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Last week the Whitmore’s Timber sales and timber yard teams faced off in a friendly football match to raise money for Sport Relief. For the second time in recent months, the charitable nature of everyone here at Whitmore’s Timber shone through, and together we managed to raise an impressive £186. This has now been gratefully […]

Here at Whitmore’s Timber we have acquired a lovely range of exotic hardwoods from our friends over at Good Timber, including Pau Rosa, Padouk, American cherry, Teak and many more. One that we are particularly excited by is Purpleheart timber. Properties and Uses Purpleheart timber is an exotic hardwood which comes from many places around […]

Whitmore’s Timber are pleased to have acquired all the remaining stock from our close friends Good Timber following the recent closure of their Nether Heyford shop. Regular customers of Good Timber will be pleased to be able to buy the same high quality hardwood products and supplies as before with the added infrastructure provided by […]

In early October, Glenn Beswick, one of the warehouse managers here at Whitmore’s Timber, braved the weather and successfully hiked up the 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) ascent to the top of Snowdon. Reaching the summit of the highest mountain in Wales is no walk in the park, least of all in the middle of autumn […]

Spring is on its way, the days are getting longer and the bulbs are starting to show. Now is the ideal time to start planning your garden projects. To help you become the next Alan Titchmarsh, Geoffrey Hamilton or even Percy Thrower we stock many different types of timber suitable for your landscaping projects: from hardwood Balau […]

Using our vast stocks of European Oak we are able to produce custom window boards produced from prime grade or character grade kiln dried European Oak. Supplied unoiled and ready to take in the finish of your choice, an oak window board adds more than its weight in character to any room. More about Our […]

Balau (Selangan Batu) timber decking is a popular structural hardwood sold in accordance with Malaysian grading rules. We stock Balau timber decking in the form of a ready machined product suitable for immediate installation in a variety of different applications, from heavy marine usage such as boardwalks and pontoon decks through to garden walkways along […]

Anyone will tell you that it’s always the finishing touches that make a room, and nothing turns a room from ordinary to stunning like some beautiful wood features. Whether it be adding hardwood skirting and architraves or hardwood panelling and flooring we are able to help create that perfect space that suits your own personal […]

Our 41mm x 41mm European oak spindles have become so popular with joiners and staircase manufacturers, we’ve decided to make them a standard stock item. Our prime oak spindles are made from the finest European oak and, because not everyone wants a full pallet (especially on smaller projects), we’ve decided to create small packs of […]

If stored and seasoned correctly firewood will last many seasons. The firewood that we sell from our yard in Claybrooke Magna is produced from kiln-dried hardwood timber and therefore is ideal for use in a log burning stove or an open fire. Kiln-dried material is preferred over green or part-dried material as it will burn more efficiently. In […]