Search Results: 'James Jones'

Hyne Timber announces majority owned partnership with Rocky Point
14 February, 2023
Hyne Timber, James Jones & Sons Ltd’s Australian subsidiary, has announced a majority owned partnership with Rocky Point Pty Ltd, based near Brisbane, Queensland.

James Jones & Sons Ltd partners with the Atlantic Salmon Trust
25 January, 2023
James Jones & Sons Ltd has entered into a three-year partnership agreement with the Atlantic Salmon Trust to fund its current research into finding out more about the Atlantic salmon’s migration, from the rivers they are born in to the sea and back again, with the express purpose of learning how it can better protect the species.

Keith Ainslie to run for charity
24 January, 2023
James Jones & Sons sales manager Keith Ainslie announced his impending retirement at the London Softwood Club Christmas lunch and pledged to undertake one final charity fund-raiser before he leaves.

James Jones & Sons funds new UK/Australia bursary
12 January, 2023
James Jones & Sons has entered into a partnership with The Scottish Forestry Trust to deliver a new UK/Australia graduate research bursary.

A question of safety
21 December, 2022
It’s one thing to grow, harvest, process and sell timber products, somewhere along the line you have to handle, store and transport them – safely. Tony Benson, global marketing manager at Baumann Sideloaders offers some advice

James Jones promotes C16 and British timber to architects and specifiers
08 December, 2022
James Jones & Sons' new visitor building at its flagship sawmill site in Lockerbie has attracted considerable interest in the architectural and engineering communities and has won a number of awards including the RIAS, Edinburgh Architectural Association and the Scottish Design Awards. It was also shortlisted for the Doolan Award as one of Scotland’s buildings of the year.

TDUK market conference paints gloomy trade picture into 2023
04 November, 2022
The Timber Development UK (TDUK) annual market conference in central London was unequivocal in its message – falling demand and prices coupled with rising costs will cause increasingly difficult and uncertain market conditions going into 2023.

Back on course
19 October, 2022
The TTBS National Golf Day took place in July, after a two-year break due to the pandemic

Ransfords makes a point
19 October, 2022
Sawmiller Charles Ransford & Son’s latest investment is an automated post-pointing line, which has helped to transform the operation. Stephen Powney reports

Sawmills survive choppy waters
18 October, 2022
Challenges are coming thick and fast but the British timber sector is proving its resilience. Sally Spencer reports

James Jones sends 1 million lineal metres of JJI-Joists to Australia
13 October, 2022
James Jones & Sons Timber Systems Division began exporting its JJI-Joists to Dindas Australia Pty Ltd, a leading distributor of wood products, back in December of last year and this week the milestone of the millionth lineal metre of JJI-Joists was achieved.

From carbon to circularity
10 June, 2022
Wood for Good was ahead of the game when it came to promoting the low-carbon benefits of timber. Mike Jeffree reports

James Jones & Sons wins RIAS award for new visitor building
07 June, 2022
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced eight exceptional buildings as winners of Scotland’s national architecture awards – including James Jones & Sons new visitor building.

James Jones’ Forres site expansion project supported by HIE funding
20 April, 2022
Plans to develop a new timber manufacturing and processing facility in Forres, Moray, have secured up to £279,000 Green Jobs Fund investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Scottish timber traders turn out in force in Edinburgh for STTA dinner
07 March, 2022
The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) had a successful first dinner since the Covid-19 pandemic started, with 175 people attending the March 4 event in Edinburgh.

James Jones acquires majority share in Australian sawmiller and CLT manufacturer
02 February, 2022
UK-based sawmilling group James Jones & Sons Ltd has acquired just under 60% of the shares in Mayflower Enterprises Pty Ltd in Australia, the holding company of Hyne Timber and XLam.

Green expansion for James Jones pallets and packaging arm
22 November, 2021
James Jones & Sons, one of the UK’s largest pallet manufacturing businesses, is expanding facilities at its Hetton site following planning permission approval for a 55,000ft2 site redevelopment. The business will expand and redevelop its premises into a green facility that will include the installation of a biomass boiler.

Teams triumph in housing challenge
05 October, 2021
Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager for TTF and TRADA explains how this year’s University Design Challenge went online for the first time

Demanding times
01 October, 2021
British-grown timber is in great demand and sawmills are rising to the challenge. Sally Spencer reports

Twenty years of partnership
21 July, 2021
James Latham Group now has around 70 Combilift trucks operating through various locations