Showcase visitor centre for James Jones in Lockerbie
James Jones are considered to be one of the most innovative & efficient timber processors in Europe. Through 5 generations of family ownership the business has grown by constant reinvestment and acquisition to become the UK’s largest privately owned sawmill, timber engineering & pallet manufacturing company.
Amos Beech have been a trusted supplier to James Jones for over 15 years, providing space planning, interior design and furniture to the head office team in Larbert. So we were the obvious choice to go for inspiration when furnishing their new showcase visitor building at their flagship site - Lockerbie Sawmill – one of the largest, most advanced wood processing facilities in Europe
Bespoke office furniture for Lockerbie Sawmill office & visitor meeting rooms
Respecting the award winning building, designed by Konishi Gaffney Architects from Edinburgh, was paramount to proposing the office furniture. Like the building, the furniture was designed to meet the client’s needs and celebrate one of nature’s most valuable assets – timber.
The design ethos for the building was to be stylish and striking, but at the same time thoughtful and not grandiose, thus the bespoke office furniture is simple, understated, and of high quality. Desks with black metal frames echo the glass partitions, oak desk legs and pen trays reflect the engineered oak floor, and metal silver storage and greys complete the contemporary aesthetic.
The reception desk is a bespoke item manufactured using James Jones timbers with a black Fenix top.
Bespoke timber reception desk
Stylish and striking design ethos, thoughtful and not grandiose
The Meeting Room table is also bespoke, designed to display a band saw blade within the structure. Internal lighting illuminates the sawteeth and the table incorporates audio visual presentation equipment.
The first floor conference room is a flexible multi-function space with stacking oak visitor chairs, upholstered in the James Jones corporate green, and oak folding tables.
With panoramic top floor views over the sawmill, the ambience of the building is completed by Tom R Bruce-Jones’s privately commissioned showpiece - a large crystal glass chainsaw sculpture.
Speaking about the building, Rob MacKenna, general manager at James Jones Lockerbie site, said:
“We are really pleased with the new building. The striking design and innovative use of solid and engineered timber products are a great example of how timber can be used to deliver high quality office and meeting areas. The main meeting room has been positioned to achieve a stunning view across the Stevens Croft site, enabling visitors to view part of our operations from the comfort of this space. We look forward to a time when we can welcome back groups of visitors and host them in this fantastic new facility.”
Published: 2nd November 2021
Text & Photography: The Amos Beech Team
Industrial fit-out for Plexus, Bathgate
Plexus plays a key role in the realisation of their client concepts into branded products and deliver them to the market. They are a global electronics manufacturing company that solves the most complex product challenges in health care and life sciences, industrial, aerospace and defense.
In 2018 when Plexus were looking to expand their Livingston Design Centre. They once again turned to Amos Beech as their trusted partner for the design and construction works of this industrial fit out. With the European management team having making a commitment to the Board of Directors to deliver by March 19 this was no small achievement.
Industrial Fit Out in Bathgate Scotland
Tasked with building the cost schedule from the ground up whilst working with the ever-changing dynamic of a Hi-Tech electronic manufacturing facility we had our work cut out. With construction starting in October 2018, we managed to work around the existing production facility whilst creating new laboratory space for the engineers, new offices and alterations to the main services including HVAC, sprinkler, humidity, nitrogen, electrical and air to enable their manufacturing plant to be relocated in a seamless manner.
Before images
Along with the construction project there was an additional brief to lift the look and feel of the design centre to be more in line with Plexus’s other design centres throughout the world.
Plexus has a long track record of innovation and technology through its own in house resource so we rebranded all their internal meeting rooms and helped create a journey experience for their visiting customers.
The final result of this industrial fit out:
In addition to that we have upgraded the graphics and manifestation on the first floor and added a new kitchen area:
Publication date: 23 April 2019
Design, build, text and photography: The Amos Beech Team
Sit stand desking and seating for AMP Clean Energy
AMP Clean Energy (HW Energy) are a progressive and dynamic company who design and install bio-mass heating systems for their clients all over the UK. Of particular note though, is their office location – sitting under the north west slopes of Britains highest mountain – Ben Nevis and conveniently close to Aonach Mor where you can take a Gondola ride up the mountain.
AMP Clean Energy, purpose built their offices 10 years ago and the intervening years have seen their workforce grow which meant that the office space had been altered bit by bit over the years too. The result’s left a lot to be desired and did not use the available space very efficiently and with more staff joining, they knew that a refurbishment was required.
Sit stand desking and seating for HW Energy in Fort William
Amos Beech were asked to visit and were more than happy to, given that the initial visit was during what proved to be an amazing summer and a lovely day out of the office was enjoyed by Vincent and Sam.
Over a few weeks and some inevitable bumps and hurdles over budgets and layouts, AMP chose to order sit/stand desking for all their staff along with the Viasit Drumback task chair. The new layout has transformed the space and now feels a lot more airy and less cluttered than it did previously.
Upgrades to flooring throughout the space have been carried out and the Amos Beech team will be on site again soon to complete the refurbishment of their break-out space. So look out for the update and we may well include some pictures of Ben Nevis in the springtime!