With more than 600 employees and an output of approximately 630,000m3 of raw chipboard per annum, our Hexham plant is one of Europe’s most advanced chipboard production facilities.
The plant also upgrades the raw chipboard to Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) products for the furniture market and tongue & groove flooring for the building market.
Take a tour of the Hexham plant with our Virtual Plant Tour.
EGGER in Hexham
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Our strong roots in the local community, supportive work environment and long term thinking make EGGER Hexham a rewarding place to work. We are Northumberland’s largest manufacturing employer, with a team of more than 610 people, and have won multiple workplace awards.
A career with EGGER Hexham offers a secure job with professional and personal growth, in an environment where you feel valued. A whole range of initiatives bring the team closer, including regular training, sports and health programmes.
EGGER Hexham is one of Europe’s most technologically advanced chipboard production plants. More than £400 million has been invested in our state of the art facilities since 1984, including a recent multi-million pound engineering building and apprentice training academy. Whether in our workplace or our products, we find joy in perfection.
What makes us stand out in Hexham:
Forward thinking
1. The stability of being part of a large, forward thinking company that invests in the future.Teamwork
2. A supportive environment where we thrive on working together as a team.First class products
3. The satisfaction of delivering first class products in the UK and overseas.About our site in Hexham
Community
We organise lots of activities for our employees. For example, everyone has the chance to take part in our Health Promotion Programme, which includes advice on fitness, diet and nutrition to an annual football tournament where a team from EGGER Hexham meets teams from EGGER Group’s other locations.
Through our fitness initiative EGGER Runs, employees can raise money for charities by taking part in organized running events. In 2014 our employees raised £4,300 for 21 different charities by completing 38 different events totalling 1,084km!
The EGGER Charity Committee organises events to raise money for EGGER’s nominated charities Tynedale Hospice at Home (Hexham), CLIC Sargent for Children with Cancer (Barony) and Ayrshire Sands (Barony). We also consider donation requests from local good causes.
Who we are looking for?
We recruit for a range of roles at EGGER Hexham.
Our professionals and experts – whether in technical or administrative roles – use their knowhow to make sure we continue to be the best in the industry.
Professional starters are the new faces that inject new energy into our Company, while an apprenticeship at EGGER offers the chance to become a real specialist within a few years (and can lead to a permanent job).
We also offer positions where pupils and students can get a taste of professional working life.
Career fairs and events
Come and meet us personally at trade fairs, careers fairs and other events.
News from EGGER Hexham
There’s always something going on at EGGER Hexham. Check out our latest news:
Hexham and the surrounding area
You’ll find lots more information about living, home life and free time in Hexham:
- www.visithexham.net
- www.yournorthumberland.co.uk
- www.visitnorthumberland.com
- www.newcastlegateshead.com
- www.visitnortheastengland.com
- www.northeastengland.co.uk
