Company founded by Frank James Esq (3 employees)
1947
Company History
Find out about the origins of James Engineering and our historic milestones.
1947
First Lorry
1958
James Engineering Constructions (Alfreton) Ltd incorporated (15 employees)
1977
Richard James Esq becomes Managing Director/Chairman (10 employees)
1996
Timeline heading
Richard James Esq retires and Christopher James Esq joins the board as Managing Director (20 employees)
1998
ISO 9001 certification achieved
2001
Manufacture of North Building (Workshop 1) completed (32 employees)
2005
Manufacture of South Building (Workshop 2) completed
2005
Purpose built Head Office completed (46 employees)
2013
CE Accreditation to Exc. Class 2 achieved
2014
CE Accreditation to Exc. Class 3 achieved
2015
2nd manufacturing facility (Workshop 3) opens (85 employees)
2016
Peter James & Kris James join the family Company
2017
JE turns 70 years old & celebrates with highest turnover since records began (100 employees)
2018
CE Accreditation to Exc. Class 4 achieved
2019
Andrew Whitton & Trevor Taylor join the board as Directors
2022
Charity Bike Ride to supply 2 x community defibrillators
2022
Defib at JE
2022
Defib at Alfreton Train Station
2023
EN 13084-7 & Cyber Essentials achieved
2025
Investment in Submerged Arc welding plant
2025
Segregated stainless steel bay (Workshop 4) opened
2025
Philip Kerr joins board as Director