TRAINING - SKILLS GAP
ABERDEENSHIRE BUSINESSMEN BRING HEALTH & SAFETY TO THE CLASSROOM
Two North-East businessmen have returned to their former Aberdeenshire primary schools to support health and safety initiatives.
James Gregg and Dave Acton, directors at Motive Offshore in Boyndie, near Banff, are supporting two separate initiatives at Ordiquhill Primary and Macduff Primary.
MOTIVE OFFSHORE
The company manufactures and hires modern marine deck equipment, including winches, hydraulic power units, and associated wire spooling equipment and sheaves. With additional bases in Aberdeen and Norway, the two directors are firmly rooted to supporting their local Aberdeenshire community.
SAFETY FIRST
MD James Gregg, has supplied 100 high visibility vests to his former school, Ordiquhill Primary, to ensure pupils remain safe during the dark evenings in and around the school.
PLAYGROUND FACILITIES Meanwhile, Ops Director, Dave Acton, has donated £400 to Macduff Primary to assist the school to replace it’s playground facilities, part of which was previously removed due to health and safety concerns.
COMMITMENT
The joint support is part of the company’s wider commitment to reinvest in the local community and develop long term relationships between schools and their industry.
Mr Gregg, said: “Health and safety is critical in our industry and a key factor in our day-to-day operations, therefore, enhancing safety for the pupils of our local schools is very important to us. As a business headquartered in Aberdeenshire, we are fully committed to supporting our community and the wellbeing of children in the area is crucial.
“I learned a lot from my schooldays at Ordiquhill, particularly a strong sense of what is right and wrong, and I am certain that the school played an important role in shaping the way that I am today.”
Mr Acton, added: “Our company is committed to cultivating relationships with the local community, particularly schools, as too much focus can often be placed upon a transition into further education, as opposed to engaging with local industry.
“Organisations like Motive Offshore have an important role to play in highlighting alternatives and providing attractive opportunities to young people.”
The company was established in 2010 to manufacture, hire and sell new generation marine deck equipment, including winches, power units, diverters, control systems and baskets.
SERVICES
Services also include in-house design engineering, procurement of materials, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly and testing and providing personnel for the operation of equipment. The firm’s directors are highly experienced in the manufacture, hire and servicing of winches, spoolers and HPUs.
Motive Offshore
Left-Right: Sylvia Rae, Head Teacher at Ordiquhill Primary School; pupils from Ordiquhill Primary School; James Gregg, Managing Director at Motive Offshore; Dave Acton, Operations Director at Motive Offshore; pupils from Macduff Primary School; Peter Wood, Head Teacher at Macduff Primary School.
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