Motive brings Health and Safety to the classroom
14 JANUARY 2014
Motive brings Health and Safety to the classroom
Two North-east businessmen return to their former Aberdeenshire primary schools to support health and safety initiatives.
James Gregg and Dave Acton, directors at Motive Offshore Group in Boyndie, near Banff, are supporting two separate initiatives at Ordiquhill Primary and Macduff Primary.
Motive manufactures and hires marine deck equipment, including winches, hydraulic power units, and associated wire spooling equipment. With additional bases in Aberdeen and Norway, the two directors are firmly rooted in supporting their local Aberdeenshire community.
Motive’s Managing Director, 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.
Meanwhile, Operations Director Dave Acton has donated £400 to Macduff Primary to assist the school in replacing its playground facilities, part of which previously had to be removed due to health and safety concerns.
The joint support is part of Motive’s wider commitment to reinvest in the local community and develop long-term relationships between schools and their industry.
Health and safety are critical in our industry and a key factor in Motive’s day-to-day operations, so 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 well-being of children in the area is crucial. I learned a lot from my school days 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 who I am today.
- James Gregg, Director @ Motive Offshore Group
Motive 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 have an important role to play in highlighting alternatives and providing attractive opportunities to young people.