About Us

About Us

Our History

Our History

When Thomas Johnstone, a talented carpenter from Ayrshire, founded what is now Thomas Johnstone Ltd back in 1868, he likely never envisioned that more than 150 years later, we would be the industry-leading company you see today. It is hard to imagine our well-established, successful business’ humble beginnings as a sole trading entity!

Since 1868 a lot has changed but our commitment to our People and our Clients has been unwavering through the years.

Our People

Our People

‘People’ is and always will be our first core value. Coupled with our overarching vision “to be a great company to work for, and a great company to work with”, we recruit, train and retain the best talent in our industry.

We reward talent with a benefits package, and we boast an SRR above the industry average

At Thomas Johnstone, our enviable apprenticeships have created some of the industry’s most skilled and talented people who choose to stay with us once qualified.

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David Haddow
David HaddowJoint Managing Director
Rod Young
Rod YoungJoint Managing Director
Tom Green
Tom GreenChief Financial Officer
Kevin Pick
Kevin PickRegional Commercial Director
Campbell Ross
Campbell RossRegional Construction Director
Colin Buttar
Colin ButtarFinance Director
Neil Crighton
Neil CrightonRegional Commercial Director
Gordon Cameron
Gordon CameronRegional Construction Director
Danny Campbell
Danny CampbellIT & Systems Director

Quality

Quality

Our reputation for delivering exceptional quality and superior service has resulted in our enviable repeat client base. We endeavour to achieve zero defects on all projects, consistently delivering outstanding quality first time, every time.

To ensure our levels of quality are maintained and that we deliver products and services with zero defects, we have a comprehensive quality management system.  Quality is the responsibility of every member of our team. We deliver our work to the highest standard through actively monitoring quality. Our long-established Quality Assurance and Control procedures have been developed and refined over thousands of projects, receiving commendation from many clients.

Health & Safety

Health & Safety

The health, safety and well-being of not only our workforce but all of our stakeholders is fundamental to the success of our business and we work hard to ensure that we maintain our excellent record in these areas.

Our comprehensive Health & Safety Management System is regularly reviewed to ensure continuous improvement, legal compliance and adherence to industry best practice. TJL’s Health & Safety Management system meets the stringent standards of several SSIP schemes and industry groups including Altius and CHAS.

Our commitment to Health & Safety is supported by our full programme of training and re-training which assists us in ensuring that every employee possesses, maintains and develops the relevant knowledge, skills and experience required to undertake work for us.

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8 Mental Health First Aiders
59 First Aiders

The health, safety and well-being of not only our workforce but all of our stakeholders is fundamental to the success of our business and we work hard to ensure that we maintain our excellent record in these areas.

Our comprehensive Health & Safety Management System is regularly reviewed to ensure continuous improvement, legal compliance and adherence to industry best practice. TJL’s Health & Safety Management system meets the stringent standards of several SSIP schemes and industry groups including Altius and CHAS.

Our commitment to Health & Safety is supported by our full programme of training and re-training which assists us in ensuring that every employee possesses, maintains and develops the relevant knowledge, skills and experience required to undertake work for us.

7539 HSEQ Toolbox Talks Received Last Year
8 Mental Health First Aiders
59 First Aiders

Environmental

Environmental

We are an environmentally conscious company and are committed to reducing our environmental impact as far as possible in all of our operations.  We have comprehensive environmentally focused processes in place across our whole business, and an Environmental Management Team comprising of employees from all areas of the company who ensure that we continue to meet the stringent requirements of the ISO14001 international standard.

From implementing small changes such as LED lighting, KPI trackers for our energy consumption, and reusable packaging; to more substantial commitments including investing in plug-in hybrid cars for our company car fleet, installing electric vehicle charging points at both of our offices, and reducing, reusing and recycling our waste as far as possible: we are dedicated to becoming more environmentally sustainable.

Our full Environmental Policy can be viewed here.

Our Manufacturing team work to be as environmentally friendly as possible – including using a number of A rated machines, segregating waste and using reusable and recyclable packaging where possible e.g. cardboard corners

We adopted the Recreate Certification, which sees circular redistribution strategies implemented for FF&E during periods of decommissioning and refurbishment – with items such as beds and desks redistributed in the community

Our project to transform Dundonald Links into a luxury golf resort received a VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards 2020 ‘Good Practice Award’ in recognition of our collaboration with Dundonald Links on the environmental sustainability approach to the development

We are an environmentally conscious company.  Our team are committed to reducing our environmental impact as far as possible in all of our operations.  We have comprehensive environmentally focused processes in place across our whole business, and an Environmental Management Team comprising of employees from all areas of the company who ensure that we continue to meet the stringent requirements of the ISO14001 international standard.

Our Manufacturing team work to be as environmentally friendly as possible – including using a number of A rated machines, segregating waste and using reusable and recyclable packaging e.g. cardboard corners

We adopted the Recreate Certification, which sees circular redistribution strategies implemented for FF+E during periods of decommissioning and refurbishment – with items such as beds and desks redistributed in the community

Our project to transform Dundonald Links into a luxury golf resort received a VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards 2020 ‘Good Practice Award’ in recognition of our collaboration with Dundonald Links on the environmental sustainability approach to the development

Community

Community

Our focus is for our company to prosper – but not at the expense of our society or people. Our Vision; “to be a great company to work for, and a great company to work with” alongside ‘People’ being our first core value, puts all of our stakeholders and wider society first.

We understand the impacts which construction activities have on communities, so we are committed to being good neighbours on every site through:

  • Respecting surrounding neighbours and building users’ daily needs
  • Creating plans to minimise disruption as far as possible
  • Engaging with local communities and listening to and understanding their concerns
  • Using local sub-contractors, suppliers and labour
  • Contributing to good causes and educational programmes

We deliver community benefits as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility commitment and work with clients to establish community benefit programmes with pre-agreed measurable deliverables.

Our focus is for our company to prosper – but not at the expense of our society or people. Our Vision is “to be a great company to work for, and a great company to work with” alongside “People” being our first core value, meaning that every step we take puts all of our stakeholders and wider society first.

We understand the impacts which construction activities have on communities, so we are committed to being good neighbours on every site through:

  • Respecting surrounding neighbours and building users’ daily needs
  • Creating plans to minimise disruption as far as possible
  • Engaging with local communities and listening to and understanding their concerns
  • Using local sub-contractors, suppliers and labour
  • Contributing to good causes and educational programmes

We can and do deliver community benefits as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility commitment and we work with clients to establish community benefits programmes with pre-agreed measurable deliverables.

Memberships & Accreditations

Memberships & Accreditations

We hold key memberships and accreditations which our team work hard to maintain. These include:

Policies

Policies

We have implemented and regularly review all necessary policies and statements.  All of our policies are closely followed to ensure that we continue to be a great company to work for and with, and to underpin our commitment to delivering fit-out, manufacturing and building solutions which exceed our clients’ expectations.

A number of our key policies are outlined below, and all other policies are available to view upon request.

Work with us

Work with us

Job Title: Bench Hand Joiner

Salary: £DOE

About us

Thomas Johnstone is a specialist fit-out contractor working with premium brands across the leisure, retail, commercial, and public sectors throughout the UK. Our in-house capability includes Manufacturing, Building, M&E Co-ordination, Small Works, and Decorating. We provide our customers with a single source for all their project requirements and the confidence that we will deliver a level of service that few of our competitors can match. The right candidates will get the chance to work on amazing bespoke pieces and a variety of different projects on a regular basis. See examples of our past projects here.

The role will be based in our Inchinnan manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

  • An experienced Bench Hand Joiner (5 years preferred), comfortable working with a variety of timbers.
  • The ability to work to technical drawings.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities.
  • Willingness to share your experience and knowledge with our team of apprentices.
  • Self-motivated and able to work to deadlines.
  • Have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
  • Be willing to visit sites to install items, as necessary.
  • Hold a qualification in Carpentry and Joinery.

While we have outlined our ideal candidate for the role, we are realistic that the successful candidate might not meet every requirement in the advert. At Thomas Johnstone Ltd., we are all about developing our people, so even if you do not meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply!

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health, or mental health condition.

Any offer would be subject to satisfactory reference and basic disclosure check.

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