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CP Timber reach 25-year milestone
Two times TTJ Hardwood Trader of Year winner (2021, 2022) CP Timber, is celebrating 25 years of business this year. Founded by its managing director Chris
Powell, CP Timber started with just two people, but has built a successful team of industry experts and operations now span Hertford, Manchester, Liverpool and Oxford.
The family-owned business has established itself as a leading hardwood company in the UK, sourcing timber from around the globe. Mr Powell said he was indebted to his family and loyal staff for their support during the last quarter of a century - making it possible for him to fulfil his vision and to grow the company to what it is today.
During its 25 years, CP Timber says it has adapted and thrived despite economic downturns, including the Covid pandemic. Its team says it is looking to the future with optimism, enthusiasm and will aim to continue to provide exceptional service and reliability to its customers. On reaching 25 years and achieving
the TTJ award, Mr Powell said it was a “fantastic compliment for our hard work to be recognised by our customers”. “Twenty-five years of trading has been achieved by the efforts of our brilliant team and I am proud to be enjoying the business a quarter of century after it started,” he said . “I love timber, I love the industry and I love the people we work with,” added Mr Powell.
TTBS marks end of era as Ivan Savage steps down
Above: CP Timber managing director Chris Powell
Forest Garden awarded King’s Award for Enterprise
Forest Garden, the UK’s leading manufacturer of wooden garden products, has been honoured with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise – for Innovation. It is the highest and most prestigious award possible for UK businesses.
Above, from left: Ivan Savage, Tony Shelton, Christella Golby and John Taylor at the AGM
The timber trades’ own charity – the TTBS – held a memorable AGM on May 4 when long-serving CEO Ivan Savage stepped down to retire and Tony Shelton was voted in as the TTBS president.
David Francis, past president and TTBS trustee, was joined by others at the AGM at the RAF Club in Piccadilly in paying tribute to Mr Savage’s hard work for the Society since he became general manager in 2011 and then subsequently chief executive officer. “We owe him a great debt of gratitude,” Mr Francis said, adding that it was “an end of an era”.
Mr Savage’s service in the UK timber industry has extended 62 years, starting in 1960. He was well known as the sales director for Wolverhampton-based Carvers Building Supplies. Mr Savage thanked the trustees, regional committees, board of management and all in the timber sector for assisting him during his tenure, but he gave a special mention to the beneficiaries of the TTBS.
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“Throughout the last 12 years, I have enjoyed all my conversations with them and to receive their telephone calls, letters, Christmas cards and emails thanking me and all the TTBS board and committee members for everything that we do to assist them,” he said. “We owe it to them to continue and expand our work on their behalf and to continue to find new beneficiaries to assist.”
He said it had been a “privilege” to represent the society.
New TTBS general manager Christella Golby started out working for a family owned development and building company based in the Midlands before joining Wyckham Blackwell Ltd.
She has been involved with the TTBS for many years and in 2012 and 2013 was president of the Midlands Region. John Taylor handed over the reins of president to Tony Shelton of Allwood Trading Ltd, with Paul Snape as the new vice-president.
Forest Garden received the honour in recognition of a world-leading fully automated manufacturing process it created for fence panels, which cuts production time by 70%.
“Whilst innovating the manufacture of fence panels may not seem particularly exciting, in our sector it has been nothing short of revolutionary,” said Guy Grainger, Forest Garden CEO. “To have successfully introduced a new panel suitable for automation into our market, alongside replacing a traditional manufacturing process with ground- breaking high-speed automation, are achievements of which we are particularly proud.”
By fully automating the manufacturing process, the company has reduced panel production time by almost 70%, improved production margins, and enabled its UK- sourced and manufactured products to compete with imports.
Automation has also delivered a more uniform, quality product and increased the business’s ability to meet storm-driven surges in fencing demand.
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