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. 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 crated some of the industries most skilled and talented people who choose to stay with us once qualified.
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.
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.
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
ESG
ESG
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
We are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and hard-working person to join our team as a Joinery apprentice.
Splitting your time between working on some of our exciting projects in the Edinburgh area and studying in College, the successful candidate will have a real interest in working in construction; have a good general level of education behind them, and be willing to learn new skills and study.
This is a 4 year apprenticeship involving both studying at College and practical time working on our sites. We will provide all of the necessary PPE and partner you with one of our apprenticeship mentors to help you succeed on-site.
If the above sounds like something you would enjoy, please send a copy of your CV to EdinburghApprentices@tjl.com or fill in the form below:
