⸺ Office
We operate office facilities in four locations across the UK, in Glengarnock, East Kilbride, Scarborough, and Durham. These offices host our teams that facilitate seamless operations across J&D Pierce.
Our offices across the UK are home to our award-winning Design and Detailing Departments, Business Development Teams, Estimating Departments, Cladding and Bridging Divisions, Production Department, Administration Teams, SHEQ Departments and Training Academy. At the helm of each of our divisions are our directors, each bringing expertise in pre-construction, construction, group operations, and design to support their teams in delivering excellent quality.
⸺ Manufacturing
Our two state-of-the-art facilities – totalling 600,000sqft – have a fabrication and coating capacity of 1,500Te per week including bespoke fabrication and intumescent paint coatings.
We operate state-of-the-art automated shot blaster, plasma cutter, robotic coping line, and cut and drill lines in preparation for fabrication. This system is the largest and most automated of its kind in Europe, provided by Voortman capable of processing above 200Te of steel per day All members are blasted in our automatic blast facility which can manage parts up to 2m high and 2.5m wide before being moved into our paint shop. Our paint shops span 120,000sqft managed by 60 operatives with the capability to paint with multicoat intumescent coatings as required.
Our team control volume fabricated steelwork on a continuous flow system, delivering shot-blasted and painted products to our CE marking compliance standards. The business operates a just-in-time ‘pull’ system for stock inventory manufacturing to phased construction deliveries. Within the main production facility, we use bar coding, RFI technology, and STRUMIS to monitor and control quality and supply.
⸺ Transport
Our fully liveried fleet is integral to our operations, and, through our continued investment, it has grown to include 10 articulated lorries, over 50 vans, and a wide selection of escort, transport, and plant, escort, transport, and plant vehicles, each recognisable and essential for escorting and erecting projects across the country.
With our Scania and Volvo lorries we have the capacity to haul up to 65Te per load. Our fleet of 50 trailers includes 13.5m tri-axle flatbed trailers and extendable trailers up to 22m. Additionally, we have multiple low loader trailers designed to handle various sizes of equipment, including our 80Te super low loader extending trailer, specifically designed to accommodate even larger loads and oversized equipment.
Our continued investment in equipment and training ensures that our fleet and plant equipment are dependable resources for clients, available nationwide for projects of all sizes. All our vehicles are modern, well maintained, and fuel efficient with EURO6 engines and our operatives are highly trained and fully certified in all transport operations Our Headquarters at Glengarnock hosts our fully staffed mechanical workshop and body shop, ensuring our fleet is maintained to the highest standards.
We offer extensive training in NVQ/SQA courses for external business available in our CITB and JAUPT accredited Training Academy. We are committed to improving our environmental policies and minimising our impact on the planet.
⸺ Plant
Our large fleet of plant ensures safety and functionality on site with savings on cost and time. We have a large fleet of Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (MEWPs) ranging from 13m to 27m in height. Designed for all-terrains and uses relating to our operations – available in both straight and Z boom models – our MEWPs provide operational efficiency in even the most challenging conditions. Integrated with INFOBRIC, our MEWPs are strictly controlled by J&D Pierce authorised personnel only, ensuring security and minimising risk on site.
11 Grove all-terrain mobile cranes make up our on-site lifting equipment. These range from 3-axle 55Te to 5-axle 250Te allowing us full versatility and maximising control over our sites. We have a fleet of 12Te all-terrain telehandlers with a maximum lift height of 10m, maximum react of 6m, and 360° lift capability.
