The winners 2008

James Latham plc won the the Timber Trader of the Year prize at the TTJ Awards. Winners of the other awards were:

Hardwood Trader of the Year – Timbmet
Softwood Trader of the Year – Snows Timber
Panels Trader of the Year – William T Eden
Plywood Trader of the Year – Montague L Meyer
Achievement in Engineered Timber – Waugh Thistleton & Techniker
Small Business of the Year – A&W Cushion Ltd
Excellence in Marketing – Coillte Panel Products
Best Technical Information Support – wood for good
Environmental Achievement – Wolseley plc
Career Development under-25 – Ian Wharton of Holbrook Timber Frame
Career Development over-25 – Steve Reynolds of Edwards Buildbase

James Latham plc was named TTJ Timber Trader of the Year From left: John May, Miles Kember, Chris Sutton, all of James Latham, Joe Baker of Gold Sponsor Weinig, Charles Kennedy, Carley Williams and David Dunmow of James Latham

Barry Shrimpton of Snows Timber receives the TTJ Softwood Trader of the Year trophy from Janet Brown of sponsor Arch Timber Protection

From left: Nigel Buckley-Ryan and David Haywood of TTJ Hardwood Trader of the Year winner Timbmet, Len Williams of sponsor Progressive Solutions, and Charles Kennedy

Jonathan Grant of sponsor W Howard (left) presents the TTJ Plywood Trader of the Year Award to David Siggins of Montague L Meyer

From left: Geoff Rhodes of sponsor Coillte Panel Products, Simon Curtis, of TTJ Panels Trader of the Year William T Eden, and Charles Kennedy

From left: Dominic Copping of TTJ Small Timber Business of the Year winner A&W Cushion Ltd, Michael Costain of sponsor IBE, organiser of Ecobuild and Futurebuild, and Charles Kennedy

Winner of the TTJ Career Development Award under-25 category, Ian Wharton of Holbrook Timber Frame (left), receives the trophy from Stephen King of SCA Timber Supply

From left: Stephen King of TTJ Career Development Award sponsor SCA Timber Supply, winner of the over-25 category Steve Reynolds of Edwards Buildbase and Charles Kennedy

Liz Townsend of sponsor Combilift presents the TTJ Excellence in Marketing Award to Geoff Rhodes of Coillte Panel Products

Andrew Abbott of sponsor TRADA (left) presents the TTJ Best Technical Information Support Award to Charles Trevor of wood for good

Mark Plews of sponsor UCM Timber plc (left) congratulates Paul Robertson of TTJ Environmental Achievement Award winner Wolseley plc

Charles Kennedy with Andy Hodge of TTJ Achievement in Engineered Timber Award sponsor Osmose. The award was won by Waugh Thistleton Architects and Techniker for Murray Grove, a residential tower built from cross-laminated timber panels