Timber importers target bulk order
(South Wales Argus, 5 August 2008)
Newport based Premier Forest Products is preparing to buck the current UK market trends by bringing in a bulk order of it's highly popular branded plywood, Greentree.
Premier expands Greentree
(Timber Trade Journal, 16/23 August 2008)
Premier Forest Products Ltd has increased stocks of it's Greentree plywood in the UK with the arrival of a bulk shipment of the standard product and a 150m³ test batch of its marine-grade equivalent.
Timber Company has Grand Designs
(Unimer News, June/July 2008)
Leading UK, timber importer, Premier Forest Products, is preparing for a taste of television stardom with a special project, broadcast live for one week, from Sunday 4th May, on Channel 4's hit show, Grand Designs.
Timber firm helps out hit TV show
(South Wales Argus, 06 May 2008)
Newport-based timber importer Premier Forest Products is enjoying a taste of television stardom after agreeing to assist with a special project being broadcast live this week on channel 4’s hit show Grand Designs.
Capital gains for Premier
(TTJ Magazine, 2/9 February 2008)
Premier Forest Products Ltd is to devote more resources to its operations in London and the south-east after sales in the area increased by £5m during 2007.
New recruits build business
(Unimer News, Oct/Nov 2007)
Leading timber importers Premier Forest Products, reporting a record increase in staff recruitment and sales figures for the last year, has added nine members of staff to its sales teams in Newport and Birmingham.
Terry Edgell,
purchasing director. "Winning TTJ Panels trader of the
year for the first time in 1998 was a massive morale boost
for us as a company....
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Dual Custody
(TTJ Magazine, Aug 2006)
Premier Forest Products has become one of the first timber
suppliers in Wales to be awarded programme for the Endorsement
of Forest Certification.....
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Time Off for Staff – to
watch Brazil (Western Mail, 8 June 2006)
Staff at a Welsh
timber firm are being allowed to leave work early to watch
the World Cup – but only for Brazil matches. Click
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Meet Wales' real-life
Apprentices (Western Mail, 13 May 2006)
It was the television
phenomenon that concluded with two high-flying women pitting
their wits against each other to achieve their ultimate goal.
Armed with a series of questions about their approach
to he modern world of work, the Western Mail tracked down
some of Wales' real life apprentices – three
young female high achievers aiming for the top without
any help from Sir Alan.
Making Wood Work In
Schools (South Wales Argus, 2 May 2006)
Newport based Premier
Forest Products, one f the UK's
leading timber importers and suppliers, is setting a challenge
to the high schools of Newport to ‘Make Wood Work' in
a competition launched last week. Click
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Having a Prime Time (South Wales Argus, 2 May 2006)
Gareth
Johnson is arguably the most highly trained specialist in
the timber industry. The 57 year old operations manager is
about to celebrate his 10th year with Premier Forest Products,
the award winning company he joined following a '31
year apprenticeship' at one of the industry's
largest importers.
So impassioned is he by his job that
he refers t his time since joining the company as the very
best of his life.
Financial Director
Scales New Heights
(South Wales Argus, 7 March 2006)
Dilwyn Howells,
financial director of Newport based company Premier Forest
Products, is a man used to a challenge.
So, it came as
no surprise to anyone when he announced that he would mark
his 40th birthday by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest
freestanding mountain in the world.
He said: “I have
always been into my sport. I am an avid skier and have
a few triathlons under my belt, so I am reasonably fit.
I thought climbing Kilimanjaro would be an interesting
experience to undertake and share with my friends and family
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Friend or Foe? (Timber Trade Journal, 18/25 February 2006
issue)
Premier
Forest Products has made significant efforts to ensure
it makes responsible purchasing decisions.
In addition to taking on an environmental consultant, the company is also
part-financing an independent scoping study of timber mills in China. Click
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RPP Secures Reputation – and
contracts, says chairman (Timber Trade Journal Online, 11 February
2006)
Signing up to the
Timber Trade Federation's Responsible Purchasing Policy
is essential in creating a climate of trust between the timber
industry and the market, the chairman of the Bristol Channel
and Western Association said this week.
Speaking at the association's annual dinner in Bristol, Nigel Williams
of Premier Forest Products said that the RRP opened up significant opportunities
to trade with environmentally conscious buyers. He said: “RRP offers
members of the Timber Trade Federation the chance to work together, using
our collective strength and purchasing power, to make significant environmental
improvements to the supply chain.”
Ford in Premier Post (Timber Trade Journal, 10/17 December 2005
issue)
Timber importer Premier Forest
Products has appointed Paul Ford as its new softwoods director.
Mr Ford has nearly 40 years' experience in the timber industry ad has held
directorial positions with several industry heavyweights.
Chairman and company director, Nigel Williams, welcomes, welcomes Paul onboard.
He said: “Appointing a softwoods director of Paul's calibre will
ensure that our vision for the future becomes a business reality.”
Premier League (Furniture Journal, November 2005 issue)
When it comes
to product, quality, service and ambition, Premier Forest
Products is in a league of its own. The last few months
have been quite eventful for the independent timber importers
and distributors.
The company won the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Award, and has opened up a new multi-million pound warehouse in Birmingham.
And plans are set to get even bigger. Now 12 years old, the company is
emerging as a major industry player in the supply of panel products, and
intends to branch out into underdeveloped markets.
Premier is so ambitious, it intends to increase its turnover to £80 million by 2010.
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