L D T

LDT (Latham Direct Timber) was set up in 2011 as the bulk trading division of the James Latham Group, one of the UK and Ireland's largest independent distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces with a history reaching back over 265 years. The Team is made up of Industry experts that have a long and varied history within the UK's Timber Trade, with well over a century's worth of experience and knowledge sourcing and trading hardwoods and softwood clears from around the globe.

Allied to that, the team at LDT have some of the very best suppliers on board for long term continuity, which helps to ensure we can consistently supply the right material at the right price when its needed. Established in 2022, LDT Ireland, based in Naul, Co Kildare, supply bulk quantities of timber straight from the port to timber, builders merchants and bulk end users. Timber is imported and kiln dried locally (if required), offering customers a more cost-effective option.

Our Services

At LDT, we are stockists and suppliers of many of the world's leading brands including Florian, Augusta, Horizon, Baillie, CIB Urufor and Accoya. We import the finest quality timber products from around the world and distribute directly to timber merchants, large joinery companies, manufacturing centres and other bulk timber users. Covering the whole of the UK and Ireland, our friendly team combine exceptional service with the enhanced speed and economy only direct loads bring.

Whether it's pack lots or a full lorry load, LDT and LDT Ireland hold stocks of hardwoods, softwood clears and engineered timbers and can deliver quickly and cost-effectively throughout the UK and Ireland. Our direct trading approach, reliable reputation and robust supply chains enable us to establish positive long-term relationships with our customers. With full national coverage from sites both in the UK and Ireland, our packs are loaded directly from the quay to the lorry, and then onto the customer, meaning speedy, economic delivery.

We handle all the import paperwork for you. What's more, our Authorised Economic Operator status at the port means we don't get bogged down in time-consuming admin and bureaucracy like many of our competitors. We work closely with all our suppliers, ensuring they understand our robust Chain of Custody requirements and develop their systems and processes accordingly. Our diligence and robust procedures apply to all the timber we buy, regardless of value or quantity, without exception.

Read more about our environmental credentials here. This approach enables us to achieve more sustainable results from our timber procurement and gives our customers peace of mind, not only in terms of meeting UK/EU legislation, but also pride in knowing that we share a common goal in protecting our planet's future. LDT and LDT Ireland are certified under James Latham Group environmental and ethical certifications and policies. You can view or download copies of all these policies and certificates on the James Latham website here.