The TTJ Awards 2025 saw Premier Forest Products take home the coveted Timber Trader of the Year 2025 in central London on Friday September 19.
More than 300 representatives from the timber and related industries assembled at the Hilton London Bankside, with Awards broadcaster host Justin Webb presenting the Gold Award, sponsored by Timber Development UK, to Premier CEO Terry Edgell.
The TTJ Awards voted categories sees buyers of wood products vote for their best-performing suppliers across a range of product categories, with about 1,500 voters taking part this year. Voters can also rate suppliers according to customer service, value for money, product quality, range of products, and deliveries. A separate judged categories section sees judges assess entries across a range of areas important to the industry.
Here is a list of this year’s winners:
VOTED CATEGORIES
TTJ Panels Trader of the Year: Falcon Timber
TTJ Timber Merchant of the Year: Covers Timber and Builders Merchants
TTJ Softwood Trader: Sawmiller of the Year: Glennon Brothers
TTJ Softwood Trader: Importer of the Year: MDM Timber
TTJ Hardwood Trader of the Year: Timber Connection
TTJ Structural Timber Systems Supplier of the Year: Crendon Timber Engineering
TTJ Joinery Product Supplier of the Year: Deanta
TTJ Timber Garden Products Supplier of the Year: Premier Forest Products
TTJ Small Timber Business of the Year: J Gard & Sons
TTJ Timber Trader of the Year: Premier Forest Products
JUDGED CATEGORIES
Excellence in Marketing: Power Sheds
Environmental Achievement: PiveteauBois
TTJ Timber Innovation Prize: Saint-Gobain Off-site Solutions
Career Development Over-25: Abbie Girling of Falcon Timber
Career Development Under-25: Rhys Clyde at James Jones
Timber Merchanting Development Award: Covers Timber and Builders Merchants
The TTJ Awards, which was established in 1997, also saw a special feature on the new Women in Timber initiative, sharing a video testimonial from the recent Women in Timber conference organised by TDUK.
Host Justin Webb, the longest serving presenter on the Today programme on Radio 4, shared stories from his previous role as the BBC’s Chief Washington correspondent, including his interviews with Presidents Barack Obama and George Bush Jr, as well as his insights into political life today.
“The TTJ Awards is designed to reward achievements in the timber sector, celebrate what a great industry it is, and draw attention to the best material on earth – wood,” said TTJ editor Stephen Powney.
“Well done to all our finalists and winners this year. I think the TTJ Awards shows what excellence and innovation exists in our industry, and that the future is most certainly bright!”
Organisations backing the TTJ Awards include TDUK, the Builders Merchants Federation, and the Structural Timber Association. Guests attended from the Construction Products Association, the British Woodworking Federation, the Wood Protection Association, Grown in Britain, the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, the Institute of Carpenters (IOC), and the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Society.
Attendees included merchants, manufacturers, sawmillers, importers, distributors, and equipment/service suppliers to the sector. The trophies were made by SCM UK, with wood supplied by English Woodlands Timber.
