Finewood Marketing Ltd beat off competition from a number of rivals to pick up the agency for Italian chipboard, plywood and blockboard manufacturer IBL Group.
The agency was previously held by UPM-Kymmene Wood Ltd which has decided to increase its core business activities as a result of expansion in manufacturing capacity and acquisitions in the Finnish mechanical wood industry.
Finewood’s managing director Mike Woodward said the opportunity to represent IBL would enable his company to expand its portfolio of shippers and complement the other products it handles.
‘We will be concentrating on our strong markets, notably door manufacturers and timber product importers and distributors. IBL has an established specialist business with the caravan trade and it will continue to maintain those relationships in the same manner it always has,’ said Mr Woodward.
