James Donaldson & Sons is a British family-owned timber merchant.
The firm was founded in 1860. [1]
In 2020, the sixth generation of the Donaldson family took over operation of the firm. [2] In January 2021, the firm launched Buzz Home Office, a business providing made-to-measure home office furniture. [3] In June 2021, the firm acquired Kitchens International. [1] In December 2021, the firm acquired Stewart Milne Timber Systems, a subsidiary of the Stewart Milne Group. [4]
The firm is based in Glenrothes, Fife. It currently has 31 locations around the UK. Former locations include a sawmill in Wemyss, the land for which was sold to Sainsbury's in the late 1990s. [5]
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