27 September 2007
Two long-established Brisbane timber wholesale merchants will walk away from their businesses on 1 October.
Charlie Henry of Charlie Henry Timbers (CHT) and David and Margaret McIntyre of Trans-Global Timbers are selling up after a combined 90 years of trading in the Queensland industry.
Henry, 67, who started CHT 31 years ago, and has been in the furniture and timber business for 54 years, has sold the Slacks Creek-based company to Neal Weston of Zenith Timber Industries at Greenbank.
Weston, who established Zenith 12 years ago after 23 years with Brims Pty Ltd, said the purchase would expand the product range and offered economies of scale for both companies.
“We will of course retain the CHT shingle on the business, a trusted and respected name in the industry,” Weston said.
The sale of Trans-Global represents a full circle in the careers of David and Margaret McIntyre; both worked with Bretts Timber for more than 40 years and their alma mater will take over the business on 1 October.
The McIntyres started their import and wholesale operation at Banyo in 1986. David McIntyre will stay on at Trans-Global for three months to assist in the transition phase.
“The purchase is a good ‘bolt-on’ to our business,” managing director of Bretts Bill Nutting told Inwood.
“It expands our wholesale trading business and gives us a new product, meranti, and a stronger customer base.”
Bretts operates from its timber and hardware base at Windsor and has a cypress sawmill at Inglewood. The company recently opened a frame and truss plant and joinery shop at Hamilton.
The sons of the outgoing owners, David Henry and Brent McIntyre, will continue to work in the respective businesses
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