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James Jones adds to JJI-Joist range
Above: The new JJI Wall Stud
The Timber Systems Division of forestry and sawmilling business, James Jones & Sons Ltd, has announced the addition of a new product – the JJI Wall Stud. James Jones & Sons operates the largest, fastest and most efficient I-joist line in Europe. 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.
“The JJI Wall Stud has been developed to complement changes in Part L legislation that requires more efficient insulation in timber frame and modular homes,” said Angus Macfarlane, general manager of the Timber Systems Division. “More than ever there is a need for highly insulated, healthy homes and the JJI Wall Stud, in combination with different types of insulation, helps achieve this. We will manufacture the JJI Wall Stud in easy to handle and easy to cut lengths to offer flexibility to the off-site manufacturing process. The JJI Wall Stud is available via our existing distribution network throughout the UK and Europe. “We are committed to supporting a programme of continued investment and other recent innovations have included development of our JJI Design and Joist Master Software, in addition to the expansion of a new stock yard in 2022 to enable us to ensure security of supply within industry best delivery timescales.”
Trade Fabrication Systems marks 25-years’ trading
Trade Fabrication Systems (TFS), a UK processor of wood-based panel products, is celebrating 25 years of trading. The company marked the occasion by commemorating the long service of its first employee, David Ingham, who’s been with the business since it opened in 1998.
While TFS was established to service the growing peel clean floor protection market, the company has gone on to invest more than £2m in diversification of operations. Expanding to provide a B2B offsite solutions service, the company has recently introduced edge banding capabilities, alongside existing CNC machining and coating facilities.
Howard Morris, appointed as managing director in 2018, said the business had gone from strength to strength and now, a quarter of a century after opening its B2B processing doors, TFS is a multi-million pound business, employing over 50 people. TFS plans to continue its 25-year celebrations throughout the rest of the year, with a series of customer and industry events planned, as well as new business initiatives.
“Having recently been awarded a US patent for our TradeCoat ProteX peel clean technology, we’re looking forward to marking the milestone with our first international joint venture,” concluded Mr Morris.
IBMG acquires builders merchant operations of Kent Blaxill
Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) has acquired the Colchester and Bury St Edmunds builders merchant operations of Kent Blaxill from previous owners, PaintWell. It will operate as Kent Blaxill Builders Merchants.
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The acquisition expands IBMG’s builders merchant network into East Anglia for the first time, and provides a strong platform for further growth in the region. IBMG now owns 174 merchant branches throughout the south of England.
Above: Nick Kershaw, NTS managing director
NTS to open fifth manufacturing site at Wolverhampton
National Timber Systems (NTS), the engineered wood products division of National Timber Group, is to open a new 70,000ft2
manufacturing site at Wolverhampton.
The multi-million pound investment will create one of NTS’s largest manufacturing sites and over 100 jobs.
NTS is a leading supplier of engineered timber and off-site construction products, including the panelised roof system NTSROOF, floor and wall cassettes, engineered joists, roof trusses and spandrel panels.
The division currently supplies housebuilders, developers and the modular sector nationally from its four sites across the country at Sheffield, Catterick, Newcastle and Bristol. It has a turnover of almost £50m and employs 240 people in total.
“With the new site at Wolverhampton we are strengthening our geography towards having a true national footprint with sites in Yorkshire, the north-east, south-west and now the Midlands,” said Nick Kershaw, NTS managing director.
“It also signals a step-change in our manufacturing capability to service the increased level of customer demand generally and for our ranges of new and innovative products. “A number of different engineered wood products will be manufactured at Wolverhampton,” continued Mr Kershaw. “Turnover from this site alone is expected to exceed £20m. We will start recruiting soon and the site will be fully operational later this year.”
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