'Significant milestone' as Longford's Glennon Brothers acquires largest timber processing mill in England and Wales

In what has been hailed as a 'significant milestone' Longford's Glennon Brothers have announced the acquisition of the Pontrilas Group, the largest timber processing mill in England and Wales, with a team of over 530 people and a turnover of £120m.

A third-generation timber processing business, founded in Longford, in 1913, Glennon Brothers is delighted that the Pontrilas Group is joining the family. 

Mike Glennon commented, “We are delighted to welcome the Pontrilas Group into the Glennon Brothers family. This is a significant milestone in Glennon Brothers history, which dates back to 1913. This provides our customers with an enhanced product and service offering, as well as increased overall production capacity for the future. This acquisition allows us to continue fulfilling our commitment to our customers of offering a one stop shop solution for sawn softwood across the UK and Ireland."

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Pontrilas, founded in 1947 by the Hickman family, is one of the UK’s leading independent sawmill and packaging businesses, and Pat Glennon said, 'The opportunity to add value to our established supply chain and core business is extremely exciting'.

He added, "We are thrilled to welcome the Pontrilas team into the Glennon Brothers family, and are excited to start working with them collaboratively, sharing ideas and developing best practice across the wider business. By adding Pontrilas to our existing business, it further enhances our capability to operate fully from forest to front door."

Glennon Brothers has been at the forefront of green technology solutions within the sawmilling, timber frame home manufacturing, and energy sectors.

Pat Glennon pointed out, "The addition of the Pontrilas group offers further opportunities, as well as reinforcing the business’ green credentials and overall commitment to sustainability."

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Jonathan Poynton, Pontrilas’s CEO, said “the team at Pontrilas are delighted to be joining the Glennon Brothers family of companies, and we look forward to exciting times ahead for the enlarged business.”