James Jones & Sons has announced a major upgrade at its Aboyne sawmill in the UK. The GBP 5 million ($7 million) improvement plan include enhancements to the sawline, control systems, material handling and resaw facilities.
Ian Pirie, Joint MD of James Jones & Sons, said: “Aboyne has been a great asset for James Jones and this significant investment is testament to our confidence in the market and belief in the team running the mill. Once these improvements are complete, towards the back end of 2018, total capacity will increase by around 30%.”
The mill, which opened in 1962 and was rebuilt in 1991, produces a mixed range of sawn timber specifications including carcassing, fencing and palletwood, with the bulk of output serving the Scottish market. The Aboyne site has its own kiln complex; Wolman green and brown high pressure treatment with an incising line for Use Class 4 ground contact fencing and landscaping timber, and also a Protim treatment tank.
James Jones & Sons Ltd is the UK’s most diversified, family owned timber processor.
