SPONSOR | CAREER DEVELOPMENT (OVER & UNDER 25)
Glennon Brothers
lennon Brothers, established in 1913 in Longford, has grown through three generations to become the premier name in the UK and Irish timber processing industry. Glennon Brothers has manufacturing locations in Humbie, Troon and Invergordon in Scotland, Longford, Fermoy and Enniskillen in Ireland. In November 2021, we embarked, on our biggest
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acquisition to date, with the purchase of Balcas. Balcas, was established in Enniskillen in 1962 and has two divisions, Balcas Timber and Balcas Energy. Balcas Timber incorporates the sawmilling operation in Enniskillen, which produces quality pallet and packaging, sawn timber products for the fencing and landscaping, agricultural and construction sectors. Glennon Brothers offers a unique one-stop-shop solution for sawn softwood in the British Isles. Supplying sawn timber products for the construction, pallet and packaging, fencing, and residue sectors, Glennon Brothers’ extensive product range includes, kiln dried strength graded carcassing, pallet and packaging case material, and CLS for timber frame homes. The company also produces a wide range of fencing products, such as incised posts, rails, featheredge boards and sleepers available in brown and green treatment. Glennon Brothers also provides timber frame homes and engineered roof trusses, through its manufacturing facilities, Alexanders Timber Design, in Scotland and Dempsey Timber Engineering, in Ireland. As a Group, Glennon Brothers now has a total sawn wood capacity of over 870,000m3
per annum. In 2009, Glennon Brothers achieved a first in the
history of the Irish and UK sawmilling sector by exporting shipments of home-grown timber to France.
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TOp left Joint MD’s Mike Glennon (L) and Pat Glennon (R) at a ship yard loading Glennon Brothers’ timber
bottom left The Fermoy processing plant
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Glennon Brothers truck on route to a customer
In 2010 it was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award ‘Industry Category’, plus the coveted ‘Ruban d’Honneur’ from the European Business Awards in 2013.
2014 saw the completion of a new €14m value added
processing plant in Fermoy that included a USNR lineal high-speed grader, the first of its kind in Europe. In 2018, a £14m biomass combined heat and power plant was completed in Troon and a new progressive kiln was also installed, which increased kiln drying capacity by 50,000m3
per annum. More recently, Glennon Brothers won the 2019 HAI, ‘Best Supplier Customer Experience’ Award, and has been a multiple winner of the TTJ Softwood Trader of the Year. We have continued to invest in our operations,
particularly at our Windymains site, where we have installed a £14m state-of-the-art log sorting line, increasing our efficiency and throughput. We have also invested £2m in an additional treatment tank to increase our treatment capacity. In line with its commitment to invest in people, Glennon Brothers is once again sponsoring the TTJ Career Development Award, which showcases the value of people to the industry, and the importance of nurturing and retaining talented individuals within the timber products sector. From forest to front door, we endeavour to care more.■
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