About Caledonian Plywood Ltd
Caledonian Plywood Ltd is one of the country’s largest and most successful importers of plywood. If we were to measure that success in industry awards, we would be without equal; four UK Plywood Trader of the Year awards in five years speak for themselves.
But we prefer to measure ourselves by the loyalty of our customers - customers both large and small who trust us to deliver year after year.
The company’s roots go back to the 1970s, when our current senior partner Douglas Kilpatrick joined his father’s newly formed plywood importing business. Founding Caledonian Plywood in 1990, we set about growing the business substantially - while retaining the strong customer ethos that earned our reputation.
Expanding south at the end of the 1990s, the company enjoyed an exceptional period of growth, a record that continues to this day under Caledonian Plywood Company Ltd.
As well sourcing the right product at the right time for our customers, we play a pivotal role in the UK industry: we are members of UK Timber Trade Federation, Scottish Timber Trade Association, UK Timber Research & Development Association. We are ISO9002 certified, have the Q Mark for fire doors and hold FSC and PEFC under Control Union Certifications. Caledonian Plywood Company was also one of the first importers to sign up to the TTF. Responsible Purchasing Policy
Shipping and distribution
We source plywood and related sheet materials from all over the world. Our knowledge of both the global markets and their unique products ensure that we can track down, secure and ship the best - and most comprehensive - ranges for our customers.
We can organise shipments by both bulk vessels and containers and have close working relationships with logistics partners in both areas. In the UK, our long-standing partnership with Forth Ports plc gives us key distribution points at Tilbury, Rosyth and Grangemouth. This partnership has also allowed us to take our award-winning business into new European markets.
Our own fleet of curtain-sided trucks takes our plywood products to customers throughout the UK from our warehouse and manufacturing head office in Uddingston, central Scotland.