Latham’s makes it a hat-trick
17 September 2012James Latham plc has won the TTJ Timber Trader of the Year Award for the third consecutive year – and for the seventh time since the Awards started in 1997.
Director Nick Latham was presented with the trophy at the TTJ Awards lunch at London’s Savoy Hotel on September 14.
Around 330 guests attended and the host speaker was TV presenter and Lord Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice, Nick Hewer.
Other winners on the day were Arbor Forest Products for Softwood Trader of the Year; Timbmet for Hardwood Trader of the Year; Meyer Timber for Panels Trader of the Year; and International Plywood (Importers) for Plywood Trader of the Year.
Horndon Timber Products scooped the Small Timber Business of the Year Award. Hoppings Softwood Products had a successful day, winning two categories in the judged awards – Excellence in Marketing and Website of the Year.
The two winners of the Career Development Award were W Howard’s John Critchley in the under-25 trainee category and Howarth Timber Group’s Peter Kelly in the over-25 category.
The Timber Innovation Award was won by Sherpa Connection Systems; Soil Association Woodmark won the Environmental Achievement Award; and Stora Enso was rewarded with the Achievement in Engineered Timber Award. The TTJ Awards 2012 will be covered in full in the September 29/October 6 issue of TTJ.
