Leading timber supplier, James Donaldson Timber (JDT) has taken over a leasehold on a new, 110,000ft2 purpose-built manufacturing facility in Chorley. The flagship site at Botany Bay Business Park will more than double current production capacity and improve operational efficiencies, supporting increased output to meet market demand. The size of the factory allows for a number of fully integrated, continuous …
We are delighted to bring you and your customers Perform Decking, a capped composite decking which combines the natural appearance of texture and wood with the maintenance-free durability of advanced engineered composite. Perform Decking has been launched into the market by James Donaldson Timber, part of Donaldson Group with over 160 years of experience and expertise in the timber industry. Perform Decking …
Gary joined JDT Leven in August 1985 which means he’s recently celebrated his 36th anniversary with the company! After leaving Buckhaven high school, he started work as an apprentice in the sawmill and he’s been there ever since. As a ‘Jack of all Trades’, Gary has worked as a Mill Foreman, Yard Foreman as well as working as Transport and Treatment …
Hardwood is a popular timber for internal joinery, flooring and furniture thanks to its high-quality appearance and finish, as well as being highly durable. However, when there’s so many different species of hardwood to choose from, it can be difficult to know which is the best choice for each project. Therefore, we’ve pulled together this useful guide of the different …
David joined the group in 1985 straight out of college as a management trainee. The management trainee programme was designed to train new recruits in all aspects of the business from the sawmill, to designing and assembling roof trusses to accounting and sales. David quickly identified sales as the area in which he was best suited to and has since …
As part of its charity initiative, the James Donaldson Group donated to foodbanks which were local to its 32 UK sites, throughout December 2020. This saw the teams at James Donaldson Timber Elm Park and Chorley come together to collect much needed supplies and food in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Food banks across the UK were severely impacted by COVID-19, …
In 2019, James Donaldson Timber made major investments across both sites at Leven and Chorley in order to streamline and improve a number of key internal processes. These investments are detailed below. Thanks to these investments, the business has achieved improved operational efficiency and has also enabled it to maintain a strong financial performance, resulting in further investments being planned …
