Products & Services

With some of the most modern sawmilling and production facilities in the European timber processing industry, James Jones & Sons Ltd today offers the most comprehensive product portfolio of sawn timber, JJI-Joists, pallets, packaging and agricultural boxes in the UK.

Through our commitment to annual capital investment programmes, we have invested in the most modern state-of-the-art technology and value adding production lines; leading industry innovation, while maintaining our focus on high quality products and world class customer service.

We also recognise that quality and service can only be met through dedicated and experienced sales teams for each product and service, backed up by balanced and managed stock levels.

Engineered Timber

Our Timber Systems Division was launched over 20 years ago and has grown to become the UK’s largest manufacturer of FSC® and PEFC certified I-Joists, branded as JJI-Joists. Today JJI-Joists have a 45% share of the UK's I-Joist market and are used by every major UK housebuilder.

Pallets and Packaging

James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Ltd is one of the UK’s largest pallet and packaging businesses with the capacity to manufacture up to 10 million new wooden pallets a year, while our pallet repair division handles 25 million pallets a year.

Sawn Timber

James Jones & Sons Ltd operates five sawmills in the UK, all strategically located close to the forests that supply our raw material and close to a skilled and committed workforce, which enables James Jones to deliver the UK's largest supply of British sawn timber to customers across the UK.

Roundwood Purchasing

Our five Scottish mills need approximately 1,000,000 tonnes of roundwood timber each year to meet our sawmill production requirements. This is purchased from a mixture of private and state sector forests in Scotland and the North of England.

Co-products

Our state-of-the-art sawmilling operations generate nearly 450,000 tonnes (or 18,000 lorry loads) of timber co-products each year. Co-products are sawdust, woodchips, shavings and bark.

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31 March 2020

Working Together

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30 March 2020

COVID 19 Customer Statement

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6 March 2020

Andrew McQueen wins Confor Future Leader award

Andrew was recognised as an individual with outstanding skills, who has the potential to be a leader in the forestry and timber sector – showing initiative, passion and making a real difference.

2 March 2020

Jonathan Ritchie wins Confor Innovation & Research award

Jonathan Ritchie, Area Wood Supply and Transport Manager, won the Innovation and Research award at the Confor Awards Dinner held last week.

28 February 2020

James Jones sponsors winning curling team

Many congratulations to Team O. Carson who, after a long hard season, became Scottish U17 Curling Championships last weekend.

2 December 2019

University trials show pallet innovation extends working life by 'a minimum of three times' before first repair

Tests at Edinburgh Napier University have confirmed that new patented guards fitted to Euro size wooden pallets dramatically extend their lifespan.

24 September 2019

James Jones & Sons Ltd has introduced an innovative strainer cap to accompany agricultural fencing posts

From September 2019, all James Jones & Sons strainer and turner posts will come supplied with a protective strainer cap as standard.

21 June 2019

James Jones encourages young people into a career in forestry and timber processing

James Jones & Sons Ltd recently helped stage a Land Based Sector Day organised through DYW Moray, the local organisation that works to develop the young workforce in the Moray area.

22 March 2019

LPR takes delivery of 1,200 branded UPALL® protected pallets

LPR has taken delivery of 1,200 UPALL® protected wooden pallets, as the company begins a ‘real world’ trial of the innovative new UPALL® pallet guard system, developed by James Jones & Sons (Pallets & Packaging) Ltd.

21 February 2019

New JJI-Joist Technical Manual published by James Jones

James Jones & Sons Ltd's Timber Systems Division, the leading supplier of JJI-Joists, Glulam and LVL to the UK’s construction sector, has published the fifth edition of its UK Technical Manual, which has been fully updated to Eurocode 5.

14 February 2019

Timcon issues statement on impact of a 'no deal' Brexit on pallet sector

Pallet industry trade body Timcon has issued a statement detailing the new requirements that would apply to all wood packaging material (WPM) should the UK leave the EU without a deal in March 2019.

17 January 2019

James Jones signs deal with IPP to take over new Midlands pallet repair site

James Jones & Sons (Pallets & Packaging) Ltd has taken over operations at a new £2.5m automated pallet inspection and repair site at Coalville in Leicestershire after signing an agreement with IPP Logipal.

13 September 2018

New JJI-Joist line to become the world’s most modern line in 2019

Structural work is now complete and installation is underway on what will become the most advanced I-Joist manufacturing facility in the world once it is compmissioned at James Jones & Sons Ltd's site in Forres later this year.

8 August 2018

Pallet division expands with acquisition of pallet collar business

James Jones & Sons (Pallets & Packaging) Ltd has today announced the acquisition of one of the country’s leading pallet collar manufacturers, Billington International Ltd, for an undisclosed sum to further expand its product portfolio.

9 July 2018

MP visits Mosstodloch mill to see James Jones investment in north east

The Member of Parliament for Moray, Douglas Ross, visited James Jones and Sons Ltd’s Mosstodloch sawmill this week to find out how the company is investing in new technology and creating new jobs in the local area.

2 July 2018

Moray students get hands-on to discover what timber sector could offer

Around 80 school students visited Dipple Farm, close to James Jones & Sons Ltd’s sawmill in Mosstodloch, last week to find out what career opportunities exist on their doorstep in land-based industry across Moray.

25 June 2018

James Jones & Sons wins at Scotland's Finest Woods Awards 2018

James Jones and Sons Ltd has won the New Commercial Wood award for its Rig of Airie planting scheme at the Scottish Finest Wood Awards 2018, which was held last week as part of the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.

20 April 2018

Scottish Woodlands scoop annual TTBS Clay Pigeon Shoot Trophy

A four-strong team of hot shots from Scottish Woodlands collected the coveted James Jones' Quaich at the annual Timber Trade Benevolent Society (Scotland) clay pigeon shoot held at Cluny Clays last week.

9 April 2018

James Jones & Sons Ltd announces £5 Million investment at Aboyne

James Jones & Sons has announced a major upgrade at the company’s Aboyne sawmill. The £5m improvement plan includes enhancements to the sawline, control systems, material handling and re-saw facilities.

16 January 2018

Over £8 Million to be invested to build world's best I-Joist line at Forres

James Jones has today announced a major new £8.5 Million investment at its JJI-Joist assembly line in Forres that will create a world-leading I-Joist production line in Forres, Scotland and more than double capacity.

27 October 2017

James Jones supplies larch for a fascinating Lake District project

James Jones and Sons has helped architectural students from Central Saint Martins with a project to build an information kiosk and community bread oven in the grounds of the Ruskin Museum in Coniston.

2 September 2017

James Jones launches innovative palletguard system UPALL®

James Jones & Sons' Pallets division has revealed a new venture it says will dramatically improve the quality, length of life and environmental benefits of wooden pallets, and significantly reduce their whole life cost.

25 August 2017

Double success as James Jones & Sons' students make the grade

Congratulations to Abel Munoz and Connor McGlade who both recently achieved outstanding academic success, which will bring increased knowledge and skills to the Timber Systems Division in Forres.

14 July 2017

The Jerah planting scheme wins Scotland’s Finest Woods Award

The Jerah planting scheme in the Ochil Hills, on the borders of Stirlingshire, Perthshire and Clackmannanshire, has won the James Jones & Sons trophy for best new commercial forest scheme in Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards.

9 May 2017

Stella-Jones Inc. turns in another year of strong performance

Stella-Jones Inc., the company created through the joint venture between James Jones and Stella SpA of Italy recently held its AGM in Montreal and figures showed that the company continues to perform strongly in the North American market.

3 May 2017

Construction stage almost complete at Hangingshaw site near Lockerbie

Our new development at Hangingshaw, three miles north of our Lockerbie site, is well into the final stages of construction with the building almost complete and machinery being installed, including a treatment tank and MHS line.

24 February 2017

James Jones makes it nine years in a row as supplier of the year to Shaw Pallets

Once again James Jones & Sons has topped the charts to be awarded the accolade of Shaw Pallet's Supplier of the Year Award for an amazing ninth year.

10 November 2016

Major new development at James Jones Lockerbie announced

Work is underway on a new 18 acre development at Hangingshaw, three miles north of the existing James Jones facilities at Stevens Croft.

19 September 2016

James Jones shows newest log truck at APF 2016

APF 2016 was again held at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire and this year James Jones showed off a brand new Volvo FH 500 tractor and trailer unit.

19 August 2016

A new video shows how we make the market leading JJI-Joist

Having invested £4.5 Million in a new finger-jointing line and general site upgrades at our JJI-Joist manufacturing plant at Forres,

1 July 2016

Carrick Estate wins the James Jones Trophy at Finest Woods Awards

Carrick Estate in Cowal has won the James Jones Trophy for Best New Commercial Planting, presented at the Royal Highland Show.

21 June 2016

Pop-up pavilion in Edinburgh features James Jones' timber

2016 sees the Festival of Architecture take place all over Scotland and as part of the Festival there is an innovative Pop-up City Expo.

27 April 2016

James Jones & Sons Ltd. acquires TWP to consolidate strength in the pallet and packaging markets.

James Jones & Sons Ltd. has today announced the acquisition of TWP Packaging, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of wooden pallets and packing cases

23 March 2016

New animated video from Confor shows the importance of wood

The video shows just how important forestry and timber are in all our lives

18 March 2016

Stella-Jones reports record 2015 fourth quarter and annual results

Stella-Jones Inc., the company created through the joint venture between James Jones and Sons Ltd and Stella SpA of Italy has announced a record performance for its 2015 Q4 trading

23 February 2016

A year of safe working at Unit Pallets

Unit Pallets remarkable achievement of no days lost through accidents at any of its three operating sites during the whole of 2015.

9 February 2016

Forestry Commission Scotland tells MSPs about the economic contribution made by forestry

Scotland celebrated the success of forestry in Scotland which now contributes almost £1 billion a year to the Scottish economy.

4 February 2016

Confor launches a new film to tell people about the UK forestry industry

Our Forests, Our People shows how the forestry sector works and its economic, social and environmental importance to rural communities and the UK as a whole.

5 October 2015

Stella-Jones acquires RAM Forest Group of Ontario

James Jones and Sons Ltd and Stella SpA of Italy, has completed the purchase of RAM Forest Group in Ontario for a total purchase price of CAD $60 Million.

25 August 2015

Unit Pallets Limited receives award from CHEP Europe for outstanding quality and service performance.

Gil was delighted for Unit Pallets to receive such a prestigious award from CHEP Europe.

17 August 2015

Healthy demand drives steady growth at Stella-Jones

Stella-jones Inc. has just reported its second quarter results with sales of CAD$428.1Million, up 24.2% against the same period last year

12 August 2015

IPP Logipal recognises 10 years of outstanding customer service from Unit Pallets

Unit Pallets Limited was honoured to have its efforts recognised by Faber Halbertsma Group Pooling Partners

24 July 2015

Larch Ltd gains ISO 14001 environmental accreditation

In the last 12 months Larch has invested considerable resource working towards meeting the ISO standard and the project success is a direct result of this commitment.

2 July 2015

Warroch Hill wins the James Jones Trophy at Scotland's Finest Woods Awards

Warroch Hill, near Milnathort in Kinross-shire has won the coveted James Jones Trophy for the best new commercial woodland planting in Scotland

30 June 2015

All Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry announced

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry (APPGF) has been launched in order to highlight the pressing need for more investment in forestry and timber processing,

1 May 2015

New investment at James Jones & Sons Aboyne sawmill to meet demand for incised fence posts

The new incising line at our Aboyne sawmill, which complements the incising line installed at Lockerbie in 2013, is now up and running

23 March 2015

Swedish sawmillers visit Lockerbie

A group of Swedish sawmillers visited James Jones & Sons' Lockerbie site on 19th March to see how sawmilling in the UK compares with its Swedish counterpart.

17 February 2015

Unit Pallets first to achieve new Timcon pallet drying standard.

James Jones’ subsidiary, Unit Pallets, is the first pallet business in the UK to be accredited to the new Timcon ‘premium’ drying standard for timber pallets.

13 January 2015

Kingston University students use James Jones' timber to re-create a Japanese temple gate

James Jones and Sons Ltd has again donated timber to students at Kingston University to help them explore the processes of designing and building with wood.

16 December 2014

Expansion underway at James Jones and Sons’ Forres plant

James Jones and Sons Ltd has started work on a major investment programme totalling more than £4 Million at its Timber Systems Division plant at Forres,

10 November 2014

Timber Systems Division's latest distributor training course a hit with participants

James Jones and Sons’ Timber Systems Division recently held a two day distributor training course at the JJI-Joist manufacturing plant in Forres.

27 October 2014

HRH The Duke of Rothesay officially unveils a Scotch Derrick Crane restored using James Jones and Sons' timber

The crane, which would have been working in the quarry in the late 19th century, has been lovingly restored by volunteers from the Ballater Local History Group.

10 October 2014

The Timber Accord launches the 'Growing our Low-Carbon Economy' manifesto at Timber Expo

The Timber Accord, an affiliation of all the timber industry trade associations in UK, has launched a manifesto that sets out the role timber can play in creating a low-carbon built environment.

12 September 2014

JJI-Joists to feature on Grand Designs

The Grand Designs programme scheduled for transmission on Wednesday 17th September features The Roundhouse, an exciting circular home built by the owner

12 September 2014

James Jones delighted to join Supply Chain Sustainability School

James Jones & Sons was delighted to become part of the Supply Chain Sustainability School, having recently been awarded silver status.

9 September 2014

Aboyne Academy pupils visit James Jones and Sons at Aboyne

A group of pupils from Aboyne Academy recently visited the James Jones sawmill at Aboyne to learn more about the timber industry.

20 August 2014

James Jones’ timber used in an exciting new installation at Jupiter Artland

Jupiter Artland, the renowned sculpture garden close to Edinburgh has unveiled a new piece which features a large amount of James Jones carcassing timber.

19 August 2014

Expansion underway at James Jones and Sons Ltd Timber Systems Division

James Jones & Sons Ltd’s Timber Systems Division is undertaking a major new capital investment programme at its JJI-Joist manufacturing plant in Forres, Morayshire.

25 July 2014

James Jones trophy in the 'Finest Woods in Scotland Awards' won by the Glen Orchy project

The James Jones Trophy for 'New Commercial Woodland' at the Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards has been won by the new planting at Glen Orchy,

4 June 2014

Stella-Jones acquires the wood treating facilities of Boatright Railroad Products

Stella-Jones Inc. has completed the acquisition of the wood treating facilities of Boatright Railroad Products, Inc., located in Montevallo and Clanton, Alabama, for a purchase price of approximately US$60.0 million

30 April 2014

New kilns operational at James Jones' Mosstodloch Mill

As part of our ongoing investment programme, we have installed two new Mahild kilns at Mosstodloch, bringing the site total up to six.

23 April 2014

Canadian curlers visit James Jones at Lockerbie

The Canadian Senior Curling team, over in Scotland to take part in the World Championships in Dumfries, paid a visit to the James Jones' Lockerbie Mill yesterday.

15 April 2014

Confor study shows the economic benefit of forestry

A study commissioned by Confor demontrates the economic value generated through forestry in comparison with upland sheep farming.

18 March 2014

JJI-Joist product training boosts understanding

11 delegates from companies including National Hickman, North Yorkshire Timber, Scotframe and Springfield Properties recently attended a product training course at James Jones’ Timber Systems Division headquarters in Forres.

12 March 2014

James Jones scoops Shaw Pallet’s ‘Supplier of the Year Award’

James Jones and Sons Ltd has once again been awarded the Shaw Pallet’s prestigious ‘Supplier of the Year Award’, after a rigorous assessment by the Shaw Pallet purchasing team,

28 February 2014

James Jones and Sons sponsors Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards

Once again James Jones is sponsoring the ‘Best new commercial woodland’ category in this years’ Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards.

28 January 2014

New JJI-Joist technical bulletin addresses STA guidelines on fire risk during construction

This new technical bulletin (TB 51) provides a summary of the new JJI-Joists solutions for category C1 and C2 structures covered under the STA (Structural Timber Association) guidelines for separating distances during construction.

6 January 2014

Stella-Jones makes further acquisitions in North America

Stella-Jones has purchased the operating assets of The Pacific Wood Preserving Companies, made up of Arizona Pacific Wood Preserving, Inc., Nevada Wood Preserving, Inc. and Pacific Wood Preserving of Oregon, Inc.

12 December 2013

News from the European pallet industry

Last October saw the annual FEFPEB* Conference in Bordeaux take place, to review developments in timber packaging and pallets in Europe.

6 December 2013

James Jones releases latest JJI-Joist Technical Manual

James Jones and Sons’ Timber Systems Division has launched the latest version of its technical manual, covering all aspects of design and installation of the best-selling JJI-Joist.

13 November 2013

International Softwood Conference delegates visit Lockerbie

A group of 26 delegates to the International Softwood Conference visited our Lockerbie site in October to see first hand a state-of-the-art UK sawmilling operation.

24 October 2013

James Jones supplies timber for hospital grounds' viewing platform

James Jones and Sons Ltd has supplied the timber for the viewing platform in the grounds of the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, near Larbert.

21 October 2013

Negative Carbon is a Real Positive for Designers says James Jones

The UK government acknowledges that the construction industry has an important role to play in the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) to mitigate Climate Change as it could influence 47% of all GHG emissions in the UK.

21 October 2013

James Jones Timber Systems Division expands Forres manufacturing site

The Timber Systems Division of James Jones and Sons Ltd this week confirmed the purchase, from the local council, of additional land next to its existing JJI-Joist manufacturing plant in Forres,

17 July 2013

New Sizes Plus Updated Software From James Jones – Joist The Ticket!

Suitable for roof, wall and floor applications, the new I-Joists provide a full portfolio of joist widths; 47mm (A+), 63mm (B+), 72mm (C) & 97mm (D), for I-Joist depths ranging from 350mm to 450mm.

12 July 2013

JJI-Joists’ Carbon Accounting Adds Up For CfSH

Manufactured in the UK, FSC certified and EUTR compliant, JJIs are therefore making a real contribution to sustainable construction and to achieving required levels of Code for Sustainable Homes.

9 July 2013

James Jones and Sons Ltd joins Get Britain Building campaign.

James Jones & Sons Ltd, leading processors of British timber and engineered timber products, is now supporting the Get Britain Building campaign.

25 April 2013

James Jones Announces Development Of BIM-Supporting Software

The summer 2013 release of FloorMaster will have an option enabling it to export to IFC format files, allowing a 3D BIM model of the fully engineered James Jones structure to be picked up by anyone using Revit,

29 March 2013

Innovative Use For JJI-Joists In France

Based in the Vendee region in western France, France Poutres is a family run business, which manufactures and distributes its own all-timber I-joist.

8 March 2013

James Jones Timber Systems supports first net zero carbon timber structure in the UK

The project, located at Dundee’s Botanic Gardens, is creating one of the first full scale, fully autonomous, net zero carbon timber structures in the UK.

19 November 2012

Winners of Housebuilder ‘Best Product’ and ‘Best Regeneration’ Awards used JJI-Joists

The joint winner in the ‘Best Product' Category, the RoofSpace I-RoofTM, incorporates JJI-Joists and BJ Beam glulam in the roof scheme; and the winner of the ‘Best Regeneration Project' Category,

10 September 2012

James Jones Timber Systems Announce Latest I-Joist Products

The preservative treated JJI-Joist is the only UK manufactured I-Joist which is low pressure treated for use in projects that require protection to UC1 and UC2, in compliance with BS EN 331-5.

4 September 2012

James Jones & Sons Ltd joins Get Britain Building campaign

The company has added the campaign logo to its emails, website and new literature and is encouraging customers, our customers' customers' and our partners in the timber and allied trades to follow suit and join the campaign.

24 July 2012

James Jones Sponsor Seminar Theatre 3 at Timber Expo, Coventry, UK

The James Jones technical sales team will be at Timber Expo to welcome visitors throughout the two days and provide information on the range of James Jones products.

20 July 2012

James Jones TSD Design EC5 Compliant Roof

The approach from Boards Cottingham was to fabricate the roof structure in six sections and to supply the structural and other timbers to site with every joist cut and numbered, to ease the construction process.

19 April 2012

Ecobuild Delivers More Continental Europe opportunities for James Jones Timber Systems

James Jones & Sons Ltd, Timber Systems Division are already established exporters to Continental Europe, in partnership with leading Belgian timber merchants VC Wood,

26 March 2012

Walking With The Wounded

On Saturday April 16 2011, the Walking With The Wounded North Pole Expedition Team skied into the record books, as they became the first team of unsupported war-wounded amputees to reach the Geographical North Pole.

9 February 2012

James Jones’ Ecobuild stand S1775 is a unique showcase for the JJI-Intelliroof™ System

The company’s stand will be built using the IntelliRoof which will incorporate a solar panel and a cabrio Velux window.

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