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About UsStalbridge Timber Supplies as it is today has evolved through more than 70 years experience in the timber industry. It began in 1926 with the setting up of a sawmill business, on the present site, by the two Turner brothers Richard and James. The site was chosen for it's proximity to the Stalbridge railway station (now closed) for ease of transportation. Timber was extracted from the woods by horse drawn vehicles, then hauled into the sawmill by steam driven locomotives, a stark contrast to our present day fleet of modern goods vehicles! The business ran throughout the war contributing to the war effort not only with timber supplies but, also by producing it's own electricity with generators personally built by the two brothers. After the death of the brothers, Richards' son John the current senior director, carried on the business as a sawmill which was later converted into it's present format as Timber Merchants and Importers together with Roof Truss Design and Manufacture, being run by the third generation, Richard and Peter Turner. Stalbridge Timber Supplies has therefore the advantage of many years experience in all aspects of the timber industry, being able to serve a wide spectrum of customers with quality timber at competitive prices covering a large area of South-West England.
(Susan Turner)
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