18 South West Building & Construction
January-February 2012
Duchy Timber has recently been bought by new owner David Adam who has many years of experience in the forestry and timber industry.
Having sold his previous business, he was looking for a new challenge and wanted a business that was ripe for expansion and had excellent potential in these difficult times.
Duchy Timber, originally set up to service the Duchy of Cornwall estate, has been supplying Cornwall with high quality fencing, gates, cladding and construction timber for over 50 years and has survived the ups and downs by producing a product that is second to none.
Its strength is its attention to detail, the knowledge and skill of its staff and its huge production facility based in Lostwithiel.
In recent years, large investment has seen the implementation of a state-of-the art laser-guided sawmill, a sixbank precision multi-rip saw, two kilns powered by wood chip and a computer-controlled treatment facility which enables the production of treated timber with a guaranteed service life backed up with certification. Duchy also has a modern machining line for producing mouldings and profiled timber and a traditional joinery shop for gates, garden furniture and special orders.
facility, for a beautiful range of mouldings. Products including shiplap, flooring, and internal and external cladding, all come from larch, cedar and Douglas fir grown in Devon and Cornwall. That is totally unique and offers a product that is durable, affordable and ticks the green boxes and also supports many other local industries and employment from haulage contractors and foresters to timber growers etc.
David is focused on bringing Duchy to the frontline in production of these products and promoting the use of local timber in construction and domestic use. Locally grown timber has unique properties in its durability and visual impact and is generally more affordable than the imported softwood most merchants stock.
At Duchy, you will also find a large store for fixings, tools and ironmongery and a collect yard for sheet materials, construction timber and landscape products such as decking, fence panels and garden furniture.
Duchy also stocks a complete range of mouldings, insulation and all that you need for your project.
Duchy has two other branches, based in Torquay and Ottery St Mary near Exeter. These are mainstream merchants that supply sawn and machined softwood, sheet materials and treated timber. They are also outlets and stockists of all the Duchy-produced products.
The investment in machinery has enabled Duchy to not only be a producer of high quality products but also to supply a volume of timber daily that makes us highly competitive in the market place. The thing that is totally unique is that at Duchy the whole process from round log to finished product is done on one site. That not only means we have control over the entire production but that our carbon footprint is lower. Furthermore, Duchy is now FSC and PEFC certified and is undergoing ISO9001 accreditation.
In addition, Duchy is a market leader in using locally grown timber not only for fencing but also, with the kilns and the machining
With these branches, we are able to supply throughout the South West on a daily basis.
David is putting huge effort into maximising the potential of Duchy Timber and invites customers, old and new, to send their enquiries through to the experienced sales staff - and he would also invite customers to ‘come and see what we do’. The sawmill is a unique experience and, by appointment, a guided tour is offered.
Andy Halpin of Duchy Timber and Payne Timber
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