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Alloway Timber and Putney Builders Merchants announce rebrand
Alloway Timber, a family- owned timber merchant, has announced that it has completed a major rebranding. This involves the merging with its sister company, Putney Builders Merchants (PBM). The new company, Alloway Timber & Builders Merchants, will allow them to simplify their offering to their customers by ensuring all products are available under one roof. Alloway Timber was founded
in 1971 by Joe Alloway (senior) and continued under the stewardship of his two sons, Joe and Peter Alloway, supplying anything timber related from skirtings and architraves to roof truss rafters and beyond. After listening to their customers’ needs in helping to support their projects from start to finish, they opened PBM in 2003. Alloway Timber & Builders Merchants is the latest
Working group reports good timber availability and further price reductions
Timber availability is currently described as good with further reductions in prices due to the large amount of stock already in the UK and reduced shipping costs, according to the latest update from the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group. Co-chairs of the working group John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, said birch plywood remains an issue due to sanctions on premier birch ply sourcing country Russia. “With limited supplies available from Latvia and Finland, we advise speaking to plywood suppliers regarding alternatives,” they said. The working group has described overall product availability as “good and returning to pre-Covid levels”, while some bricks, blocks, plasterboard and roofing products are occasionally still subject to disruption or allocation. Despite this, lead times for these products are now far lower than early 2022. The availability of gas boilers and other products containing
semi-conductors and electrical components remains the most problematic in terms of supply, as sub-component manufacturers continue to experience restricted supply. Shipping lead times from the Far East are improving, though China is now experiencing rising Covid rates following the relaxation of their lockdown regulations which may lead to more bottlenecks. However, with a surplus of containers in China and container rates generally down by 80% from their peak, this is a great improvement.
The working group said price inflation for products had slightly moderated across the board in December, but looking ahead, rising energy and wage costs are expected to put significant upward pressure on prices in the new year – in particular for energy-intensive products.
Most industry forecasts project further declines in demand in 2023 although some sub-sectors will fare better than others, the working group says. With less strain on the supply chain, general product availability should have an opportunity to recover further.
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development in the history of this company.
“This change will further enhance our position as leaders in customer service,” said Jez Avens, managing director. “Our customers will have only one account to manage and, most importantly, our level of service and their experience in dealing with us will only improve as we share our colleagues’ knowledge across the two businesses.
‘Also, by making this change we will be able to utilise our transport fleet better to enable a greener environment.” Alloway Timber & Builders Merchants will continue to trade from its five locations – Cheam, Mitcham, Byfleet, Putney and Kingston. The new logo will be introduced to the branch signs and can currently be seen on the website which remains as:
www.allowaytimber.com
□ Celtic Offsite has teamed up with Premier Forest Products as part of a plan to develop a Welsh supply chain aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and support the local economy. Celtic Offsite manufactures up to 250 timber frame structures a year, complete with factory-fitted insulation and windows. Premier is supplying roof trusses, engineered floor joists and LVL.
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