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Jamestown’s safety and people strategy
Building on the foundations of a strong performance through 2019, Jamestown continues
to invest in both plant and people as it pushes forward into 2020.
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May 20
Highlighting the company’s desire
to focus on safety, Jamestown’s
latest investment, which arrived
early in the New Year, is a
Straddle Carrier from Combilift. With a
lifting capacity of 50t, the machine enables
Jamestown to safely lift and manoeuvre
plates up to 30m in length as they arrive
in the stockyard, prior to loading on to the
plasma and oxy-fuel profiling machines.
Another notable feature of the machine
is its ability to not only lift and manoeuvre
heavy plate girders and cellular beams, but
it can also turn them within the confines of
the machine. This is said to be a great asset
when fabricating a long and heavy beam.
As well as investing in machinery,
Jamestown says its strength comes from its
people, and as projects get larger and more
complex it was felt that a further addition to
the team would benefit both the company
and its customers.
As General Manager Niall Fortune
explains: “The introduction of Stephen
George, our new Project Manager, has
strengthened our team, not only in dayto
day operations but Stephen’s dedication
to the business has been a big hit with
customers as we generate regular updates
on all our key projects.”
Resilience and determination
Jamestown has robust plans for the future
and while some minor projects have been
put on hold as a result of the coronavirus
crisis, the company is looking forward with
confidence to be able to support customers,
old and new, as they move into the second
half of this year and beyond.
Jamestown’s plans for continued
development of its business include
enhanced capability and improved
efficiency as it moves forward.
The company’s 17-acre site in
A weathering steel
studded bridge
deck assembly in
Jamestown's facility
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