Builders’ merchant Huws Gray has bought the Thornbridge timber merchants in Ayr from the administrators of its parent company the National Timber Group. Eddie Hernon, managing director at PDM Huws Gray, said: “Following our recent investment in our flagship timber mill in Grangemouth, the expansion of our timber merchanting capabilities …
Read More »Premier Forest Products buys National Timber Systems
Premier Forest Products has acquired engineered timber specialist National Timber Systems, previously part of National Timber Group England, which went into administration in late November. The acquisition safeguards 160 jobs at NTS, with plans to grow this number to 250. National Timber Systems supplies national and regional housebuilders, as well …
Read More »Premier Forest acquires two Arnold Laver branches
Timber company Premier Forest Products has acquired two Arnold Laver locations – Manchester and Reading – from the administrators of the National Timber Group England. The move secures 36 jobs at the two sites, with plans to increase that number to over 100 as the branches are rebuilt. The acquisition …
Read More »National Timber Group discusses sale options
Timber distributor National Timber Group England has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, preventing enforcement action from creditors, which will effectively buy it time to pursue “advanced discussions” with an interested party about a sale of a substantial chunk of its business. It is not in administration. The …
Read More »National Timber Group welcomes non-executive director
National Timber Group has to announced the appointment of Tony Miles as non-executive director. Miles became managing director of International Timber, part of Saint-Gobain, in 2007 and was appointed CEO of Archwood Group, in 2017. Reflecting on his career, Tony says: “I have been fortunate to work across every part …
Read More »Arnold Laver makes two appointments
Specialist timber merchant, Arnold Laver, has appointed Lee Pollitt as manager of its Northallerton branch and Claire Leckenby has joined its branch sales team. The Northallerton branch is one of 15 Arnold Laver sites across England, and was the former head office site of NYTimber. All NYTimber branches have now …
Read More »National Timber Group acquires NORclad
NORclad has become the latest specialist timber products business to join National Timber Group (NTG). This is the most recent in a series of acquisitions to further strengthen the Group’s position as the UK’s largest, independent, specialist timber processing and distribution group with a focus on value-added products. This announcement …
Read More »National Timber Group acquires SV Timber
National Timber Group (NTG) has acquired SV Timber. SV Timber fills a geographic gap in NTG’s existing branch network and further extends its customer reach within the Midlands. This follows the acquisition of Orchard Timber in late 2021 and the development of specialist business units National Timber Systems (NTS) and …
Read More »National Timber Group acquires Cotswold Manufacturing
Sheffield, 6 November 2019, National Timber Group, the largest independent added-value timber distribution and processing group in the UK and parent of Arnold Laver, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the trade and assets of Cotswold Manufacturing Limited, to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as the …
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