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Local MP applauds Jones Bros investment in the UK17th Mar 2025
Clwyd East MP Becky Gittins has praised Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK for its “fantastic commitment to creating opportunities for local young people”.
The politician’s words came after she visited the firm’s headquarters in Ruthin and discussed a variety of topics, including recruitment and the renewables sector, with chairman Huw Jones MBE and Tony Murphy, who is head of business management systems and support.
Jones Bros currently provides an operative training scheme, aimed at ensuring youngsters still have a route into civil engineering after the Welsh Government’s decision to cease funding for the level two apprenticeship programme.
The civil engineering contractor also runs a full degree apprenticeship, which includes a BEng (Hons) in civil engineering or a BSc (Hons) in quantity surveying.
Ms Gittins also lauded Jones Bros for its commitment to the UK’s net zero by 2050 target, evident through its major multi-million-pound renewable energy projects such as North Kyle Wind Farm and tidal energy scheme Morlais, which are set to power a combined total of nearly 350,000 households in Britain.
She said: “Thanks to Jones Bros for the great chat about their civil engineering work across North Wales, which delivers so many important projects.
“We also discussed its fantastic commitment to creating opportunities for local young people, which is so important in helping to break down barriers to opportunity in our communities.”
Tony Murphy added: “It was fantastic to welcome Becky to Ty Glyn to talk about the excellent work our teams have been undertaking across the UK.
“We are determined to help the drive towards net zero, and that is evident in our activity on schemes including tidal energy, wind farms, and battery storage.
“As always, we look forward to nurturing the civil engineers of the future through our career pathways, which features the trainee operative scheme and full degree apprenticeship,”
Established in the 1950s, Jones Bros owns one of the largest plant fleets in the UK and employs approximately 500 people.
The company is currently working on contracts in various sectors including highways, flood and marine defence, waste management and renewable energy around the UK.