Gilmour & Aitken
Timber merchant and sawmiller supplying hardwood and softwood construction timber to UK marine, civil engineering and joinery trades
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Gilmour & Aitken
Gilmour & Aitken supplies sawn and profiled hardwood and softwood timber, laminated and ThermoWood products, and bespoke sawmilling cut to customer specifications. It holds stocks of over 35 species of tropical and temperate hardwoods, softwoods, profiled and laminated timbers. Greenheart, Ekki, Opepe, Douglas Fir and Larch are its main marine and civil engineering timbers.
Customers include joinery, civil engineering, marine, railway, oil and gas, sea defence, renewables, and ports and harbour sectors, from large tendered public contracts to small one-off orders. A Public Trade Centre on the same yard sells softwood constructional timber, garden landscaping materials, and small volumes of joinery and constructional hardwoods.
The company was founded in 1919 and traces its origins to 1852; it is now in its fifth generation of family ownership. Its Alexandria headquarters is registered in Scotland, and its sawmills and stock are at a yard in central Scotland near Glasgow. It holds FSC and PEFC chain of custody certification and is a Timber Development UK RPP holder.
Product: Sawn and profiled hardwood and softwood timber, laminated and ThermoWood products, and bespoke sawmilling for construction, marine and civil engineering.
Jobs at Gilmour & Aitken
Leadership
- Cameron Aitken · Managing DirectorSource: company website
- Roderick Aitken · Operations DirectorSource: company website
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