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National Timber Group is the largest independent timber distribution and processing group in the UK. The Group was created through the acquisitions of market-leading brands Thornbridge, NYTimber, Rembrand Timber and Arnold Laver.

The Group serves a diverse customer base including joiners, housebuilders, and contractors, and is a favoured supplier of large-scale infrastructure projects. With extensive warehousing, processing and distribution capabilities the Group can provide customers across the UK with a full range of the highest quality timber, panel, decorative surfaces and engineered wood products supported by comprehensive timber knowledge and specialist expertise.

>£350m

turnover

1450

colleagues

sites

>150

suppliers

>25000

customers

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Strong geographical coverage

Group capabilities

Softwood
Hardwood
Panel Products
Joinery Products
Landscaping Products
Cladding Products
Engineered Wood Products
Doors & Doorkits
Machining & Timber Treatment
Decorative Surfaces Products

Our Brands

The National Timber Group is a market-leading added-value timber distribution company, which serves its customers through brands including Thornbridge, NYTimber, Arnold Laver and Rembrand Timber. The Group’s diverse and varied customer base includes joiners, regional housebuilders, commercial companies and infrastructure projects.

Established in 1920 and headquartered in Sheffield, Arnold Laver is a venerable brand in the importation, processing and distribution of timber, panel, decorative surfaces and engineered wood products.

Established in 1982, Rembrand is an importer, processor and distributor of timber and sheet products. Rembrand has 17 branches across Scotland serving a broad range of customers in the construction industry.

Established in 1992, Thornbridge is a leading Scottish timber merchant selling timber, sheet and joinery products to builders, joiners, regional housebuilders and contractors.

Established in 1979, NYTimber is a leading timber merchant with 3 branches in North Yorkshire and the North East of England.

Intelligent Door Solutions is the success of 125 years of real trust. We’re part of the Arnold Laver family and National Timber Group and take our valuable reputation and heritage, through to the doorsets industry.

National Timber Systems is the specialist engineered wood products division, offering a wide range of high-quality floor, wall and roof products all designed, engineered and fabricated at one of our three manufacturing centres across England.

Alco Timber offer a compelling and unrivalled ‘one stop shop’ range of timber and panel products to the Merchant, Timber Building Manufacturers & DIY/Hardware outlets.

Established in 1920 and headquartered in Sheffield, Arnold Laver is a venerable brand in the importation, processing and distribution of timber, panel, decorative...

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National Timber Group Supports Chelsea Flower Show

Arnold Laver Branches at Reading and Rainham have supplied timber and sheet materials to the Cavernoma on My Mind Garden at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

19 May 2023

Nick Kershaw National Timber Systems Managing Director

National Timber Systems to open fifth manufacturing site at Wolverhampton

National Timber Systems, the engineered wood products division of National Timber Group, is to open a new 70,000 sq ft manufacturing site at Wolverhampton.

16 May 2023