Who We Are
OVI Group is a new development, manufacturing and construction company.
Our board, chaired by David Taylor CBE, is made up of a highly experienced and diverse group of directors. We have spent the past 5 decades operating at the highest levels excelling in property development, planning, design, finance, place making, modern methods of construction, modular buildings and the manufacturing process.
OVI Group is a specialist mixed use developer focusing on the Residential sector throughout the UK. Delivering high quality affordable homes through partnerships with Local Authorities, Registered Providers, Care Groups, Financial Institutions and Landowners. Our focus is on creating better places for people to live and for communities to thrive
OVI represents a uniquely blended investment opportunity.
Leadership
David Taylor CBE
Chairman
David Taylor is one of the countries leading exponents of urban regeneration. He has worked extensively in the public and private sectors.
He was Chairman of BL Canada Quays Ltd, a joint venture with British Land Plc which developed 900 new homes and mixed use space in Southwark. David was the founding CEO of English Partnerships (now Homes England). Prior to that he had responsibility for a broad range of property development projects at AMEC plc. Over recent years he has developed a portfolio of companies in the green and environmental sectors. This includes Carbon Numbers Ltd, Allied Lighting Ltd and Endo Enterprises (UK) Ltd. He is Chairman and Pro Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
Jon Flowerdew
Business Development Director
Jon has worked at company director level for 15 years, having begun his career in the creative sector.
Founder of WhiteCircle Ltd. in 2007, Jon built relations with international designers, architects, manufacturers and producers to create a brand-led temporary, mobile modular & custom built environments throughout Europe. In 2012 Jon founded WhiteCrate, now the UK’s leading container architecture design and build company. The award winning WhiteCrate team have worked with signature architects and top 100 FTSE developers to create innovative new buildings in the retail, leisure & accommodation sectors.
Matt Maunder
Projects Director
Matthew has over 23 years construction industry experience and has been involved with the successful delivery of built assets in excess of £500m throughout the U.K.
Over the past 10 years he has held senior Director and Partner level positions within both construction consultancy businesses and specialist development companies. He has advised on and delivered development strategies for a £300m student accommodation investment fund and recently developed a modular residential product for the affordable rented market which includes apartments and houses for delivery throughout the UK property market.
Matthew works with major property investment funds including UK pension companies and social impact funds to deliver high quality residential real estate throughout the UK.
Simon Malcolm
Manufacturing Director
Simon has over 30 years experience designing, developing, commissioning and managing facilities for various industries.
Simon has delivered 7 packaging factories including an industry leading 7000sqm bespoke packaging production facility on a brownfield site supporting revenues in excess of £25m pa. Employing over 140 full time skilled and unskilled employees. More recently he has commissioned 3 timber frame OSM factories employing 15 multi disciplined roles delivering affordable homes for A2 Dominion in Sunbury on Thames and over 350 structural timber frames for Countryside Properties over various sites in Manchester, Cheshire & Liverpool.
Jack Taylor
Construction Director
Jack began his career in construction industry after graduating from UCLAN university with a degree in Construction project management (BSC Hons).
He started as a civil engineer working on specialist projects in dementia care and NHS buildings. He developed through the company ranks into senior site management before moving into the off site manufacturing sector specialising in timber and light gauge buildings in 2012. Jack now has joint responsibility of all construction aspects the business is involved with on and off site.
Howard Malcolm
R&D Director
For 35 years Howard has been involved in establishing businesses supplying the major supermarkets with high quality products. During that time, he has introduced systems essential in delivering consistent high quality at the lowest manufacturing cost in the industry.
Recently Howard has formed companies established to supply Houses to Regional Social Landlords and Local Authorities. The manufacturing focus was on M.M.C and closed panel, highly insulated timber frame structures.
Howard has also recently overseen the establishment of a manufacturing unit supplying Countryside Properties with 352 Structural Timber house frames which was achieved in 8 months on a single shift from a 650m2 factory.
Signature Architects & the Locale
Blue-sky thinking coupled with on the ground local knowledge.
We are constantly looking to innovation, technology, progressive and modern methods of construction, whilst maintaining a credible, deliverable & reliable project structure. We strike a balance in stimulating the best new ideas for our developments in tandem with seeking the necessary assurances, often by simply engaging & instructing local support, both in design & build.By bringing key partner and signature architects to our schemes we increase project profile, in turn raising aspirations in our place making process.
