TTJ Awards 2013 – The Winners
21 September 2013Chris Sutton of James Latham displays the 2013 TTJ Timber Trader of the Year Award, announced by guest speaker Huw Edwards. This year's Awards, held at The Savoy in London, were enjoyed by around 330 guests from across the timber and related industries. They finished the day with post-Awards drinks at the Coal Hole pub, sponsored by Snows Timber. Accsys Technologies and Coillte Panel Products supplied the trophies while English Woodlands Timber supplied the table centres.
Broadcaster Huw Edwards read out hot news from the timber trade yesterday - James Latham winning the coveted Timber Trader of the Year title at the TTJ Awards 2013.
Mr Edwards, the host and guest speaker for the TTJ Awards, invited Lathams director Chris Sutton to collect the trophy before around 330 guests at The Savoy.
It was the fourth consecutive time Lathams had secured the Awards' top prize after the company has won most votes across all Awards categories. It was also the eighth time it had won since the Awards started.
THE WINNERS
Timber Trader of the Year: James Latham
Softwood Trader of the Year: Crown Timber
Hardwood Trader of the Year: Brooks Bros
Panels Trader of the Year: Panel Supplies
Plywood Trader of the Year: International Plywood
Small Timber Business of the Year: Thorogood Timber
Excellence in Marketing Award: Howarth Timber
Career Development Award, under-25: David Clement, Holbrook Timber Frame Career Development Award, over-25: Lauren Murdoch, Howarth Timber (Windows & Doors)
Timber Innovation Award: Frame Wise
Environmental Achievement Award: The Borneo Initiative
Achievement in Engineered Timber Award: Kebony
Website of the Year Award: JELD-WEN
From left: Alex Dalton from sponsor Daltons Wadkin; Lucy Woodhead of Website of the Year Award winner JELD-WEN; and Huw Edwards
Bethan Halls, representing Kebony, collects the Achievement in Engineered Timber Award from Huw Edwards and Filip Lung (right) from sponsor Construction Intelligence Center
From left: Huw Edwards; Simon Henry of Crown Timber with the Softwood Trader of the Year Award; and Lee Christie from sponsor Osmose
From left: Huw Edwards; Career Development over-25 Award winner Lauren Murdoch of Howarth Timber (Windows & Doors); and Stephen King from sponsor SCA Timber Supply
From left: Huw Edwards; Peter Thorogood of Small Timber Business of the Year Award winner Thorogood Timber; and Mike Glennon of sponsor Glennon Brothers
Mark Fleming (centre) of Brooks Bros is presented with the Hardwood Trader of the Year Award by Huw Edwards and Jim Moore from sponsor TTJ
Simon Orrells (centre) is presented with the Timber Innovation Award by Huw Edwards and Loretta Sales of sponsor Timber Expo and Andrew Abbott (right) of sponsor TRADA
Panel Supplies’ Lorraine O’Brien is presented with the Panels Trader of the Year Award by Huw Edwards and Andrew Macdonald of sponsor Coillte Panel Products
From left: Huw Edwards; Ian Attwood of Plywood Trader of the Year winner International Plywood; and Graham Williams of sponsor W Howard
Wim Ellenbroek (centre) is presented with the Environmental Achievement Award by Huw Edwards and John White of sponsor the Timber Trade Federation
