THE Port of Tilbury has announced a new agreement with L&G Forest Products to create a 70,000sq.ft. timber hub at the port serving the Grafton Group and others throughout England.
L&G, who are part of the Grafton Group which owns the Buildbase depots in the UK, have chosen Tilbury to consolidate their timber distribution alongside their panel products operation. They have taken advantage of Tilbury’s unique Portcentric service which will increase operational efficiency and ultimately save cost throughout the supply chain.
The increase in demand from Buildbase has promoted the move to create a bespoken timber hub where product is shipped in, stored at the port and then distributed around the country.
“We’ve worked with L&G for a number of years to develop a timber distribution centre which suits their business and delivers for their customers. Tilbury is the perfect location for L&G with our strong geographical location and excellent supply chain connections. Tilbury handles in excess of 3 million tonnes of forest products each year and we look forward to sharing our excellent customer service with L&G.”
Paul Dale, Senior Asset Manager at the Port of Tilbury
“We have been located at Tilbury for a number of years and it seemed very logical to create this timber hub to maximise the efficiencies at the port and couple the carcassing business with the already successful sheet material distribution.”
