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Covers celebrates 175 years of trading
Sussex-based Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will celebrate its 175th year of trading in 2022 with a range of special events.
The family-run builders’ merchant, which opened its first depot in Chichester, West Sussex now operates from 14 different locations across the south of England supplying specialist timber services and products to the building trade and for home DIY.
Originally founded by William Cover, who was eventually joined by his son David in the 1850s, the company has remained a family run business throughout after it was bought by the Green family in the 1940s. Today, Covers has more than 400 staff and its annual sales exceed £90m. To celebrate the anniversary, Covers will be hosting a range of special events, competitions and discounts, including supplier demo days, offers and the chance
ABP opens new timber terminal at King’s Lynn
Associated British Ports (ABP) has officially opened its Vancouver Timber Terminal at the Port of King’s Lynn. Named after Captain George Vancouver who came from the town, the new facility provides 3,000m2
of undercover storage.
Timber volumes at the port have seen a year-on-year uplift of 85% to keep pace with increased demand for use in construction, manufacturing and DIY in 2021.
ABP has invested over £1.4m in the new Dutch Barn undercover storage facility, which measures 130m x 25m and could accommodate 120 stacked double decker buses.
Building and civil engineering company Britcon completed the works at the port. Construction took over five months and supported 20 jobs.
“I am delighted to see this facility open and ready to meet our growing demand,” said Andrew Harston, director of Wales and short sea ports for ABP. “ABP King’s Lynn has handled increased volumes of timber this last year and we expect that this trend will continue,” he added.
The 39ha (97 acre) Port of King’s Lynn handles around 500,000 tonnes of goods each year comprising dry bulks, forest products, steel and other metals.
James Latham becomes UK sole distributor for Honext
quoted sustainability profile and mechanical and acoustic properties which make it suitable for use as indoor cladding and partitioning.
Above: Honext is made from paper/pulp industry cellulose waste
James Latham has become UK sole distributor for an alternative panel product made using waste from the pulp and paper industry.
The distributor will be selling Honext, a Spanish-made panel product that turns cellulose residue from the pulp and paper industry into a fully recyclable, construction ready material.
James Latham pointed to the product’s TTJ | January/February 2022 |
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The product is the result of 10 years research by UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona. Honext is a spin out company emerged from the University that is manufacturing the product. By analysing, sorting and classifying pulp/paper industry waste, based on its composition it has proved possible to achieve a standard product. Depending on its quality, Honext uses 50-75% paper sludge and 25-50% of cardboard waste as the raw material base. “We needed to close the loop on the cellulose life cycle and start seeing this type of waste for what it really is: an untapped resource,” said Honext chairman and co-founder Pere Merino.
For an in-depth article about Honext see the Nov/Dec 2021 issue of TTJ.
to win top prizes, as well as donating to charities and community projects. “Our 175th year of trading is a huge landmark in the company’s history, and we are absolutely delighted to be celebrating it with our customers, staff and suppliers,” said Rupert Green, chairman of Covers. “We are extremely proud to be part of a company that is so rich in heritage and intrinsically connected to the communities it serves.”
Premier launches water repellent structural plywood
Premier Forest Products has launched a self-protecting structural plywood to save contractors time, money and effort. Manufactured by European plywood manufacturer, Paged, DryGuard is made from thickply Polish pine and its water repellent properties are aimed at applications in roofs, floors, and walls. James Pickford, UK purchasing director, Premier Forest Group, said the pine plywood product’s water-repelling treatment DryGuard was designed to slow the absorption of water for up to 90 days, reducing drying time and delays with build.
DryGuard has been tested by Poland- based plywood specialists Paged and is compliant with the relevant EN standards, is REACH compliant, CE2+ certified and FSC-certified.
Orchard Timber Products joins NTG
The National Timber Group (NTG) continues its rapid expansion plans with the takeover of Scottish distributor Orchard Timber Products Ltd. Orchard Timber, established in 2004, has annual revenue of £27m and is a specialist distributor of timber, sheet materials, kitchens, doors, solid wood flooring, and decking, supplying a range of local housebuilders, contractors, and RMI- focused joiners.
It is also the national distribution partner for Kährs Flooring and Kährs’ largest stockist in the UK, carrying over 20,000m2 of solid wood flooring at any given time. Headquartered in Forfar, the company has a second depot in Livingston.
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