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M&M Timber strengthens team
Above left: Tom Oakley, operations manager Centre: Chris Cadwallader, maintenance manager Above right: Lewis Hines, health and safety adviser
M&M Timber has further strengthened its team following the appointment of three key roles at the production site in Worcestershire. Tom Oakley has joined the business as operations manager. He brings a wealth of manufacturing and operational experience, having previously worked with a number of international global organisations including Worcester Bosch and Kohler Mira Ltd. Based at Clows Top, Mr Oakley will be responsible for the operations, from
raw timber arriving on site to the effective completion of finished products delivered to customers.
With more than 22 years of experience in heavy industry and a wide knowledge of engineering Chris Cadwallader has joined as maintenance manager. He will be responsible for all site maintenance and improving asset reliability. The continued investment on site with infrastructure and machinery will also be a key part of his role.
New board member appointed at Premier
Premier Forest Products has appointed Anthony Hopps as group processing director, supporting the company’s commitment to its processing division. Mr Hopps, who has more than 30 years’ industry experience, joined the business early last year, following the acquisition of Decorpanel, a specialist panel processing company based in Tyne & Wear.
Under Mr Hopps’s leadership, the panel processing arm has grown to incorporate North-East Sheets & Panels Ltd (NESP) which has rebranded under
the Decorpanel name as Decorpanel KBB (Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms). Hs new role will see him taking responsibility for Premier Forest Product’s processing division as a whole, which includes Premier Processing and Fabrication in Newport, south Wales. “Appointing this new position to the board demonstrates the importance of further developing the processing division, following the successful integration of NESP into Decorpanel,” said Terry Edgell, co-founder and chief executive officer of Premier Forest Products.
Obituary – James M (Jim) Lyon
James M (Jim) Lyon, formerly of Sam C Thomson (Timber Agents) Ltd, Glasgow and William Brandts (Timber) Ltd, London passed away on May 19, in Glasgow. Jim Lyon joined the timber trade in 1952 as a timber agent with SC Thomson in Dundee who represented shippers of timber from all over the world. Two years later, the office moved to Glasgow and was taken over by Wm Brandts which, at that time, was one of the largest timber agents in the UK. Mr Lyon travelled extensively during his 40 years in the trade – to Scandinavia,
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North America and eastern Europe – making lifelong friendships in all the countries and territories. He was also a keen sportsman, playing
rugby, curling and golf and so on, which he pursued with vigour after his semi- retirement in 1992 and full retirement in 1998.
He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Joan and his two sons, Jamie and Gordon, who is currently sales manager for Tulloch Timber (Nairn) Ltd, the fourth generation of the Lyon family to be involved in the timber industry.
To support the focus on a safe working environment, the business has appointed Lewis Hines as health and safety adviser. Working closely with Ben Whitehouse, group head of compliance (HSE) at Forest Garden Group, Mr Hines will be responsible for all health and safety on site at Clows Top.
He joins the business following a degree-apprenticeship in dairy engineering and the completion of health and safety qualifications.
Appointments at Arnold Laver Northallerton
Arnold Laver has appointed Lee Pollitt as manager for the Northallerton branch and Claire Leckenby to the branch sales team.
The Northallerton branch is one of 15 Arnold Laver sites across England and was the former head office site of NYTimber. All NYTimber branches have now been brought into the Arnold Laver network by parent company National Timber Group (NTG). Mr Pollitt was previously regional sales manager for NYTimber, and Ms Leckenby was previously business administration manager, based at Northallerton.
“Lee has hit the ground running as he already has excellent relationships with our northern customers,” said Tom Andrews, trade branch director NTG England. “He has 13 years’ experience in the region and is a true timber specialist.
“Claire has over 20 years’ experience in the timber and builders’ merchant sector and brings that valuable understanding of both our business and our customers’ expectations to her new role in sales.”
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