YOU'RE IN SAFE HANDS WITH MOTIVE.

We consider our people to be the ultimate driving machine behind our business. They consider it their job to deliver excellence.

With a people-first ethos and an open culture that encourages communication and demands accountability in every action, our people truly care about what they do, and about the environment in which we work.

Why Motive?

Launched in 2010 by James Gregg and Dave Acton, Motive Offshore Group specialise in the manufacture, rental, and servicing of high-capacity marine equipment, such as winches, umbilical deployment equipment, and subsea equipment.

The Group comprises:

  • Motive Rentals
  • Motive Engineering
  • Motive Certification & Inspection

Headquartered at our 30-acre site in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, we have additional facilities in the UK, Norway, UAE, US, Taiwan, and Brazil.

WE STRIVE TO BE BOLD, AND WE LEAD WITH PURPOSE

We are creative problem-solvers. For us, innovation and improvement will never stop.

Our equipment is world-class, built and serviced in-house, and continually evolving - it won’t let you down.

We are committed to ‘doing the right thing’ and conduct our business with fairness and integrity.

COLLABORATION IS KEY

We work in partnership with our clients, to gain a solid understanding of your business challenges.

We know how to drive ideas to action.

Every project is unique, that’s why we’ll consult closely with your team to understand your situation and create the best, tailor-made solution.

We bring to the table our in-depth experience and expertise, along with clear and straightforward processes.

PEOPLE.
PLANET.
PRODUCT.

Our Motive is always to exceed expectations. Our organisation, team, and culture are grounded in 3 core values:

People – We are a global team of highly skilled specialists, trusted to uphold the highest standards of integrity.

Planet - We are always working to protect, enhance, and transform the environment, leading the way for future generations.

Product– We are always delivering outstanding and innovative, multi-sector, sustainable solutions.

A company with ambition.

A LEADING ENERGY INDUSTRY SPECIALIST

A company with ambition.

In 2022 Motive secured a significant investment from H2 Equity Partners (H2) - an independent private equity firm with a strong performance record and currently managing a portfolio of 14 companies, with over £1.1 billion in sales.

H2 supports good businesses, helping them become the best in their sector.

Motive has a clear, focused expansion strategy, continuing to grow and strengthen our offering through successful acquisitions and collaborative business relationships. This has played a key part in the company's progression, and reputation for Motive is everything.

Launched with the aim of providing quality equipment and services from a positive place of work, Motive delivers a complete solution for the entire project lifecycle, with our core values of people, planet, product at the heart of everything we do.

Our focus has always been on safe, reliable solutions to help keep clients’ projects moving, whilst offering maximum cost-efficiency.

As the world changes, so do we. We remain versatile and responsive, one of many reasons our clients keep coming back.

WE ARE MOTIVE

Our Team makes us what we are.

With a people-first ethos and an open culture that encourages communication and demands accountability in every action, our people truly care about what they do, and about the environment in which we work.

GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY

We believe in a "values-based" approach.

Motive is committed to contributing back to the communities in which we live and work.

We are proactive in supporting local initiatives and regularly undertake fundraising and charitable work for good causes. Team Motive was formed by our employees as a way to come together to make a difference.

Huntly ASDitude

Huntly ASDitude

It’s important to Motive to support our local community and we’re very happy to be involved with Huntly ASDitude, a local, parent-led charity supporting children & families affected by Autism, AD(H)D, and related conditions.
BMRA

BMRA

Team Motive took on one of our toughest challenges to date - the Illuminator Night Trail Race. Described as Scotland’s toughest night half marathon, the team covered the challenging 15 mile route at Glen Tanar to raise funds for Braemar Mountain Rescue.
Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support

From the Great Motive Bake Off to the Ironman 70.3 Dubai challenge or the Edinburgh Marathon, Motive is always happy to get involved in raising funds for Macmillan.
RNLI

RNLI

We are proud supporters of RNLI and our local lifeboat station Macduff, with our Christmas ‘win a day off work’ raffle now a regular feature on the Motive calendar.
Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK

Team Motive is tough enough! Motive’s dedicated mountain bikers completed the Strathpuffer, the ultimate 24-hour mountain bike challenge, raising funds for Cancer Research UK.
Erskine

Erskine

Whether it’s a Kilt Walk or a Fire Walk, if it means raising money for veterans’ charity Erskine, Motive is there!
Men United

Men United

‘Don’t Man Up, Speak Up’ Helping raise awareness around men's mental health, Team Motive are fundraising to support the fantastic work of Aberdeenshire-based mental health charity Men United

Huntly ASDitude

It’s important to Motive to support our local community and we’re very happy to be involved with Huntly ASDitude, a local, parent-led charity supporting children & families affected by Autism, AD(H)D, and related conditions.

BMRA

Team Motive took on one of our toughest challenges to date - the Illuminator Night Trail Race. Described as Scotland’s toughest night half marathon, the team covered the challenging 15 mile route at Glen Tanar to raise funds for Braemar Mountain Rescue.

Macmillan Cancer Support

From the Great Motive Bake Off to the Ironman 70.3 Dubai challenge or the Edinburgh Marathon, Motive is always happy to get involved in raising funds for Macmillan.

RNLI

We are proud supporters of RNLI and our local lifeboat station Macduff, with our Christmas ‘win a day off work’ raffle now a regular feature on the Motive calendar.

Cancer Research UK

Team Motive is tough enough! Motive’s dedicated mountain bikers completed the Strathpuffer, the ultimate 24-hour mountain bike challenge, raising funds for Cancer Research UK.

Erskine

Whether it’s a Kilt Walk or a Fire Walk, if it means raising money for veterans’ charity Erskine, Motive is there!

Men United

‘Don’t Man Up, Speak Up’ Helping raise awareness around men's mental health, Team Motive are fundraising to support the fantastic work of Aberdeenshire-based mental health charity Men United

TRACK RECORD

We've done a lot in a short life

We are bold and ambitious.

Starting out servicing the oil and gas industry, we now work across multiple sectors, delivering end-to-end solutions on projects for leading operators worldwide.

2010

Motive launches

James Gregg & Dave Acton launch Motive Offshore Group in Aberdeenshire (UK)

2011

First winch range

Design and manufacture of first winch range is complete

2012

New HQ opens at Boyndie

Motive Base relocates to new 30-acre site at Boyndie Drome

2013

Stavanger base

Motive AS is established in Norway

2014

Employee milestone

The Company reaches 100 employees milestone

2015

Company restructure

Company restructure to streamline business objectives

2016

Two launches

Motive launches a new Spooling & Inspection division, and Motive FZE in the UAE

2017

Motive Engineering

Division growth sees Motive Engineering extend fabrication offering, and the addition of vessel services to its portfolio

2018

New bases in Aberdeen and Houston

Motive invests £250k in new Aberdeenshire facility and opens its first US base in Houston

2019

First acquisition and investment

First acquisition: Pumptech AS, and major investment by EV Private Equity

2019

Double award win

Motive secures "Going Global" award at the Northern Star Business Awards, and is recognised as ‘Company of the Year’ at the Subsea UK Awards

2020

10 year anniversary and new acquisition

Motive celebrates 10-years in business, and acquires Flowline Specialists

2021

Motive APAC launch

Motive APAC launches with a dedicated Renewables Hub in Taiwan

2022

Green Business and Offshore Achievement award wins

Motive win NZETA Green Business Growth and OAA Internationalisation & Diversification Awards

2022

Investment announcement

Motive accelerates renewable growth with multimillion investment from H2 Equity Partners

2023

Brazil launch

Motive steps up expansion strategy with new base in Rio de Janeiro: Motive Do Brasil Ltda

HSEQ

Health and Safety are our absolute priority. We have only one way of working: safely.

For Motive Offshore Group, health, safety, environmental protection, and quality are central in our day-to-day operations, as set out in our HSEQ Policy.

We take a proactive approach by integrating HSEQ-related goals, strategies, and action plans across all projects and activities managed and carried out by the Motive Offshore Group.

Through a cooperative and committed mindset, with every employee responsible for playing their part, we continually improve our HSE culture and meet our targets of zero incidents and zero harm.

Our success can be attributed to effective employee engagement, a thorough risk management process, and heavy investment in training and the reinforcement of desired HSEQ behaviours.

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