Make the Most of Timber!
As part of the construction industry, the timber trade is one of the oldest parts of it. But are we making the most of the timber we use? Could we be more aware? Could we reduce the wastage and get more from the timber? Haven't we got a responsibility to make the most of a piece of timber that may have been growing for up to 200 years?
The answer to all of these questions is yes!!
Often our sales team get asked for wider boards or longer lengths of timber, which we are happy to supply where required. However, often, either in passing, or after extensive conversation about the customers project, we find that the 200mm wide board that we have been asked for (and could be harder to find) is being ripped down into 4 x 45mm width boards. Similarly, the customer who insists on 5m long boards we discover is cutting them into 2 x 2.5m lengths!!
I could say ‘ It doesn't grow on trees’ but obviously it does, but for how long? The trees that make those long lengths and wider boards are in the minority they are not the norm. So please, when you are ordering, tell your supplier what your end sizes are, you may find that they can offer a more competitive price, and we make more out of a natural product that has been growing for decades.
Our industry has an environmental duty to make the most out of our natural resource, please, think when you order.
Don't forget, for all of your hardwood and joinery softwood requirements, call our Sales Team on 01798 861611 or email: sales@wlwest.co.uk
WL West Timber is a family-owned sawmill & timber merchant in West Sussex with over 155 years’ industry experience. We provide a wide range of air-dried oak and kiln-dried oak timber products and supplies. We also build and install custom projects for our customers.
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