to continue to grow its business in the Northeast of Scotland.

Operations Manager, David Mason and Commercial Manager, Ryan Green, will be based in the new office in the Westhill area of the city.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are delighted to be making this investment in the Northeast where we continue to deliver a range of significant projects for our public and private sector clients. It is important to have a strong local presence in the region to support our plans for continued growth. Our clients appreciate the team’s focus on quality and value backed by exemplary professionalism and a first class service.”

In recent years the company has completed a range of significant projects in the region, including two Vardy car dealerships, new housing developments as well as two student accommodation facilities and Brimmond School. At the start of March 2022 283 homes at Wellheads were handed over to Aberdeen City Council, a further 92 homes are in construction at Auchmills and the business has recently broken ground on a £23m housing development in North Anderson Drive for Sanctuary Scotland.

Ogilvie Construction is part of the Ogilvie Group and one of Scotland’s most consistently successful family-owned businesses.  The company is over 65 years old and employs more than 600 people across its various business operations in the UK.

Ogilvie Construction has broken ground on a new £30 million initiative to build 283 new flats in Wellheads Road in Dyce for Aberdeen City Council.

The development will comprise of a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom apartments across four buildings, each constructed to a height of five storeys. The buildings are positioned to create linear green open spaces with outdoor seating and two children’s play areas.

The initiative is part of the biggest local authority housebuilding programme in Aberdeen in more than 50 years which aims to deliver an additional 2,000 council homes for the region.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are proud to be working with Aberdeen City Council to deliver new housing that will provide a quality environment for future residents and the local community. The new homes will be constructed to the highest quality using modern, sustainable materials.”

Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader Councillor Jenny Laing said: “The work at Wellheads Road accelerates our ambitious council housing programme, which is already delivering a raft of new homes.  

“Improving the quality of life for residents is fundamental to everything the Council does and the provision of high quality, affordable housing offering a range of tenancies is central to that. 

“Our Local Outcome Improvement Plan – shaped with partners – has at its heart place-making and to that end we are committed to creating inclusive new communities where people feel connected and valued.” 

Ogilvie Construction is part of the Ogilvie Group, one of Scotland's most consistently successful family owned businesses.  The company is over 65 years old and employs more than 550 people across its various business operations. 

Ogilvie Construction has successfully completed Aberdeen’s £18.5 million Centre of Excellence, Orchard Brae School, which is the first of its kind in Scotland and will be a hub for best practice in supporting pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN) from across Aberdeen

As well as functioning as a school, Orchard Brae will act as a community hub for families, ASN parents / groups and charities to access, as well as a hub for outreach services such as speech, language and autism support.

The innovative development will also provide a new resource centre for ASN teaching and training and a multi-agency facility for health, education, social work and family support.

Orchard Brae school boasts a swimming pool, a hydrotherapy pool, soft play and sensory rooms, wildlife and growing gardens and specialist art and home economic areas as well as specially designed play areas.

Adjoining the school is the pioneering Howes Hoose which supports pupils to learn about independent living, with a bedroom, kitchen and living space where the children can develop life skills in a home setting.

Scottish dealer group Peter Vardy are set to take possession of their new, £8 million Jaguar Land Rover dealership building on Wellington Road in Aberdeen on Friday 29th of July.

The new dealership, built by Ogilvie Construction, who also built Vardy’s Porsche Centre Aberdeen, opens it’s doors to the public on Saturday 8th and follows the latest JLR dealership template and is on two floors, ground and mezzanine, linked by escalators, with over 100 New and Approved Used vehicles on site and 26 ramps for servicing vehicles.

A new state-of-the-art £8million Jaguar Land Rover retailer site in Aberdeen, operated by Peter Vardy Ltd, is nearing completion, with the stylish, modern exterior now fully constructed. The retailer is on course to open later this year, with a renewed focus on customer service, complete with a luxurious atmosphere befitting the Jaguar and Land Rover brands it will house.

Ogilvie Construction, which last year completed the Porsche Centre Aberdeen nearby, is building the facility. The building has now officially been ‘topped out’, marking the completion of the highest point of the structure; construction will now focus on making the facility wind and watertight, before installing the stylishly appointed interior.

The new retailer in Wellington Road is one of the first custom built Jaguar Land Rover sites to adopt a brand new look and feel that places an even greater emphasis on customer service and luxury.

Ogilvie Construction has been awarded the contract for the construction of a new £17 million school in Aberdeen for children with additional support arising from severe and complex needs.

The new school, which will be located on Howes Road, will provide education and support for up to 150 full-time children from 3 to 18 years of age with severe and complex educational and medical needs, and will replace Woodlands School and Hazelwood School. A pre-school additional support service, currently provided in Seaton School, will also be relocated to the new campus.

The school will be delivered by hub North Scotland Limited after it was appointed as development partner by Aberdeen City Council.

Ogilvie Construction has started work on a £11 million project to build a new development in Aberdeen for SACO The Serviced Apartment Company.

The nine storey building on Union Street will include studio and one bedroom apartments grouped around internal courtyards. It will incorporate a café bar on the ground floor with the apartment reception on the first floor. The project is due to be completed in Autumn 2016.

The new building will transform the site of a former music shop, which ceased trading several years ago.

Donald MacDonald, Managing Director, Ogilvie Construction, said:

“We are delighted to be working with SACO to deliver a major project that will provide high quality accommodation in the centre of Aberdeen.

“Our teams have extensive experience in the hotel and leisure sector and the building will be constructed to the highest standard, providing first class accommodation in an excellent location.”

Stephen Hanton, CEO Commercial, SACO, says: “Scotland is a key growth market for SACO and, as a major business destination as well as one visited by many tourists, opening a property in Aberdeen is a priority for us.”

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.