What Murray Timber Group does

Murray Timber Group Limited is a family-run Irish sawmill and timber processing company founded in 1977, headquartered in Ballygar, County Galway, with a second production facility in Ballon, County Carlow. The company operates one of the largest sawmill platforms in Ireland, with nameplate processing capacity exceeding 1,000,000 M3 of logs annually and a forestry harvesting operation that hauls more than 500,000 M3 per year from private growers, Coillte, and imported sources (including a first-ever shipment of Scottish logs into Galway Harbour in 2014).

The company's product portfolio spans construction timber (the first Irish sawmill to offer planed-all-over eased-edge timber as standard, kiln-dried and X-Ray graded to EN14081, CE marked under the SNR sub-brand), pallet and packaging timber (a major supplier to Irish and UK pallet manufacturers in air-dried, heat-treated, and kiln-dried grades), garden decking, timber fencing, and pressure-treated timber using Tanalith E, Tanatone, and VACSOL Aqua preservatives under Arch Timber Protection partnership. All construction timber is kiln-dried and NSAI-graded to specified moisture content, and the supply chain is FSC-certified and ISPM 15-compliant for international trade.

Commercially, Murray Timber runs a sales-led model: direct phone ordering (090 662 4000 from Galway, 059 915 9178 from Carlow), supply through local builder merchants in Ireland and the UK for construction timber, and direct enterprise supply to pallet manufacturers. End-customer segments are horizontal across the construction industry (primary), pallet and packaging manufacturers, and DIY/retail consumers. Export markets include the UK (primary export), with historic shipments to Belgium and France. The company employs approximately 150-160 people directly at its facilities plus a comparable number indirectly, and is privately held with no disclosed institutional shareholders or external funding events.

Name

Murray Timber Group

Legal name

Murray Timber Group Limited

Website

https://mtg.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Murray Timber Group is a family-run Irish sawmill founded in 1977 operating two production facilities in Ballygar (Galway) and Ballon (Carlow) with processing capacity exceeding 1,000,000 M3 of logs annually, supplying construction timber, pallet and packaging wood, decking, fencing, and pressure-treated timber to Irish and UK customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sawmill and Timber Manufacturing

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Logging (1133), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (321920)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031)

akta.pro primary industry

Softwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timber Procurement & Wood Dealer/Timber Buying Services (IMAMAAAF), Wood Pallets, Crates & Industrial Wood Packaging (IMADADAJ), Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE)

Keywords

• Sawmill operations
• Timber processing
• Construction timber
• Pressure treated timber
• Forestry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ballygar

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Timber Products Sales: Sale of processed timber products including construction timber, garden decking, timber fencing, pallet & packaging materials, and pressure treated timber. Products sold to construction industry, pallet manufacturers, and builder merchants domestically and for export.
2. Forestry Services: Timber harvesting and hauling services purchasing in excess of 500,000 M3 per year from private growers and Coillte. Import logs from abroad to meet production demands.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Murray Timber Group harvests, processes, and supplies timber products from two production facilities in Ballygar (Galway) and Ballon (Carlow). Its offering spans kiln-dried, X-Ray graded construction timber, pressure-treated outdoor timber (TANALISED E, TANATONE, VACSOL AQUA), garden decking, fencing, and pallet and packaging boards, sold to construction firms, pallet manufacturers, and merchant networks in Ireland, the UK, and continental Europe.

Product overview

Murray Timber Group operates as one of Ireland's largest sawmills with a diverse timber product portfolio. The company offers five core product lines: Garden Decking (pressure-treated components), Pallet Packaging (supplies to manufacturers), Timber Fencing (posts and rails), Pressure Treated Timber (TANALISED E, TANATONE, VACSOL AQUA treatments), and Construction Timber (kiln-dried, planed, CE-marked). The SNR (Sustainable Natural Resource) sub-brand, launched in 2008, positions the company's environmental credentials around carbon-neutral timber sourced from FSC-certified forests. Products are manufactured at two facilities in Ballygar, Co. Galway and Ballon, Co. Carlow, with processing capacity exceeding 1,000,000 M3 annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SNR (Sustainable Natural Resource): Eco-friendly brand launched in 2008 to emphasise the environmental benefits of using carbon-neutral timber. Products bearing the SNR brand are certified and represent the company's commitment to sustainability.

Products and services

• Garden Decking Full range of timber components required for building a deck from the support timber right through to the hand rail. All decking components are pressure treated using Tanalith E (green) or Tanatone (brown) wood preservative. Supplied to construction industry, builder merchants, and DIY consumers.
• Pallet Packaging Major supplier to pallet manufacturers in the Irish and UK markets, supplying an extensive range of products in different sizes and various grades including Air Dried, Heat Treated and Kiln Dried products. ISPM 15 certified for international trade in wood packaging.
• Timber Fencing Range of quality fencing products offering post and rail variations of many lengths and dimensions. Posts available as pointed, weathered or square, with fencing options including weathered top, round top, picket fence and square top planed boards. All fencing timber is pressure treated.
• Pressure Treated Timber Three types of pressure treated timber: TANALISED E (natural pale green, suitable for Use Classes 1-4), TANATONE (built-in brown colour, suitable for Classes 3 and 4), and VACSOL AQUA (water-based preservative for Use Classes 1, 2 and 3.1). Treatment is conducted in accordance with BS 8417 using Arch Timber Protection products.
• Construction Timber Murray Timber Group was the first Irish Sawmill to offer planed all over, eased edge construction timber as standard. Kiln dried timber is X-Ray graded according to European EN14081 machine grading standard, CE marked, and sourced through local builder merchants under the SNR brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Capable of processing in excess of 1,000,000M3 of logs annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Connacht RugbycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMurray Timber Group is a proud sponsor of Connacht Rugby, a professional rugby team based in the west of Ireland. This sponsorship serves as a key marketing and brand awareness initiative for the company.
• Arch Timber ProtectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplier of wood preservative and treatment expertise. Provides procedures for using wood preservatives and closely monitors that treatment is done in accordance with procedures. Specialises in development and supply of innovative protection products.
• CoilltecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState-sponsored natural resources company and timber supplier. Murray Timber Group purchases timber from Coillte along with private growers. Coillte profits increased by 69% last year according to the article.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Glennon Brothers: One of Ireland and the UK's largest integrated sawmill and timber processor, producing construction timber, pallets, and engineered wood. Directly comparable to Murray Timber in product mix (sawn structural timber, pallet materials), Irish/UK footprint, and customer base of builder merchants and pallet manufacturers.
• BSW Timber: UK's largest integrated sawmilling business, producing sawn softwood, fencing, pallets, and treated timber. Highly comparable to Murray Timber in softwood sawmilling, pressure treatment, fencing, and pallet product lines, with overlapping UK and Irish builder-merchant customers.
• Balcas: Northern Ireland-based sawmiller and wood-processing business producing sawn timber, pallet blocks, and biomass. Closely comparable to Murray Timber in scale, geographic remit across Ireland/Northern Ireland, and product overlap in sawn lumber and pallet packaging.

Broad incumbents

• SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget): Swedish forest owner and sawmiller producing sawn timber, pulp, and biomass across Europe. Comparable as a vertically integrated softwood forestry-to-mill operator with European-wide customer reach overlapping Murray Timber's export markets.
• Binderholz: Austrian family-run sawmill group producing sawn timber, profiled timber, and CLT. Comparable in being a European family-run softwood sawmiller competing for similar merchant and construction customers as Murray Timber in continental European export channels.
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian-based sawmilling and engineered wood group producing sawn timber, planed timber, and glued laminated timber for European construction. Comparable to Murray Timber in sawn softwood, planing, and European builder-merchant distribution.
• Stora Enso: Global forest products company with significant sawn timber, CLT, and wood-based panels operations across Europe. Comparable in softwood sawmilling and engineered wood, and competes for European merchant and construction customers Murray Timber exports into.
• West Fraser Timber Co. Large North American lumber, OSB, and engineered wood producer with European sales channels. Comparable to Murray Timber in softwood lumber, panel, and treated timber products, though at much greater scale and global distribution.
• Weyerhaeuser: One of the world's largest private owners of softwood timberlands and producers of lumber, OSB, and engineered wood. Comparable to Murray Timber as a softwood sawmiller, though at vastly larger scale and with broader product and geographic diversification.

Regional players

• Coillte: Irish state-sponsored forestry and timber company that both supplies logs to Murray Timber and operates its own timber processing. Comparable as an Irish forestry-and-sawmill competitor and an upstream supplier, sharing the same domestic log market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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