It’s an appropriate accolade for Robertson who founded the development, construction and services group over 40 years ago at the age of 21.
From a jobbing joinery business with one employee, which focussed mainly on the local market within Robertson’s home town of Elgin, the group has now evolved into a construction conglomerate that delivers £100million projects as a matter of routine.
The group is now made-up of five regionally-based construction companies that cover Northern, Eastern and Central Scotland, Tayside and North-East England; a homes business; a commercial property development company; a financed-based capital projects company that is dedicated to PFI; a facilities management company and a timber frame company.
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Robertson Group results for 2006 are due to be published shortly and will show a turnover figure close to £200m, underlining the continued growth pattern of recent years. Similarly, profits will also illustrate this sustained growth model.
Robertson was a former president of the Scottish Building Employers Federation for four years and held the same position with his local association for a similar period.
He was also a member of the Apprenticeship and Training Council for Scotland and sat on the board of the National Federation of Building Trades Employers.
The 62-year-old executive chairman said he was honoured to receive the CBE and credited the success of the group to the hard work of his staff.
He added: “I’m obviously delighted but also surprised to be recognised in this way.
“However over my 40 years, representing the industry locally and nationally, a lot has been achieved.
“I want to say that it has been a great privilege to have had the support of so many people – particularly my family, the workforce and staff past and present in building up what is now a major business employing 900 people.”
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