Communities

As a family-owned business, embedded within our local communities, we have built a reputation for “doing the right thing”.

Our motivation does not always come from the bottom line. The idea of creating a legacy and the notion of trust features heavily in our activities.

We want to be a good neighbour to the communities in which we operate and do our best to support local causes, assist the future workforce and stay in touch with our retired employees.

Connecting communities

The Macphie family constitution states that 1% of company profit must be donated to local charities and community projects. In 2022/23, we donated over £31,000 which has been distributed between over 100 causes.

Our most significant contribution was to the development of the Queen’s Jubilee Coastal Path which will ultimately provide a walking route which connects the coastline of Kincardineshire to Banffshire. Realising the impact this route can have on both community wellbeing and the local tourism industry, we committed to paying £30,000 across three years (£10,000 paid out in 2022/23) to fund the project management of the 30-mile stretch between St. Cyrus and Cove, Aberdeen. Our donations have also supported walking football clubs, funded village Christmas lights and paid for a new lawn mower to maintain community-run park spaces.

Retired workforce

Our retired workforce played a big role in driving growth at Macphie and they remain valued members of the team. In the last year, over £21,000 was gifted, through the Employee Trust, to our retired employees as an annual winter payment. They receive a quarterly newsletter which is delivered to their doors with updates from their old colleagues and the latest company news, and our Employee Trust visit or call all our pensioners to check in throughout the year.