James Jones & Sons Ltd has announced the acquisitions of Pallet & Bin Pty Ltd in Australia and United Box Ltd in the UK this week to provide an expanded product portfolio for farming and food processing end users.
United Box Ltd was originally formed as a joint venture in 2003 by James Jones & Sons Ltd and Scott Group Ltd. United Box manufactures and distributes agricultural boxes and is a valued supplier to the food industry across the UK and Ireland.
In parallel, James Jones & Sons’ Australian subsidiary, Hyne Group, has announced the expansion of its Hyne Pallets division through the acquisition of Pallet & Bin Pty Ltd, based in Shepparton Victoria. Pallet & Bin manufactures a range of products for some of Australia’s largest food producers, including a significant amount for the export markets.
Hyne Group CEO, Jim Bindon said “Clients include five of Australia’s largest food producers and this offers further diversity opportunities for our national pallet customer base. Shepparton is also strategically located between Hyne Timber’s Tumbarumba sawmill and key Melbourne metropolitan markets, offering some solid locational synergies for both raw material timber supply and freight efficiencies.”
Tom Bruce-Jones, Chairman of James Jones & Sons Group, said “Our recent acquisitions, combined with a progressive investment philosophy, are part of our disciplined global strategy and these two additions to our Group demonstrates our strong support of the rural and farming communities in the UK and Australia. This broadens our product portfolio and provides confidence to all our end users of our vertically integrated local supply chains, particularly given the current global trade war.”
This week’s announcement follows the Group’s expansion in 2024 of its pallet manufacturing divisions through the acquisition of Rodpak Pallets & Packaging, Express Pallets & Crates and Pinetec Pty in Australia and H.G. Timber Ltd in the UK last year. The Group also expanded its Australian Garden Care division last year with the acquisition, through its Rocky Point Pty Ltd subsidiary, of Bassett Barks.