J Tomlinson invests in health and safety with new defibrillators

J Tomlinson with the new defibrillators

Growing integrated building services company J Tomlinson has continued its investment in health and safety by installing life-saving defibrillators across key sites.

The Nottingham-based firm has purchased 22 defibrillators to be located at the firm’s permanent offices in the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire, as well as on all major project sites while work is ongoing.

The equipment, which can give a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to someone who is in cardiac arrest, could be a potential life-saver to employees or members of the public who become ill.

“As a company, J Tomlinson continues to strive to provide a safer working environment and keep our employees, visitors and the local community safe and healthy,” said Richard Ball, Head of Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality, at J Tomlinson, which has its headquarters in Lilac Grove, Beeston.

“Although no training is required to operate the defibrillators, the business has also invested in AED (automated external defibrillator) training for primary users and this will be supported with Tool Box Talk training to all associated first aiders to familiarise them with the equipment where required.”

J Tomlinson, which provides a range of integrated building solutions including construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical services (M&E), and facilities management, has invested in 22 Lifepak CR2 defibrillators that are fully automated.

The company, which employs more than 420 staff across its offices and sites, is committed to excellence in safety, health, well-being and quality – believing it is integral to maintaining a sustainable integrated building solutions business. It has its own internal health and safety committee, takes part in special health and safety weeks, and runs its own ‘Safetys’ awards for colleagues who show initiative in these areas.

“Automated external defibrillators in the workplace can help save lives, as access to an AED in the first couple of minutes after cardiac arrest improves a patient’s chances of survival,” added Richard.  “They are simple to use, so it makes sense to have them available in case of emergency.”

For more details about J Tomlinson, visit www.jtomlinson.co.uk

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J Tomlinson appoints new head of safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ)

Richard Ball SHEQ manager at J Tomlinson

Construction services company J Tomlinson has appointed Richard Ball as the head of the company’s growing safety, health, environment and quality team.

The move brings all the firm’s health, safety and compliance operations in-house for the first time and is designed to support the company’s expansion.

An ex-serviceman who spent 22 years in the Corps of Royal Engineers, rising to the highest attainable position of Regimental Sergeant Major as a non-commissioned officer, Richard is based at J Tomlinson’s Nottingham head office but will spend time in the West Midlands office in Canwell, as well as at sites across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire.

He said: “J Tomlinson has an excellent reputation and I am pleased to have been appointed to head up and develop the SHEQ operations.

“Health and safety was an integral part of my military life, during which I was required to deliver on time in what were the most arduous of environments and still meet legislative requirements. After witnessing and experiencing loss which was accepted it only seemed natural that becoming a safety professional would be a rewarding career. In the work place we don’t sign up to take risks, as you do in the military, this was the main motivation for moving into this sector after completing my military service in 2013.”

Richard’s department is responsible for standardising quality control of the procedures, policies and compliance across the business, with particular focus on health and safety, environmental, and technical compliance such as gas or electrical installations and maintenance.

Steve Kirkland, J Tomlinson’s managing director responsible for health and safety, said: “J Tomlinson offers integrated building solutions and to support that, we have invested in integrating and developing our management systems so that they are now fully in-house.

“Richard joins us with an impressive background of having worked both within the construction and associated professions while in the military, as well as having expertise within the field of health, safety and compliance during his time in the services and since.

“We’re very pleased to have welcomed him to this new role, at a time when J Tomlinson is continuing to expand sustainably.”

Richard, who trained as a draftsman while in the military, has seen active service in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Northern Ireland. He joined J Tomlinson after working for a number of companies in the construction sector since completing his service in 2013.

Based at Beeston, near Nottingham, the company provides a range of integrated building solutions including construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical services (M&E), and facilities management.  It operates across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire.

For more information about J Tomlinson, visit www.jtomlinson.co.uk

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New director appointed at construction services company J Tomlinson

Tony O'Toole of J Tomlinson

Construction services company J Tomlinson has appointed Tony O’Toole as managing director of its M&E operation.

The position is a new post and reflects the company’s plan to grow the M&E side of the business.

“J Tomlinson is experiencing a continued period of expansion, and Tony’s appointment reflects our commitment to building on our M&E services. Nationally the M&E sector is starting to show signs of growth, and by strengthening our M&E team we aim to be best placed to expand this division,” said J Tomlinson CEO Mark Davis.

Tony, who was previously operations director at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services for the North West and Midlands delivery unit, is based in J Tomlinson’s head office at Beeston near Nottingham, working across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire.

He said: “This is an exciting time for me to be joining J Tomlinson Ltd and to contribute to the strategic goals which will see a sustained growth in both the turnover and profitability of the J Tomlinson Ltd group.”

With more than 30 years of experience within the M&E business, Tony began his career as an apprentice electrician and has since held senior positions within both PLC and privately owned national M&E contractors.

“Tony is a proven leader with hard-core engineering and construction skills, industry vision and the ability to unite people behind that vision, and I am very pleased to welcome him to the J Tomlinson team,” added Mark.

J Tomlinson provides a range of integrated building solutions including construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical services (M&E), and facilities management. 

The company employs more than 400 people, and has been growing steadily and sustainably in recent years, with turnover increasing from £54 million in 2014 to £74 million in 2016.

Recently, the firm opened a new West Midlands headquarters after experiencing expansion in the region – transferring its West Midlands base from a site in Birmingham to larger offices in London Road, Canwell, near Sutton Coldfield.

For more information about J Tomlinson, visit www.jtomlinson.co.uk

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Expanding contractor J Tomlinson moves to larger West Midlands base

The J Tomlinson team in the new West Midlands office

Growing construction services company J Tomlinson has opened a new West Midlands headquarters after experiencing expansion in the region. 

At the same time, the firm is creating around ten additional posts.

The company has transferred its West Midlands base from a site in Birmingham to larger offices in London Road, Canwell, near Sutton Coldfield.

The move follows a number of significant contract wins and an expansion in the number of staff employed in the region by the construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering, facilities management, and energy efficiency and renewables firm.

“J Tomlinson has worked in the West Midlands for many years, and on the back of a growing portfolio of projects and an increasing reputation in the region, opened an initial base in Birmingham last year,” said J Tomlinson CEO Mark Davis. 

“Since then, as a result of further expansion, the company has outgrown the space and we are delighted to have opened a new headquarters at Canwell near Sutton Coldfield which will allow us to continue to serve our existing clients and to work with additional public and private clients in the West Midlands as we continue to broaden our portfolio.” 

To coincide with the opening of the headquarters, J Tomlinson has been recruiting locally in the West Midlands and currently has new positions for a quantity surveyor and an assistant quantity surveyor, a site manager, an estimator and a trainee administrator, having recently appointed a range of other posts.

J Tomlinson, which is based in Nottingham and works across the West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire, increased its turnover from £54 million in 2014 to £84 million in 2016. It employs more than 400 people.

J Tomlinson is working on a number of on-going contracts in the West Midlands, including being appointed to a four-year framework contract by Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police which is now part of a joint property vehicle with four other public sector bodies known as Place Partnerships, covering servicing, maintenance, reactive repairs and minor building works. 

Last year, the firm won a five-year contract to replace kitchens and bathrooms in around 1,600 properties in Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke, Walsall and Wolverhampton for housing organisation Midland Heart, and has a gas servicing and repair contract with housing provider and social organisation Bromford, providing services to over 10,000 properties.

The firm is also constructing a new 65-bed care home for Hamberley Development and a new building for Sutton Coldfield Conservative Club on the same site in Sutton Coldfield. Recently the company completed the mechanical and electrical work on the new five-storey, 6,500sq m headquarters offices for West Bromwich Building Society at Providence Place in West Bromwich.

The new office is headed by J Tomlinson construction managing director Martin Gallagher and offers the full range of services provided by the company.

For more information, visit www.jtomlinson.co.uk

The photo shows, left to right, Andy Morris, contracts manager, Toni Baker, office manager, Andrea Jones, business development manager, Martin Gallagher, managing director construction, Pete Woods, operations director.

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J Tomlinson accounts show steady and sustainable growth

CEO Mark Davis

Growing construction services company J Tomlinson generated sales of £63 million in the year ending September 2015, its latest filed accounts reveal.

The figures show a growth in turnover of more than £12 million from the previous year.

CEO Mark Davis, who reports that J Tomlinson is on target to see a turnover of £84 million in 2016, said: “The increase in turnover of more than £12 million to £63 million in the year ending September 2015 reflects the steady and sustainable growth that J Tomlinson is experiencing as we continue to expand and increase our workforce in both the East and West Midlands.

“We are expecting this to continue, and have already secured 95% of our predicted turnover of £84 million for 2016. 

“The growth has been across the board, encompassing our services in construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering, energy efficiency and renewables services, and facilities management. 

“J Tomlinson has been awarded a number of notable appointments in both the West Midlands and the East Midlands in recent months, including our ninth contract in less than two years at RTC Business Park, Derby, the construction of the £5.1 million visitor centre and factory extension at Triumph in Hinckley, and a three-year contract with West Midlands Ambulance Service to cover maintenance across more than 130 sites, with a  total value of £1.8 million, which have all contributed to the company’s on-going success.”

J Tomlinson, which is based at Beeston near Nottingham and operates across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire, employs more than 400 people.

For more information, visit www.jtomlinson.co.uk

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Second contract awarded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to J Tomlinson Ltd

Contractor J Tomlinson has been appointed for the second time by East Riding of Yorkshire Council on the organisation’s kitchen replacement contract.

The company recently completed a three-year, £3 million programme to install new kitchens in approximately 1,500 homes for the council.

Now the firm has been re-appointed for a further three years to replace between 500-600 kitchens a year, with an estimated annual value of £1.4 million.

 A council spokesman said: “The feedback we have had from residents has been excellent and we have been very pleased with the standard of work, and the cooperation and support we have had from J Tomlinson.”

The latest contract has just got underway and will cover homes in The East Riding of Yorkshire Council area.

Operations director at Nottingham-based J Tomlinson Pete Woods said: “Being appointed to a second contract on a similar programme by East Riding of Yorkshire Council is a ringing endorsement of the quality and standard of work that J Tomlinson achieves, and I am proud to hear such praise for our team.

“We are looking forward to working once again with the council and with tenants to improve residents’ homes by updating and installing new kitchens.”

J Tomlinson has wide experience of maintenance and improvement projects, and is currently helping a number of organisations to upgrade their housing stock, including Ashfield Homes in Nottinghamshire, Derwent Living in Derby and Midland Heart in the West Midlands.

Based at Beeston, near Nottingham, the company provides a range of integrated building solutions across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire, including construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering (M&E), and facilities management.  

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Haughton Honey makes a bee-line for Booths

Cheshire-based business Haughton Honey is celebrating securing its first premium major multiple retailer contract after signing a deal with Booths.

It means the high-quality honey brand will be available on the shelves of Booths outlets across the North West, including Hale Barns and Knutsford stores in Cheshire and at Media City in Salford.

The move marks a key step forward for the brand, which was launched in 2014, said founder Crispin Reeves.

“Booths, with almost 30 stores across Lancashire, Cumbria, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, is the perfect outlet for Haughton Honey and complements the scores of independent delis, farm shops and retailers that currently stock our pure honey,” said Crispin, who is based at Haughton, near Tarporley.

“This deal is great news for the business, as we expand, and also good news for customers who now have more places where they can buy Haughton Honey.”

Haughton Honey is raw honey which comes straight from the hive, is cold extracted and never pasteurised which means that it retains all of the natural enzymes and proteins that make English honey so special. It is 100% natural and pure, and features traces of dandelion, chestnut, blackberry, clover and other wildflowers.

Haughton Honey is supplied by apiaries locally as well as from around England, all run by experienced bee-keepers, and now has more than 1,600 hives in the cooperative, stretching across the North West and the Midlands, including Cheshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.

The Booths contract launched at the end of March 2016.

“It has always been our aim to supply Haughton Honey to top-end multiple retailers, such as Booths which has an enviable reputation for its fine food and drink, and we’re delighted that our honey is now on their shelves. It’s a ringing endorsement for us and for our honey,” added Crispin.

For more details, visit www.haughtonhoney.com

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New appointment at contractor J Tomlinson

Expanding contractor J Tomlinson has appointed Antony Newton as special projects leader.

An experienced commercial manager and quantity surveyor, Antony has been appointed to support J Tomlinson’s commercial activity initially in two departments - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, and Facilities Management.

His position is a newly created post and he joins the Nottingham-based company as it experiences unprecedented growth.

“J Tomlinson is a company with an excellent reputation, working across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire, and I am very pleased to be a part of an ambitious team that is taking the business forward,” said Antony.

“I have good knowledge of the sectors and services that J Tomlinson works in and I hope to be building on this in my new role.”

Antony, who has worked in the industry for 24 years, has held positions at a number of key organisations including Keepmoat, Bullock Construction (now United Living) and Willmott Dixon.

J Tomlinson, with its headquarters at Beeston near Nottingham, offers services in construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering, and facilities management, and works across a range of sectors including social housing, emergency services, health and care, education, retail and commercial property.

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New group finance director for expanding contractor J Tomlinson

Mel Sowter and Mark Davis

Contractor J Tomlinson has appointed a new group finance director as part of the company’s expansion plans.

Mel Sowter is the first female director to join the Nottingham-based firm since it was founded in the 1950s.

A results driven, commercially astute and strategic finance director with demonstrable success in business growth, Mel joins J Tomlinson as the company expects to see its turnover increase from £54 million in 2014 to £67 million this year, with a forecast to rise again next year.

The firm, which operates across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire, employs 383 people, and has been named in Deloitte’s Businesses Leading Britain 2014 report, which provides insights into the UK’s 1,000 fastest-growing businesses with annual revenues between £30 million and £1 billion.

J Tomlinson CEO Mark Davis said: “The team at J Tomlinson is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mel Sowter as our new group finance director, at a time when the company is going through a significant period of growth.

“She has experience of both the construction sector and the service business, bringing a valuable set of skills to the company.”

Mel is responsible for the financial and management accounts of J Tomlinson, as well as the human resources and information technology support services. Her position is a newly created post.

“I am delighted to have joined J Tomlinson, a well-known company with a good reputation in the market place,” she said. “The company’s expansion plans are very exciting and the company values are very people focused. I relish the opportunity to join the team, add value and make a difference.”

Mel has previously worked for organisations including Xylem Water Solutions, a global market leader in water and wastewater transport and treatment for municipal and industrial customers, where she was also the first female to join the board in the UK, housebuilder Westbury Homes, and Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.

J Tomlinson, which has its head office in Beeston near Nottingham, offers services in construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering, energy efficiency, renewables, and facilities management, and works across a range of sectors including social housing, emergency services, healthcare, education, retail and commercial property.

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