Nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, just north of the market town of Settle, John Roberts dates back to the 1870’s.
Although there has been substantial investment in modern buildings to increase capacity and efficiency, some of the original mill buildings are still in use today. In fact, water from the River Ribble, which flows down from the limestone uplands and past the mill, is drawn for use in the production process just as it always has been.
Our Team of dedicated local colleagues is our biggest asset.
As a Key Employer in the area, we are very community-focussed. It is the wealth of experience built over generations that gives the Company the flexibility in servicing Customers with a friendly and helpful approach.
A Private and fully independent company
We remain to this day a private, independent business which offers a unique combination of both converted paper products and corrugated in the UK. We believe that, together with our flexible and friendly approach to doing business, represents a value offer for all our customers.
The famous Settle to Carlisle railway runs close by.
Our fleet deliveries cover most of the major population centres of Great Britain.
The standard of our delivery is just as important as the quality of our products. In order to provide a personal, flexible and efficient service, we make the majority of our deliveries utilising our own fleet of dedicated vehicles.
We can combine corrugated and converted products, rolls and sheets in flexible quantities within a single delivery.
Smaller quantities and Nationwide destinations are catered for via our long term pallet-trucking partner with full tracking facilities.
We can deliver to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and to other export destinations by arrangement.
Our fleet of HGV’s are regularly replaced with newer EURO 6 vehicles that have much reduced emissions and improved fuel efficiency. We also employ state of the art vehicle routing technology to ensure that the most efficient and eco-friendly route is taken by our delivery fleet.
A Focus on the Environment
One of our core values has been the supply of environmentally friendly products and with todays emphasis on moving away from Plastic based packaging, we sit in a unique position in the UK market by offering a wide product range of 100% recycled, and recyclable, materials, together with sustainably sourced virgin fibre products.
When you see the FSC® logo, you can be confident that we won’t be harming the world’s forests.
The FSC® stands for ‘Forest Stewardship Council®‘. Products made with wood and paper from FSC® forests are marked with the ‘tick tree’ logo. It provides tracking from sustainable forest to end customer.
FSC® certified products can be supplied on certain papers upon request.
See https://www.fsc-uk.org/en-uk/ for more information on the FSC®.
It is just one further confirmation of John Robert’s belief in corporate responsibility.
The Plastic Alternative
We manufacture many products to replace oil based, non-renewable or recyclable, items with papers, such as Embossed Rolls, Paper Voidfill, Centrefeed Rolls, Single Faced Corrugated Rolls, etc., that are suitable for product cushioning without “costing the earth”. We also manufacture a unique slit/scored corrugated product that is capable of replacing polystyrene and foam “U” shaped profiles.
Vision
To continue to develop solution based products and opportunities for our paper conversion division. To enhance our position in single face corrugated and maintain our sheetboard supply by offering cost effective products, supplied in a timely manner, to our core customers.
Mission Statement
We will achieve our vision through the strength of our people, and their ability to deliver service, and by maintaining a superior supply chain to exceed our customers’ expectations.
About the Current Team
In March 2021, a successful management buyout completed and key personnel from the previous management, with years of experience in the company, took the helm.