Who we are

BSW Timber is the largest sawmilling business in Great Britain and the company's foundations go back to 1848.

BSW sawmills are located throughout the UK, at Fort William, Boat of Garten, Petersmuir, Dalbeattie, Carlisle and Newbridge-on-Wye in Wales. Group Headquarters remain in the town of Earlston in Berwickshire, where the business originated. Today the firm employs over 750 people in the UK and Latvia, turnover is in excess of £130 million. Customer service centres at our Carlisle, Newbridge and Fort William mills ensure that all our customers receive specialised and dedicated help - consistently.

BSW Timber, has announced (Nov 2009) that the company has acquired Howie Forest Products and Howie Group Ltd increasing its strategically located sawn timber capacity to more than one million m3 per annum.

The 56 hectare Howie Forest Products sawmill in Dalbeattie which turns over around £30m was opened by Robin Howie in 1976 and has benefited from significant investment. Robin’s daughter Laura Smith, the Group’s Sales Director is the latest family member to occupy a senior role. Robin Howie is the only member of the existing management team who will step down. The remaining executives join the enlarged BSW Group and continue in their current positions, with the Howie Forest Products brand being retained and the business remaining a distinct entity within the BSW Group.

In addition to the UK mills, BSW Timber has invested in a state-of-the art sawmill in Latvia. With a 20 % share of the sawn wood production from British coniferous forests this signals a new era for the company as it now expands into Continental Europe. BSW is in a unique position, having the resources of five UK mills and its own manufacturing facility in Latvia.

We continue to invest in our manufacturing facilities and technology and in market research, product and market development, bringing new opportunities to our customers using both UK and Latvian fibre. We are continually looking at ways to improve product availability and customer service.

Why not have a look at some of BSW Timber's products?

Construction / Easi-Edge™

Packaging & Pallets

Fencing

Decking / Timeless Timber

Sleepers

Cladding