The TTJ Awards went with a swing last week with 417 guests from across the timber industry and related sectors gathering for the presentations at a new venue – London’s Park Lane Hotel.
A champagne reception, sponsored by Finnforest UK, set the ball rolling and this year’s guest speaker, Alastair Campbell, who stepped in for Sebastian Coe at the 11th hour, presented the Awards with panache.
Top prize, the Timber Trader of the Year Award, went to Timbmet. The trophies were commissioned once again by The American Hardwood Export Council.
From left: Mark Plews from UCM Timber; Warren Dudding from Finnforest UK; Alastair Campbell; TTJ editor Mike Jeffree; and Tom Tong from Finnforest UK
From left: Keith Ainslie, Howie; Roger Mayor, Northwest Timber Treatments; Laura Howie, from Howie
Roger Southee, Foresbec UK (left) and John Kissock, James Jones & Sons Ltd
From left: Debbie and Craig Curtis from Duo Marketing with Carol Stratford from TTJ
Gerry Smyth (left) and Keith Henley, both from Buildbase
From left: Tim Holland and George Briggs, Transit Medway; with Kevin Haselden, WE Haselden & Sons
Roy Wakeman, Mumford & Wood (left), with Todd Altman from Leaderflush Shapland
From left: Jeremy Vibert, TRADA; and Sally Spencer and David Pittman, both from TTJ
Ian Rochester (left) and Alastair Kerr, both from the Wood Panel Industries Federation
From left: Arthur Duffy, Progressive Solutions; John Carney and Jacquie Capper, both from Cheshire Mouldings
John Bate, from Rowlinson Timber (left) and Robert Giddings from RF Giddings
Mike Commack (left) and Stephen Walt, both from Ridgeons Forest Products
Lucia di Stazio (left) and Alice Jackson, both from Michael Rigby Associates
Pat Jefferson and David Bowe from Rose Bank Sawmills
From left: Rachel Miller, Snows Timber; Keith Fryer, T Brewer; and Barry Shrimpton from Snows
John McCann (left) and Stuart Davies, both from ADP Commercial Systems
From left: Rob Simpson, SCA; Graham Southard, Emma Brooks, both Howarth; Milton Sills, Alloway Timber
