Ian Robinson is our Chairman and Managing Director, he joined the company in 1971 after gaining trade experience in Sweden and Finland. He has a customer base in the M62 corridor and is also an active member of the TTF. A Swedish speaker with a knowledge of Finnish. A current member of the TTF's National Softwood Division.
Chris Davidson has been in the timber trade since 1993 and is responsible for sales to the North East of England and Scotland in addition to administrative duties in the Newcastle office.
Keith Chilvers heads up our South East office and sells to customers in the Southern half of England and also Ireland. He started in the trade in 1979, initially on the importing side.
Richard Hull runs the North West office and looks after sales in this area. He started in the trade in 1969 and has wide experience of the trade from different supplying countries. A current member of the TTF's National Softwood Division.
Dexter Pereira works from the South East Office and in addition to sharing the south of England with Keith, he is our expert on specialist products like furniture, edge glued boards etc.
John Gemmell worked for an importer for many years prior to joining us in 2000 to set up our office in Sheffield and develop sales in the North Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside areas
Michael Gowland heads up our administrative team and is the Company Secretary/Accountant. He joined us in 2007 and has over 35 years of accounting experience in a variety of Market Sectors.
David Bland looks after our landed Swedish stocks, handles shipping documentation and accounts queries. He started in the trade in 1990.
The Administrative Team has the added support of Kate Dalton, Kerry Dixon and Claire Graham in Newcastle who produce contracts and answer the phone.

