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Where will the UK get its wood from in future?
by Jennie Ward|14 April 25|Build, Supply
Tom Coates Tom Coates, Area Harvesting and Supply Manager for James Jones & Sons, gives his views on the forestry changes needed to make sure England has enough homegrown timber for the future. The supporting document for the current Land Use Framework consultation doesn’t inspire much confidence that the wood...
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Promoting homegrown timber
by Jennie Ward|13 January 25|Build, Supply, Sustainability
Can homegrown timber help to address the timber supply issues we could be facing as demand for timber grows? We asked a number of merchants and suppliers for their thoughts. The construction industry is increasingly seeking more sustainable, low-carbon building materials as it moves towards a net-zero environment.  With timber’s...
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market demand
‘Build long-term relationships to help manage market demand’
by Jennie Ward|14 November 24|Supply
Mike Glennon, Joint Managing Director of Glennon Brothers, and Graham Blyth, Sales Director at James Jones & Sons brought an international perspective to the TDUK Global Market Conference, exploring the challenges and outlook for British and Irish sawmills. They highlighted the UK’s lack of timber production capacity and were among...
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James Jones & Sons launches Innovating for a Greener World campaign
by Jennie Ward|03 May 24|Supply, Sustainability
James Jones & Sons has launched an ‘Innovating for a Greener World’ campaign in celebration of Earth Day on 22 April. The week-long campaign opened with a film to showcase a number of environmental initiatives that have recently taken place across the Group. The film was followed with a series...
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Supplying Timber | Issue 05
by Jennie Ward|07 April 24|Build, Supply
Welcome to the fifth issue of Supplying Timber, a magazine from Timber Development UK (TDUK) dedicated to the timber merchants, suppliers, manufacturers and tradespeople who are interested in working with timber.
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James Jones & Sons expands into pallet manufacturing
by Jennie Ward|05 April 24|Build, Supply
James Jones & Sons has announced that pallet manufacturing will soon be a part of its Australian operations following the acquisition of Rodpak Pty by its Australian subsidiary, Hyne Timber Pty. Rodpak is a Melbourne-based pallet and packaging manufacturer that, like the rest of the James Jones & Sons Group,...
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King Charles III visits James Jones & Sons sawmill
by Jennie Ward|09 October 23|Supply
His Majesty King Charles III visited James Jones & Sons. Aboyne sawmill earlier this month to commemorate the completion of the sawmill’s extensive, five year, £15 million redevelopment programme. His Majesty first visited the sawmill in 1999 when he was Prince of Wales and many employees are still with the company...
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Wall Stud meets efficiency legislation
by Jennie Ward|27 July 23|Build, Supply
A new JJI Wall Stud has been launched by the Timber Systems division of James Jones & Sons. Made in the UK at its engineered timber manufacturing plant in Forres, the JJI Wall Stud offers a low-carbon solution to the UK and European construction market. It has been developed to...
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electric timber trucks
James Jones to trial electric timber trucks
by Jennie Ward|11 May 23|Supply, Sustainability
TDUK member James Jones & Sons is playing its part in lowering the industry's carbon emissions with a new trial of electric timber trucks. The company is partnering with Volvo, along with Scotlog Haulage, in a three-year trial of electric timber trucks, funded by Scottish Forestry. Scottish Forestry has awarded £452,000...
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