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BSW invests in tailored training
15 December, 2020
BSW Group has invested in tailored training courses for staff across its sawmills in Scotland. This training has seen five team leaders awarded with full Chartered Management Institute (CMI) certifications, which will transform how the business and its team operate.

BSW acquires the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK
01 December, 2020
BSW has today acquired the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK, which includes the manufacture and distribution of timber and associated products to the home improvement and builders merchant sectors.

BSW acquires Dick Brothers Forestry
16 November, 2020
The BSW Group has acquired Dick Brothers Forestry Ltd, the UK’s largest timber harvesting company.

WPA announces 2020 Award winners in online show
22 October, 2020
The winners of the 2020 WPA Awards for wood protection excellence have been announced in a live online event held on October 15. Now in their sixth year, the Wood Protection Association Awards are a showcase for the UK wood protection industry and the vital role preservative pre-treatments, modified wood and flame retardants play in making the most of wood as a sustainable construction material.

BSW backs Highland Cinema build
19 October, 2020
BSW Timber has supported the creation of an innovative new entertainment and dining centre in Fort William.

Hamish MacLeod to retire from BSW
05 October, 2020
A valued and much respected member of BSW’s senior leadership team for over a decade, Hamish Macleod has taken the decision to retire from his role as director of public affairs for the BSW Group in March 2021.

George McRobbie retires from BSW
24 September, 2020
George McRobbie is set to retire from his current role as director of BSW on October 7 but will continue to support the Group as a non-executive adviser.

BSW launches CarbonStore
09 September, 2020
BSW Group, the UK’s largest integrated forestry management group, has launched a new carbon trading and offsetting service.

BSW rebrands composite decking as Alchemy
27 August, 2020
BSW has launched a new addition to its product portfolio – Alchemy, a contemporary rebrand of its range of British composite decking products.

BSW Timber launches Crown Distributor Scheme
22 July, 2020
BSW Timber, the UK’s largest integrated forestry business, has launched its new premium merchant membership scheme – the BSW Timber Crown Distributor Scheme.

Obituary: Sandy Brownlie
10 June, 2020
Alexander J Brownlie CBE of BSW Timber Ltd (known as Sandy), passed away peacefully at home with his family on June 5 aged 84.

IRO supplies material to mini-intensive care pod
14 May, 2020
IRO partnered with Carbon Dynamic to supply a ‘care cabin’ enabling the Mitchell family to stay home and avoid travelling to and from hospital with their terminally ill son Reece.

Construction sector implements diverging strategies
25 March, 2020
Despite the government declaring construction an essential sector there is still confusion and differing opinions in the board rooms of the big construction companies.

BSW supports Britain's future architects with timber donation
20 March, 2020
BSW Timber has donated Grown-in-Britain-certified products from its construction timber range to an innovative architectural student exercise in London.

TFS Launches CPD Training Centre for Builders’ Merchants
17 March, 2020
Trade Fabrication Systems (TFS), has opened a training centre at its Warrington manufacturing facility for merchants and sales staff.

Sparky young forester among award winners at Confor dinner
26 February, 2020
A trainee forester who inspires young people to consider careers in the "exciting and awesome" industry was among the winners at Confor's expanded awards dinner.

BSW Group acquired by private equity firm Endless LLP
19 February, 2020
BSW Group, the UK’s largest forestry and sawmilling business, has been acquired by private equity firm Endless LLP as part of a multi-level growth plan for the company.

BSW Timber's annual report shows healthy financial results with good prospects for 2020
27 January, 2020
In a year when BSW concluded its acquisition of Maelor Forest Nurseries the company declared a pretax profit of just over £8m on a turnover of over £353m and an asset value of £68m.

Tilhill Forestry’s ground-breaking mental health first aid initiative
20 January, 2020
Tilhill Forestry, part of the BSW Timber Group, has launched an initiative to help safeguard the mental health of its workers by training several staff across the country with the ability to offer mental health first aid.