Canada · Sourcing visits
Quality starts at the source.
Joe and Bob Sykes have visited Canada to assess timber quality first-hand.
Read the sourcing interviewTimber importers & merchants · Since 1862
Timber on a
different scale.
Importers, stockholders and timber specialists. A world of hardwoods and softwoods, backed by our ten-acre Atherstone yard and mill.
Atherstone, WarwickshireStep inside Sykes
Around 80 timber species
Timber species in stock
10-acre Atherstone site
Storage, selection & machining
164 years since 1862
Established in 1862
Six generations of timber expertise
Generations of timber expertise
Find your timber.
Search by species
Hardwoods
An extensive range of quality hardwoods, sourced from leading sawmills around the world.
Softwoods
Quality softwoods for joinery, construction, cladding and specialist applications.
Oak beams
Fresh sawn and air-dried European oak beams, available in a wide range of sizes and lengths.
Plywood & sheet materials
A comprehensive range of plywood, sheet materials and specialist panels for every application.
Timber, ready for your workshop.
Planed, profiled or cut to your specification in our own mill.
Explore timber machiningInside Sykes
Ten acres.
Built around timber.
Explore our Atherstone home, from covered stocks to timber ready for your workshop.
Storage sheds
Extensive hardwood and softwood stocks, kept under cover and organised for careful selection.
Explore the timberOffice & specification centre
Compare species, discuss your drawings and get practical advice at our Timber Education & Specification Centre.
Plan your visitMachining sheds
Planing, profiling, jointing and large-section machining. Prepared in our own mill to your specification.
Explore timber machiningWood Store
Browse measured and priced offcuts, smaller sections and individual boards from our extensive timber stocks.
Shop timber offcutsKilns & seasoning
Air drying is central to our approach. Kilns are used selectively where a species or end use requires a specific moisture content.
Our approach to timber
Live with timber
Timber, beautifully finished.
People. Places. Timber.
Rooted here.
Connected to the world.
Over generations, we have bought or sold timber in 65 countries.
Full containers & direct loadsHighlighted countries show our trading connections over the years. Select a pin for a company story.
Explore our 65 trading connections
65 countries across six regions
Europe
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Spain
- Portugal
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Poland
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Hungary
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Finland
- Norway
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
North America
- United States
- Canada
Central & South America
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
- Belize
- Guatemala
- Panama
- Peru
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Paraguay
- Chile
- Uruguay
Africa
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Cameroon
- Gabon
- Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nigeria
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
- South Africa
Asia
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- India
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Japan
- Philippines
Oceania
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
Countries we have purchased from or sold to over the years.
Chicago, USA · Heritage · 1908
Across the Atlantic, over a century ago.
In 1908, George Sykes and his wife visited a Chicago sawmill. A photograph of the visit survives in the family archive.
Explore the family’s sourcing historyFrance · Sourcing relationships
Good timber. Long-standing relationships.
The Sykes team has visited suppliers in France, selecting timber through long-standing relationships.
See Sykes on LinkedInSlovenia · Sourcing visits
An eye for quality, in person.
Joe and Bob Sykes have visited Slovenia to assess timber quality first-hand.
Read the sourcing interview
Atherstone · Our home
A place to explore timber.
Visit our Timber Education & Specification Centre to discuss species, grades and ideas with the people who know the material.
Plan your visit
Southampton · Boatbuilding · 2026
Timber takes to the water.
Sykes sponsored the Wooden Boat Stage at the 2026 Southampton International Boat Show, bringing timber and traditional boatbuilding skills to a wider audience.
Explore the Wooden Boat StageSouthampton Boat Show · Photo from the Sykes show archive
Ghana · Sourcing · 2026
Knowing where it comes from.
The Sykes team travelled to Ghana to review supply contracts and trace timber back to its source.
Read the Ghana storyJava, Indonesia · From the archive
Following the teak.
A visit to Java to see teak production first-hand and meet the people behind the timber.
Read the Java storyLet’s get started
What are you making?
A single board or a full cutting list. We’d like to hear about it.