Hyne Group’s Pallet Expansion into Shepparton

Under its recently established Hyne Pallets division, the Hyne Group is pleased to announce further expansion following the acquisition of Pallet & Bin Pty Ltd located in Shepparton, Victoria.
Matt Alessi and Jim Bindon Hand Shake Photo
Matt Alessi and Jim Bindon Hand Shake Photo
Matt Alessi and Jim Bindon Hand Shake Photo

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 Pallet & Bin is a well-regarded, local business that has been operating for over 20 years and is a significant supplier for freighting food,

“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.”

This announcement follows the Group’s expansion in 2024 of its pallet manufacturing divisions through the acquisition of Rodpak Pallets & Packaging (VIC), Express Pallets & Crates(QLD) and Pinetec Pty (WA).

The Group also expanded its Australian Garden Care division last year with the acquisition, through its Rocky Point Pty Ltd subsidiary, of Bassett Barks on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

In parallel, the Hyne Group’s majority owners in the UK, James Jones and Sons Ltd, has announced the acquisition of United Box Ltd.

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.

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.”

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Notes to editors:

AUSTRALIA

In 2022, James Jones & Sons Ltd acquired majority shares in Mayflower Enterprises Pty Ltd in Australia, the holding company of Hyne Timber and XLam.

Hyne Timber in Australia is one of the largest sawmill companies operating from four principal plants, including two large-scale softwood sawmills and a glue laminated timber manufacturing plant.

XLam in Australia was the first cross laminated (CLT) timber manufacturer in the southern hemisphere and remains the largest supplier of CLT to both Australian and NZ markets.

In February 2023, Hyne Timber acquired a majority share in Rocky Point Pty Ltd based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Rocky Point produces over 2 million bags of sugar cane mulch and 5million bags of composts, potting mixes, soils and mulches per year, supplying nurseries and agriculture food producers in Queensland and New South Wales.

In 2024, Rocky Point acquired Bassett Barks, a complementary wholesale landscaping supplier based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

In 2024, the newly established, ‘Hyne Pallets’ acquired Rodpak Pallets Pty Ltd (Melbourne, Victoria), Express Pallets and Crates (North Brisbane, Queensland) and Pinetec (Perth Western Australia) as the first direct entries into the pallet manufacturing industry in Australia.

UK

James Jones & Sons Ltd is a 5th generation family business and one of the UK’s largest and most progressive timber processing companies with core activities in timber harvesting, sawmilling, pallets & packaging, and distribution. They operate from 27 sites across the UK, 19 Australian and 2 New Zealand sites and employ over 2,100 people.

The company harvests and processes more than 1.4 million tonnes of roundwood per annum. Its co-products are supplied to the UK’s principle board manufacturers and biomass power generators.

The company produces high quality, British grown sawn timber for the construction, pallet, packaging, fencing and agricultural sectors and pallets and packaging for blue chip, domestic and exporting businesses.

James Jones & Sons Timber Systems Division is the UK’s largest producer of I-Joists, branded JJI-Joists, supplying the major UK house builders. James Jones & Sons also supplies the UK construction industry with high quality Glulam and LVL and supports users with a specialist team of engineers, designers, technicians and I-Joist design software.

In 2024, James Jones & Sons Ltd acquired H.G. Timber Ltd, based in Buckingham. H.G. Timber started trading in 1945. The business is one of the most modern and well-respected operators in the pallet and packaging and racking sectors.

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