Obituary – Robert Bruce
7 September 2022Robert Bruce, sales director for MH Southern & Co Ltd, Timber Trade Benevolent Society (TTBS) trustee and a well-known figure in the UK timber trade has died aged 63 following a short illness.
His career started in the plumbing trade but he soon switched to timber and before joining MH Southern he worked for JT Dove, Jewson and R&J Ince. He left a significant legacy in all of his employments; driving sales onwards, opening new doors, increasing revenue and thereby helping to futureproof the businesses he worked for.
Mr Bruce was an ardent supporter of the TTBS becoming local president, the national president and more recently trustee, a significant responsibility. He devoted considerable time and effort to the TTBS for over 30 years and attended functions in every region during his national presidency.
He was very well known throughout the UK timber trade and left a positive impression wherever he went. Outside of work his passion was music where his knowledge was encyclopaedic. He’d enjoy discussing any bands and was a regular at concerts and gigs. He’d seen Status Quo in excess of 100 times…surely their biggest fan.
He is survived by his wife Katherine, sons Jack and James (who himself works in the timber trade), daughter-in-law Ghazal and grandson Grayson and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
