Door opens for jobs at new Jeld-Wen site

THE Yorkshire company involved in the production of Mosquito aircraft during the Second World War has created 30 jobs by opening a new factory.

Sheffield-based Jeld-Wen, which manufactures timber doors for local councils, developers and the home improvement market, has also secured a contract to supply more than 2,500 boarded doors a week.

The doors will be manufactured in a new Sheffield factory, which was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Coun Alan Law.

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Richard Dolben, the co-ordinating general manager at Jeld-Wen in Sheffield, said: "We are very excited to be expanding our business and creating new jobs here in Sheffield. We have employed a number of skilled craftsmen, but we have also invested in a training programme for many of the new staff to ensure we can build on our reputation for manufacturing high quality timber doors. We are looking forward to further developing this side of our doors business."

The extended factory includes a new production line that has a

paperless tracking system.

Jeld-Wen sources sustainable European timbers from a Swedish supplier.

The company has also invested in a new dust extraction system to remove sawdust from the atmosphere in the factory, which is then recycled as animal bedding.

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Jeld-Wen is one of the UK's biggest manufacturers of timber doors, windows, patios and stairs and runs factories in Sheffield, Melton Mowbray and Penrith. The factory at Woodhouse in Sheffield has been established for more than 80 years and employs around 300 staff.

It began life as Rothervale Manufacturing in 1927, and initially produced timber windows, doors and staircases. During the Second World War, the company manufactured ammunition boxes and glider parts, including aeroplane wings.

After the war, it became known as Rothervale Joinery and opened 52

shops. Its main competitor, John Carr, took over the company in 1984. It was later bought by Rugby Group and became Rugby Joinery.

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Jeld-Wen, a private company with its headquarters in the US, bought the company in 1999 and has produced doors in Sheffield ever since. Jeld-Wen manufactures tens of thousands of doors every week at the 52-acre site.

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