Group Profile

UCM Timber plc is the main subsidiary of United Timber Trading (UTT)Ltd, a privately held company headquartered in London, UK, with sales in 2007 in excess of £90 million (US $180 million)

The company is a global agency and trading group specialising in timber and forest products, primarily softwoods, hardwoods, panel products, and a range of added value components and finished goods.

The group has subsidiary companies in the UK, Republic of Ireland, USA, Canada, Singapore, China and Brazil and operates on a global basis.

The company has over 80 years of history as a timber agency, traditionally operating as a ‘del credere’ agent assuring shippers that they would be paid in the event of customer default. This remains an important strand in the group’s services which have been extended to include many different forms of trading and timber supply chain and stock management.

The group succeeds by offering innovative and bespoke services to both the producers of timber related products, who wish to sell effectively in new markets, and to buyers who are seeking new products, a cost effective timber supply chain management solution and associated shipping, FX, credit, insurance and financial services.

As a timber based company, the company takes its environmental and sustainability responsibilities seriously and works closely with suppliers and customers in this critical arena.

UCM Timber Plc is expanding internationally, both organically and by acquisition and is always open to discussions with potential partnerships and alliances.

The group also offers interesting and rewarding opportunities for young, entrepreneurial managers seeking to develop their career in timber, one of the world’s few genuinely renewable natural resources.