Ramsay Timber

What Ramsay Timber does

Ramsay Timber is a family-run timber importing and bespoke wood machining business founded in 1978 by Mr. RG Ramsay, headquartered at a single integrated site on Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire. The company supplies trade professionals — primarily joiners, builders, and craftsmen — across Northern England (North West, North East, Cumbria), North Wales, and the Midlands, using its own transport fleet to provide free delivery within standard service areas. Its core product portfolio spans mouldings, cladding, engineered timber, panel products, Accoya acetylated wood, and an extensive range of hardwoods and softwoods sourced from global sustainable suppliers, complemented by project showcases such as Western Red Cedar cladding and Iroko garden gates.

The business operates a vertically integrated production model. It imports timber directly, holds extensive stock, and converts raw material into finished components through in-house state-of-the-art Weinig moulding machines (offering over 500 standard profiles plus CAD-enabled bespoke tooling), an on-site laminating press for glued-laminated timber production, and a full treatment suite covering lacquering, priming, preservation (Osmose Protim, Protim Pre-Vac, Tanalith), and fire-retardant coatings. A new Timber Milling Plant was commissioned in February 2016 to replace the original mill, and the business carries FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody certifications, an EcoVadis sustainability medal, TDUK membership, and Accoya Approved Stockist status.

Ramsay Timber monetises through quote-based direct sales of timber products and value-added machining, laminating, and treatment services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by product, dimensions, and processing requirements, with customers engaging via phone, email, or the company website. The go-to-market is exclusively sales-led and direct — no third-party distributors or reseller channels are used — and the business is a privately held family company with no external investors or parent entity disclosed.

Name

Ramsay Timber

Legal name

Ramsay Timber Ltd

Website

https://ramsaytimber.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Timber and Wood Products

NAICS

Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineered Wood Products Distribution (LVL, I-joists, Glulam, CLT) (IMAMAIAD)

Keywords

• Timber importing
• Bespoke wood machining
• Timber mouldings
• Engineered timber supply
• Hardwood and softwood trade

Headquarters

HQ city

Wigan

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Timber Product Sales: Sale of timber products including hardwoods, softwoods, engineered timber, mouldings, cladding, and panel products to trade customers. Products sold include both stock items and custom machined pieces.
2. Custom Machining Services: Bespoke wood machining services producing custom timber profiles, mouldings, stair parts, door parts, and window sections to customer specifications. Services include cutting, shaping, and finishing.
3. Laminating Services: Custom laminating service for producing glued laminated timber products enabling wide section sizes and enhanced stability.
4. Timber Treatment Services: Value-added treatment services including lacquering, priming, coatings, preservation treatments, and fire retardant coatings applied to customer timber products.
5. Transport and Delivery: Delivery service using own fleet of vehicles including Hi-ab vehicle, with free delivery within standard areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ramsay Timber is a family-run timber importing business that supplies a range of hardwood, softwood, engineered timber, panel products, cladding, and mouldings to trade customers. In addition to importing, the company operates a bespoke wood machining service that produces custom profiles, laminates timber, and applies finishings and treatments. An in-house transport fleet delivers orders directly to customers across the UK.

Product overview

Ramsay Timber is a family-run timber importing and bespoke wood machining business established in 1978, supplying high quality timber products to the trade. The company operates as a single integrated offering combining timber supply with custom manufacturing services. The core product portfolio comprises Mouldings (machined timber profiles including stair and door parts), Cladding (various profiles), Engineered Timber (finger-jointed/laminated products), Panel Products (plywood, MDF, veneers), and Accoya (acetylated wood). These are complemented by extensive hardwood and softwood inventory sourced globally. Manufacturing services include precision Machining (state-of-the-art Weinig moulders, 500+ standard profiles), Laminating (on-site press for bespoke glulam), Timber Finishings & Treatments (lacquering, priming, coatings, preservation), and Transport (own fleet with free delivery). The company holds FSC, PEFC, and UKTR certifications, with new mill opened in 2016.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mouldings Timber mouldings supplied to trade customers for joinery and building applications.
• Cladding Timber cladding products supplied to trade customers for external and internal building applications.
• Engineered Timber Engineered timber products supplied to trade customers for construction and joinery use.
• Panel Products Timber-based panel products supplied to trade customers.
• Accoya Accoya modified timber supplied by Ramsay Timber to trade customers.
• Hardwoods Imported hardwood timber supplied to trade customers.
• Softwoods Imported softwood timber supplied to trade customers.
• Bespoke Wood Machining Custom timber machining service producing bespoke profiles for trade joiners, builders, and craftsmen, supported by the dedicated mill opened in February 2016.
• Laminating Timber laminating service for trade customers producing laminated timber components.
• Timber Finishings and Treatments Applied finishing and treatment services for timber supplied by Ramsay Timber to trade customers.
• Transport Delivery service using Ramsay Timber's own transport fleet to deliver timber and machined products directly to trade customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 standard timber profiles available
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Travis Perkins plc: UK's largest builders' merchant group with national branch network selling timber, sheet materials, and joinery products alongside broader construction materials. Indirectly competes with Ramsay for trade joiners and builders across the same UK regions.
• International Timber: Saint-Gobain-owned UK national timber distributor supplying softwoods, hardwoods, panel products, and engineered timber. Competes with Ramsay for trade and merchant customers across the UK with greater product range and depots.
• Arnold Laver & Co Ltd: National UK timber distributor (part of Saint-Gobain Distribution) operating timber centres across multiple regions. Overlaps with Ramsay in mouldings, hardwoods, joinery timber, and engineered products but at a substantially larger branch-network scale.
• James Latham plc: UK's largest independent timber distributor with nationwide depots, distributing hardwoods, softwoods, panel products, and engineered timber to trade customers. Broad incumbent operating at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth than Ramsay Timber while serving overlapping joinery and construction trade customers.

Direct peers

• Rowlinson Timber Ltd: UK timber manufacturer and supplier producing treated timber products, fencing, decking, garden structures, and machined softwood products. Comparable on timber manufacturing and value-added processing, with some overlap in structural and outdoor timber applications.
• Hoppings Softwood Products plc: UK-based softwood timber importer, processor, and treatment specialist supplying trade customers with machined and treated softwood products including cladding and structural timber. Comparable to Ramsay on softwood processing, treatment services, and trade distribution model.
• Vincent Timber Ltd: Mid-sized UK timber supplier importing hardwoods, softwoods, and modified timber for trade and commercial buyers, with in-house machining for mouldings and profiles. Direct competitor to Ramsay given similar mix of imported stock, bespoke machining capability, and trade-counter sales model.
• Brooks Bros (UK) Ltd: UK timber importer, supplier, and machiner offering hardwoods, softwoods, engineered timber, and mouldings to trade customers from multiple UK sites. Closely comparable to Ramsay Timber on product mix and bespoke machining service offering.
• English Woodlands Timber Co Ltd: UK supplier of hardwoods, softwoods, cladding, and machined timber profiles to trade and commercial customers. Direct regional competitor with overlapping focus on imported sustainable timber, cladding profiles, and bespoke mouldings.

Emerging players

• John Brash & Co Ltd: UK manufacturer of timber products including roofing battens, cladding, and treated timber for construction markets. Smaller, niche player in timber processing and treatment that overlaps with Ramsay's cladding and treatment service offering for similar trade customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ramsaytimber

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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