BSW Easi Range Shines for Lighthouse Project

BSW Easi Range Shines for Lighthouse Project

A lighthouse made of BSW's easi timber on the Isle of Tiree has been shortlisted for a GIA Design Award. The lighthouse was designed by Tog Studio and constructed by architects, engineers, university...

1 Nov 2012

Earlston High School sports success with BSW Timber

Earlston High School sports success with BSW Timber

Earlston High School's 1st XV rugby team will be sporting new jerseys at this year's matches, thanks to £1000 sponsorship from BSW Timber which operates its Group Headquarters  just 100 met...

30 Oct 2012

BSW and Jewson move up a gear with launch of new promotional drive

BSW and Jewson move up a gear with launch of new promotional drive

BSW Timber has launched its biggest ever customer promotional campaign to drive its easi range of timber products throughout the Jewson network of branches.  From 1 September - 30 November, all ...

3 Sep 2012

BSW Timber Welcomes Danny Alexander MP to Boat of Garten Mill

BSW Timber Welcomes Danny Alexander MP to Boat of Garten Mill

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP, visited BSW Timber's Boat of Garten sawmill on Wednesday (15 August)  - the largest manufacturing site in the Cairngorm National Park. BSW's ...

20 Aug 2012

BSW Timber Welcomes Rural Affairs and Environment Minister to Fort William Mill

BSW Timber Welcomes Rural Affairs and Environment Minister to Fort William Mill

Visit Marks Next Stage of £37 Million Expansion Plan Creating More Jobs and Investment Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, visited BSW Timber's Fort William s...

27 Jul 2012

Tony Hackney wins top entrepreneur prize

Tony Hackney wins top entrepreneur prize

 BSW Timber Group CEO Tony Hackney has won Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award in Scotland for increasing group profits by 60% in the past four years. Judges described Mr Hackney,...

23 Jul 2012

UK Timber Industry Associations Sign Accord

Common Goals and Objectives Agreed for Industry to "act as one"The eleven trade bodies representing the supply chain of the forestry and timber industries, including BSW Timber, have signed an histori...

10 Jul 2012

UK Timber Industry Supports Independent Panel on Forestry Report

Some of the biggest names in the UK timber sector have pledged widespread support for the Government's Independent Panel on Forestry Report, published this week. As part of the forestry review proces...

9 Jul 2012

Watch our Dalbeattie mill on ITV Border News

Click here to view http://www.itv.com/news/border/2012-06-11/record-timber-harvests-in-scotland/

12 Jun 2012

BSW Timber's easipost15 Awarded WPA Benchmark Certificate

BSW Timber's easipost₁₅ has been awarded the Benchmark quality assurance certificate by the Wood Protection Associations (WPA), becoming the first spruce post to achieve this highly regard...

11 Jun 2012

Newbridge Welcomes Welsh Environment Minister

Newbridge Welcomes Welsh Environment Minister

  Company seeks confidence "that the Forestry Commission's commitment to trade effectively with the sector continues"  John Griffiths, Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development,...

28 May 2012

BSW Timber Welcomes Welsh Assembly Member to Newbridge Mill

BSW Timber Welcomes Welsh Assembly Member to Newbridge Mill

Kirsty Williams, Welsh Assembly Member for Brecon and Radnorshire, visited BSW Timber's sawmill in Newbridge-on-Wye, Powys, on Friday (May 12) to mark the latest phase of a multi-million investment pr...

14 May 2012

Forest Education Initiative goes back to its forestry roots

On its 20th anniversary, the Forest Education Initiative (FEI) is going back to its roots with a visit to BSW Timber Group's sawmill in Dalbeattie, the very place the initiative was officially launche...

9 May 2012

BSW Timber Welcomes Scottish Energy Minister to Dalbeattie Mill

BSW Timber Welcomes Scottish Energy Minister to Dalbeattie Mill

Visit Marks Completion of £7 Million Investment in Improved Production and Biomass Boiler

30 Apr 2012

Only two weeks left to enter our competition!

It's as easi as riding a bike! Get involved online and enter our new competition with 20 Reflex Viper mountain bikes up for grabs! The Reflex Viper DS is built around a solid high tensile steel su...

19 Apr 2012

Local Schoolchildren have an Eggcellent Easter with BSW Timber

Local Schoolchildren have an Eggcellent Easter with BSW Timber

 

BSW Timber Shells out for Easter Egg Hunt at Local Primary Schools

5 Apr 2012

BSW Timber Makes Mornings Easi!

BSW Timber Makes Mornings Easi!

UK-wide Roadshow Launched Showcasing Full Range of  ‘Easi' Timber Products BSW Timber is hosting a series of open mornings throughout 2012 to promote its ‘Easi' timber range. The &l...

2 Apr 2012

R&D update

In the last 6 years the BSW Group has invested around £1m on R&D. This expenditure is spread across new kit, consultancy and its own employees.

30 Mar 2012

Fantastic team result with 2nd overall for Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy - Border Counties Rally

Fantastic team result with 2nd overall for Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy - Border Counties Rally

This weekend's Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally was the 40th anniversary of the running of the event and the organisers provided a challenging route with 5 tests in the Kielder and Craik forest...

19 Mar 2012

Faulkner Flys to 2nd overall

Faulkner Flys to 2nd overall

BSW Timber sponsored, Mike Faulkner & Peter Foy started the 2012 Scottish Rally Championship with an excellent 2nd overall on a snowy and slippery Snowman Rally. The 2012 Arnold Clark Thistle Hot...

20 Feb 2012

Scottish MSPs Sign Up For Woodland Investment

More than 30 MSPs from all political parties have signed up to a Scottish Parliament Motion supporting investment in the Scottish timber industry - and calling for sustained investment in the sector t...

19 Dec 2011

BSW Timber Creates 25 New Jobs at Newbridge-on-Wye Sawmill

BSW Timber Creates 25 New Jobs at Newbridge-on-Wye Sawmill

BSW Timber's ongoing investment in it's sawmill at Newbridge-on-Wye, Powys, has continued with the news that the company is to create 25 new full-time jobs at the mill. The announcement follows condi...

8 Dec 2011

Mountain Bike Starting Hut Moves up a Gear with British Larch

Mountain Bike Starting Hut Moves up a Gear with British Larch

BSW Timber's British larch has been used to create a striking starting hut for the famous mountain bike trail at the Nevis Range on Aonach Mòr, one of Britain's highest mountains, which rises t...

18 Nov 2011

Download the BSW Timber App!

Be one of the first people to download the new BSW Timber Calculator App! This handy tool allows you to easily convert pack volume and price per m3 to a range of useful units.  Download from th...

31 Oct 2011

BSW Announces New Investment Plans for Fort William & Latvia

BSW Announces New Investment Plans for Fort William & Latvia

BSW Timber has announced further investment plans to expand capacity at both its Fort William and Latvian Mills in a drive to produce more than 1.3million m3 of sawn timber per year across all mills. ...

25 Oct 2011

BSW Launches Easi-Stud

BSW Launches Easi-Stud

Quality Machine Kiln Dried C16 Strength CLS Construction Timber - Now Available

7 Oct 2011

BSW Timber Strengthens Sales Team With Four New Appointments

BSW Timber Strengthens Sales Team With Four New Appointments

BSW Timber, the UK's largest sawmilling group, has expanded its national and regional sales teams with appointments from executive to director level. The new team will support BSW's investment and ex...

5 Oct 2011

Mike Wins Merrick

Mike Wins Merrick

Mike Faulkner secured a fantastic win on Saturday ProTune Remapping Merrick Stages Rally and retained 2nd overall in the MSA Scottish Rally Championship following a start to finish victory in the BSW ...

5 Sep 2011

National Treasure

 

25 Aug 2011

Larch Cladding Transforms Nevis Mountain Range Restaurant

Larch Cladding Transforms Nevis Mountain Range Restaurant

BSW Timber's larch cladding has been used in the construction of a new restaurant at the base of the Nevis Range mountain gondola, near Fort William. The Pinemarten will cater for the diverse demands ...

8 Jul 2011

BSW Rally Team has Top 5 Success in MSA Scottish Rally Championship Round

BSW Rally Team has Top 5 Success in MSA Scottish Rally Championship Round

 The MSA Scottish Rally Championship moved to the only tarmac round of the Championship in the town of Duns in Berwickshire. Mike Faulkner, Group Sales Coordination Manager at BSW and regular na...

13 Jun 2011

British Larch Cladding used in Northumberland garage renovation

British Larch Cladding used in Northumberland garage renovation

 A garage in Northumberland has been lovingly restored using British larch cladding.  Owner, Martin Gale, re-built the garage entirely using BSW british-grown timber.  The timber frame ...

30 May 2011

BSW Showcased in National Campaign to Highlight Quality of Scottish Timber

BSW Timber, the UK's largest sawmilling group, is to be featured on national TV as part of a Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) backed campaign showing how the Scottish timber industry is now...

8 Apr 2011

BSW Timber Launch UK-wide British C16 Timber Campaign

BSW Timber Launch UK-wide British C16 Timber Campaign

BSW Timber is launching a major campaign to encourage architects and the building industry to use more British C16 strength grade timber. The company is to join the 2011RIBA Roadshow tour, hosting a ...

11 Feb 2011

BSW Timber is the perfect fit for Dumfriesshire barn transformation

BSW Timber is the perfect fit for Dumfriesshire barn transformation

A barn in Kirtlebridge, Dumfriesshire has been transformed from a derelict shell to a stunning four bedroom home using BSW Timber. Mike Faulkner purchased the dilapidated barn in 2008 and spent 18 mo...

2 Nov 2010

BSW Donates Timber to Help Red Squirrel Conservation

BSW Donates Timber to Help Red Squirrel Conservation

BSW Timber has donated the main construction materials to build a new viewing hide for red squirrels on the Dukes Trail near Kielder Castle, Northumbria.The viewing hide will make it easier for nature...

25 Oct 2010

BSW Timber Deal Named Acquisition of the Year

BSW Timber Deal Named Acquisition of the Year

 BSW Timber's recent acquisition of Howie Forest Products has received the Acquisition of the Year at the Insider Deals and Dealmakers awards 2010. The accolade rewards the ‘most ambitious,...

6 Sep 2010

Artwork to be sold to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

Artwork to be sold to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

Artwork to be sold to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support in Dumfries & Galloway -  Howie Forest Products announces sponsorship of Art Exhibition and Sale - More than 70 pieces of orig...

16 Aug 2010

BSW Timber trebles treatment capacity at Newbridge sawmill
BSW Timber Group Member of Binderholz