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Local timber company in the running for awards success!

February 16, 2022
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INDEPENDENT timber company, Haven Timber, are celebrating after being named as finalists in both the Somerset Business Awards and the South West FSB Small Business Awards.   

“Becoming a finalist has been a gratifying acknowledgment for our amazing, hardworking team,” said managing director of Haven Timber Martina Dytor Butler. “We are excited to attend both award ceremonies.” 

Haven Timber is an independent, family-run business specialising in timber, fencing and garden buildings.  With a focus on sustainability, the business is committed to providing high quality timber and timber products at very competitive prices.   

Popular with both tradespeople and retail customers, Haven Timber boasts a well-stocked impressive timber yard with a range of construction timber, fencing timber, fence panels and trellis and a garden building display, together with an indoor shop area with an array of fixings and accessories.   

The Somerset Business awards is one of the South-West’s largest annual black-tie awards ceremony, recognising companies for exceptional accomplishments across a range of fields. 

Haven Timber is in the running for the medium “Business of the Year Award” and in order to win, they will have demonstrated how they can stand out from the crowd through areas such as ambition, profitability, growth, sound business planning, customer satisfaction and management of people – they will have a “wow factor” that is worth celebrating.  This award is judged by Alison Smith, director of Brook Financial Management. 

The Somerset Business Awards Ceremony takes place on 11th March at the Winter Gardens Pavilion in Weston-super-Mare.   

The South West FSB Business Awards celebrate the achievements and contributions of small businesses and the self-employed across the UK.  The high-profile FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards is the largest event of its kind in the small business calendar. 

With winners from each category securing a spot at the prestigious UK final and a chance to be crowned the UK Small Business of the Year, it’s an opportunity for widespread recognition.  

Haven Timber has been named as finalist for South West Micro Business of the Year, an award which celebrates micro businesses punching above their weight for businesses with fewer than 10 employees and which have demonstrated strong revenue growth and a product or service of a quality that stands above competitors. 

The South West final takes place on Wednesday 2nd March at the Winter Gardens Pavilion in Weston-Super-Mare.   

Haven Timber is open to the trade and public, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm.   

Located just off the A36, in the picturesque village of Norton St Philip, nestled between the George Inn, one of the oldest pubs in England, and the Farleigh Road Farm Shop & Café, they are conveniently located and within easy access from Melksham, Frome, Westbury, Bath, Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Warminster, Midsomer Norton and Radstock. 

For more information, visit the Haven Timber website:  www.haventimber.co.uk; call 01225 720140; or email: Sales@haventimber.co.uk

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