M&M Timber has introduced double shift production at its Clows Top sawmill – the first time in its 30-year history.
The move is in response to an upsurge in demand for its agricultural fencing products, says the company. Its timber treatment plant is now working around the clock to keep pace with output that is expected to double over the next 12 months.
Two recent high volume orders are an indication that customers are already building stocks for the early part of next year, in anticipation of winter and early spring shortages.
And, said managing director Nigel Poyner, the increase in demand for M&M’s products in the agricultural and landscaping markets may also be a sign that specifiers are waking up to the true value of British timber.
“It’s all a matter of reliability and continuity of supply,” he said, adding that there were carbon footprint benefits in buying British-grown over imported timber.
