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Flagship site showcases timber
21 July, 2021
James Jones & Sons recently completed a new visitor building at its flagship Lockerbie site

James Jones’s visitor building scoops two Scottish Design Awards
19 July, 2021
James Jones's new visitor building, which was featured in the July/August edition of TTJ, has won two awards in the Scottish Design Awards 2021, winning both the Architecture award for a ‘Commercial / Office / Hotel Building or Project’ and the overall ‘Architecture Grand Prix for Architecture’.

James Jones & Sons launches new JJI Design software
02 July, 2021
James Jones & Sons Timber Systems Division has recently announced its latest release of its JJI Design Software. The new software is the most advanced release to date with a number of significant improvements and enhanced design features.

Roller Coaster Year for Softwood
15 June, 2021
The TTF’s softwood conference provided delegates with some insight into the extraordinary supply and demand dynamics of 2020 and made some predictions for 2021. Sally Spencer reports

James Jones & Sons acquires UK Pallet Collars
11 June, 2021
James Jones & Sons Ltd, one of the UK’s leading pallet and packaging businesses and owner of pallet collar manufacturer Billington (International) Ltd has announced the acquisition of UK Pallet Collars Ltd.

Industry consolidation here to stay
26 April, 2021
Consolidation in the UK timber sector has been gathering pace in recent years and as we officially enter spring, it seems to have gone up a notch.

Industry consolidation here to stay
26 April, 2021
Consolidation in the UK timber sector has been gathering pace in recent years and as we officially enter spring, it seems to have gone up a notch.

James Jones completes new visitor building at Lockerbie
22 April, 2021
James Jones & Sons has competed the construction of a new visitor centre at its flagship Lockerbie site.

Lockdown learning still leads to exam success
21 April, 2021
Great success in wood science exams has been announced this week, for students studying with training provider TFT Woodexperts Ltd, as the latest results for the Level 4 Certificate in Wood Science and Timber Technology have been declared.

TTF hosts virtual UK Softwood Conference
01 April, 2021
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) staged its annual UK Softwood Conference as an online event on March 31, marking a year since the organisation’s last physical event – the 2020 softwood conference.

James Jones launches new ‘Fence Master’ app
25 March, 2021
James Jones & Sons Ltd has launched a new fencing app to help customers with their fencing projects.

James Jones acquires GT Timber
01 March, 2021
James Jones & Sons Ltd has announced the acquisition of GT Timber Ltd, the holding company of Taylormade Timber Products Ltd and Kerr Timber Products Ltd, which operate sawmills at Sherburn Hill, Durham and Annan respectively. The acquisition will increase James Jones & Sons Ltd’s annual sawn output to 800,000m3 thereby consolidating its position as the UK’s largest privately owned sawmill, timber engineering and pallet manufacturing company.

James Jones & Sons furthers environmental credentials
23 February, 2021
James Jones & Sons has recently completed installations of new biomass plants at its Mosstodloch and Aboyne sawmills, with a combined investment of £5.4m.

James Jones & Sons pallets support deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine
12 January, 2021
James Jones & Sons is supplying the pallets for distribution of millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines across the UK. The company is sole supplier of EPAL pallets to the manufacturer of one of the three new vaccines, which are currently being rolled out across the country.

Sawmiller James Jones purchases Scottish windfarm
08 December, 2020
UK sawmiller James Jones & Sons has acquired the UK’s first subsidy-free wind farm together with London-based specialist asset manager Gresham House Asset Management.

James Jones ensures smooth pallet supply post-Brexit
01 December, 2020
James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Ltd (JJPPL) has announced that its sites are some of the first in the country to achieve accreditation to repair wooden pallets and packaging using ISPM15 components, after the government approved measures to build up stocks of ISPM15-compliant pallets in the lead up to the end of the Brexit transition period.

Pulling their weight
30 October, 2020
The workhorses of the British-grown timber sector – the sawmills – have shown their resilience through lockdown and are experiencing strong demand for their products. Sally Spencer reports

A&J Scott invests in new line
30 October, 2020
A&J Scott has made its secondary/value-added production automatic with the addition of a new line by Kallfass. A&J Scott managing director Robert Scott tells Stephen Powney how the investment has revolutionised its operations

Developing careers
30 October, 2020
Three finalists from the 2019 TTJ Career Development Award visited Ireland, courtesy of award sponsors, Glennon Brothers, to get a rounded view of the Irish timber sector. Simon Hastelow accompanied them on their trip

Cutting carbon
29 October, 2020
The building industry’s heavy carbon footprint makes it a prime target for the Wood CO2ts less communication initiative, writes Wood for Good campaign manager Sarah Virgo