Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 42
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AN INTEGRATED FUTURE FROM
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From historic sawmiller to fully integrated supply chain leader, BSW
Group is using innovation and investment to reshaping the future of
UK forestry. Supplying Timber found out more.
s one of the UK’s
most historic and
well-known timber
businesses, TDUK
member BSW Group is not
a new name to many in the
industry. But since its 2022
acquisition by binderholz
– Europe’s largest and the
world’s third-largest timber
processor – BSW Group has
undergone a quiet revolution.
Now, the company is
introducing a more connected,
sustainable, and future-focused
model for the entire timber
supply chain.
Founded in 1848 and o昀케cially
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formed in its current guise
in 1988 following the merger
of Brownlie with Smith and
Western, BSW Group has always
held a prominent role in British
forestry and sawmilling. Yet its
transformation in recent years
has been remarkable. Moving
from a family-owned business
into private equity ownership,
and now back into family
ownership under binderholz
group, BSW has not only grown
but matured – embracing
integration, innovation and
e昀케ciency on a whole new scale.
“We’ve gone from a series of
connected acquisitions to a fully
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integrated operation across the
whole timber lifecycle – from
tree nursery to pallet reuse,”
says James Brennan, Head of
Marketing at BSW. “It’s a huge
transformation, and one that
we think sets us apart in the UK
market.”
A fully integrated
supply chain
BSW now operates across
three core pillars: forestry,
timber manufacturing, and
pallets and packaging. Each
pillar has been strategically
developed to maximise
e昀케ciencies, reduce risk and
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Image: © BSW. BSW
Group has long held
a prominent role in
British forestry and
sawmilling.
