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In 1896 chair-maker
Charles Blumsom founded the timber importing business of C Blumsom in
Bethnal Green, before moving to Bangs Wharf, Bow Bridge in East London
E3. Later, it moved to bigger premises at Maple Wharf, River Road in
Barking where the company remains today with the fourth generation.
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Charles had
initially built up a reputation as one of the country’s leading
importers of French beech as well as Finnish and Canadian birch,
but more important he set the foundations for the private family
company that great grandson Robert Blumsom, now Managing
Director and owner, has managed for more than twenty years.
Today the company imports, machines and distributes timbers and
wood products from all over the world.
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companies in the UK to install an automatic wood-waste boiler.
In 1998 a warehouse on the nearby Balmoral Industrial Estate was
bought for the storage of American hardwoods holding around
£1million worth of stock. Robert Blumsom has taken C. Blumsom
Ltd forward into the 21st century with further
investments including a new kiln and the opening of the new
Blumsom Timber Centre showroom to cater for smaller customers.
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In 2004, with 108
years of trading experience C. Blumsom, maintains its reputation
as a specialist hardwood importer - the last to be located in
London - backed up with trade kilning, warehousing, trade
milling and custom milling facilities. “You can buy a single
piece from our Timber Centre, or an artic-load from our bulk
warehouse, either rough sawn or machined” says Robert. |
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December 2004 |
