Timber Merchants for Southampton and Surrounding Areas

  one of Hampshire's leading supplier of all timber, fencing and sheet material  specialist’s
Oakdene Farm, Whinwhistle Rd, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BH

Call us now 01794 324222

or Fax on 01794 324221

for all your Timber, Sheet Material  & Fencing requirements

Timber Merchants - Southampton

Established for over 15 years, the co-directors of Timbco Timber Merchants in Southampton, have over 70 years of experience of the trade between them and will be very happy to deal personally with any of your enquiries

Our timber, fencing & sheet material products are used by a wide variety of businesses and organisations around Southampton and the Hampshire area.

All our materials are kept securely under cover in our own premises. The timber yard facilities include a full timber cutting and machining service.


Sawn Timber

Stacked Timber at the Southampton yard

Timbco Timber Merchants have an on-site sawmill that can provide all sizes of timber cut to order. Standard and custom timber sizes can be supplied in all quantities and lengths.

Graded Sawn Softwood Carcassing, can be supplied as C16 or C24 and Tanalised (Pressure Treated). This will provide protection against decay and insect attack and can help ensure a long and trouble free service life.

Talk to us about your requirements and listen to our very competitive prices.



 

 

Sheet Materials - Timber Merchants Southampton

Sheet Materials

 

  • Hardwood Plywood
  • Softwood Plywood
  • MDF
  • Chipboard
  • Face vaneeered Ply & MDF
  • Decorative Boards

 



Timber Merchants Southampton

The best timber and board prices for retail and wholesale.

Eased Edge Constructional timber to C16 & C24 grades

Tanalised timber

Sawn timber Kiln, and air dried

Sheet materials inc. PLYWOOD Hard/Softwood MDF, OSB, Chipboard, decorative boards and many others.

Par & Joinery Timber

Mouldings

Timbdek Softwood Reversable Decking, Tanalised

Hardwood Reversable Decking

Oak Flooring both solid & engineered


Forest - sustainable timber merchants Southampton

Sustainable Timber

Timbco Timber Merchants is based in Southampton and supplies timber to Southampton and the South of England

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Timber Merchants of Southampton

 

10 Interesting Timber Facts

Courtesy of Timbco Timber Merchants - Timber for Southampton and the South

Timbco fact #1:

Nearly 85% of UK's timber is imported, but Britain has a goal to increase the forest coverage of the country from 10% to 15% of the land surface.

 
Timbco fact #2:

Softwood belong to a group called gymnosperms, which means plants with 'naked seeds' (mainly cones). Natural softwoods are found mainly in a broad belt stretching across North America, Scandinavia, Russia and Siberia. The further north the softwood tree grows, the slower its growth rate, meaning the growth rings are closer together.

 
Timbco fact #3:

Over 45,000 people in the UK are employed in the timber business. From timber merchants to foresters it is a major national industry.

 
Timbco fact #4:

For the third year in succession satellite pictures show that the deforestation of the Amazon has decreased.

 
Timbco fact #5:

Timber has one of the lowest embodied energy values of any material. Timber is naturally low in thermal conductivity, and is an excellent insulator. It is 15 times better as an insulator than concrete, 400 times better than steel and 1770 times better than aluminium. A 2.5cm timber board has better thermal resistance than an 11.4cm brick wall.

 
Timbco fact #6:

If all homes built in Britain since 1945 had been constructed to modern timber-frame standards, there would have been a reduction of more than 300 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.

 
Timbco fact #7:

Although oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface, nearly a third of the remainder is forested.

 
Timbco fact #8:

Timber is extremely strong and yet also very light. Softwood is 16 times less dense than steel, yet weighs less than 15% of other common construction materials such as brick.

 
Timbco fact #9:

Contrary to public perception, timber is a readily available natural raw material. It is a fact that more trees are now planted than are actually cut down.

 
Timbco fact #10:

Timber is the ultimate sustainable building material. Substituting a cubic metre of timber for other building materials can save almost two tonnes of CO2.

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