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While OLG as it operates today was formed in 2013, our brand has an illustrious history stretching back to the early 1980s. Discover our story right here, or contact us to become part of our future.
Contact Our Team Today11th Feb 1982
Jeff Laird forms On Line Design & Engineering whilst operating from a PortaCabin on Killingholme Airfield.
1st Mar 1985
On Line Design & Engineering move to a purpose built design office in Immingham.
31st Mar 1986
On Line Design & Engineering exceeds £1m turnover.
1st Apr 1990
On Line Design & Engineering begin to swap out Drawing Boards in favour of PC’s and AutoCAD. Staying ahead of trends and retiring our final drawing boards in 1997.
25th Aug 1997
On Line Design & Engineering successfully complete more than £4 million state-of-art ferric sulphate production plant for Tioxide Europe Ltd.
1997
BPE Consulting was formed by Michael Brown.
25th Feb 1998
On Loan Recruitment was formed by Jeff Laird.
1st Apr 1999
On Loan Recruitment exceed £1 million turnover within their first year of trading.
14th May 1999
BPE Design & Support was formed by Michael Brown, a Chemical Engineer.
14th May 2000
On Loan Recruitment were chosen to supply specialist engineers for the installation of a multi-million-pound walkthrough aquarium in China.
19th Mar 2002
Media Excel was formed by Mel Dent, a Graphic Designer.
1st Jun 2002
On Line Design & Engineering expand and open their first satellite office in Hull.
16th Feb 2006
Rough incident
Explosion and fire at a central processing platform of main Rough complex 3B.
15th Apr 2010
Anglia Engineering Solutions formed after acquiring the assets of Anglia Engineering in Administration.
1st Apr 2013
On Line Group is formed as the parent company of:
- On Line Design & Engineering
- On Line People
- On Loan Recruitment
- Anglia Engineering Solutions
- On Line Support Personnel
Jeff Laird is appointed Chairman.
2016
BPE Design and Support open an office in Daresbury, Cheshire.
1st Apr 2018
Anglia Engineering merges with On Line Design & Engineering combining the engineering design and the fabrication and construction divisions of On Line Group.
1st Oct 2018
On Loan Recruitment merges with On Line People to combine the two recruitment divisions within On Line Group.
31st Mar 2019
On Line Group exceed £41m turnover, employing 600 people.
17th Feb 2020
On Line Group acquires BPE Design & Support for an undisclosed amount.
22nd Oct 2021
On Line Group were rebranded as OLG.