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16 July 2010

Lockerbie III Update

James Jones & Sons Ltd are continuing to take steps to minimise the disruption caused by the fire that occurred on the Lockerbie III sawline on 16th June.

The second saw group was the only part of the line that was affected by the fire and...

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30 June 2010

Current Vacancies

James Jones & Sons are one of the UK's largest and progressive timber processing companies with core activities in Timber Harvesting, Haulage and Sawmilling, Operating from six sites throughout Scotland. Production includes a diverse range...

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18 June 2010

Lockerbie III Fire Incident

James Jones & Sons Ltd is very disappointed to announce that it has suffered a fire at its new sawmill at Lockerbie. The fire occurred in one of the saw groups and was contained in that area by its own personnel and the local fire brigade....

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22 April 2010

Stella-Jones completes acquisition of Tangent Rail Corporation

Stella-Jones Inc., majority owned joint venture company between leading British timber supplier James Jones & Sons Ltd and Stella International SA, has completed the acquisition of Tangent Rail Corporation, a provider of treated wood...

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17 February 2010

James Jones Helps Deliver World Class Burns Museum Project

Leading UK engineered timber producers, James Jones & Sons, Timber Systems Division Ltd, are supplying JJI-Joists and BJ-Beams to the world class Robert Burns Birthplace Museum project, currently underway at the Scottish bard's birthplace in...

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14 January 2010

How log lorries are saving cash – and the environment

You probably don't give it a moment's thought, but next time you see a timber lorry laden with logs take a close look at its wheels and tyres.

If it's one of James Jones & Sons' Mosstodloch – based haulers it will have odd-looking armoured...

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14 January 2010

Weather Affects Mills

Our stock at Aboyne, Aberdeenshire is currently under eighteen inches of snow. Thankfully we don't encounter this much every winter and whilst extremely challenging, staff at Aboyne are managing to clear pack by pack and despatch as normal.

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10 December 2009

Treated Timber Warranty Scheme

With a fencing product, performance is everything. Whether you're a fencing retailer, a contractor or a farmer you need to be confident and informed about the specification and performance of the preservative treated timber you're using,...

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15 October 2009

£20m sawmill gears up for action

Larbert-based James Jones and Sons will employ 85 people at its new Lockerbie plant once it is fully up and running.
Commissioning work is currently under way and the company hopes to reach its peak timber production levels some time later...

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17 September 2009

Lockerbie III starts

 Lockerbie III starts 3 weeks ahead of schedule.  After a little more than twelve months, L3 comes on stream. More details to follow....

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