Company Information for James Latham plc

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Company Statement

Since the first James Latham began importing hardwoods into Liverpool in 1757, the company has, under the continuing management and direction of the Latham family, developed into a leading importer and distributor of wood-based sheet materials ("panel products"), joinery quality softwood and hardwood and hardwood flooring.  The company has a Nationwide, strategically placed distribution base, fully able to bring our ever expanding range of products and services to existing and potential customers.

Lathams Ltd is the trading subsidary of James Latham plc .  With 10 trading offices operating from 9 sites located in Dudley, Eastleigh, Gateshead, Hemel Hempstead, Ossett, Purfleet, Thurrock, Wigston & Yate, we are able to offer a wide range of products for collection or delivery to our customers.

Our stock of panel products constitutes probably the most comprehensive range of species, sizes and non-standard thicknesses available in the UK today.  We regularly launch new products, including LG HI-MACS Natural Acrylic Stone, details of which you can find on this  website, along with our up to date range of Latham product literature, which is available to download.

We continue to hold comprehensive stock of the main temperate and tropical hardwoods from around the world.  These include European, North American, African and Far Eastern species.  We also source high quality joinery softwood from North America and Scandinavia.

The addition of our own brand Bausen Solid Hardwood and Engineered flooring has provided our customers with an affordable range of quality flooring.  We have developed a dedicated website www.bausenhardwoodflooring.co.uk to provide information to our customers.

Our depots have the ability to offer further processed panel products plus timber cladding and mouldings.

Advanced Technical Panels  (ATP) are the industry leading specialist distributors of overlaid and pre-finished panels into the transport, access tower and playground manufacturing sectors.

Current Operations

Lathams Ltd - Panels

Distributors of a wide range of wood based panel products, door blanks and LG HI-MACS Natural Acrylic Stone.  Offering third party certified material from stock.

Lathams Ltd - Hardwoods

Distributors of an extensive range of temperate and tropical hardwoods, plus timber decking.  Stocks of third party certified material available.

Lathams Ltd - Softwoods

Distributors of an extensive range high quality softwoods, plus timber decking.

Flooring

The Successful Latham Flooring division continues to add new products to its already comprehensive range of quality, affordable solid and engineered hardwood flooring. 

Advanced Technical Panels

Specialists in the supply of pre-finished overlaid wood based panel products.  For the commercial vehicle, access tower and playground equipment sector.  Third party certified materials available from stock.

Geographical Spread

UK

Board of Directors and Key Management

Peter Latham BA FIWSc	Chairman
David Dunmow BSc FCA	Finance Director and Company Secretary
Chris Sutton	Executive Director
Nick Latham BSc	Executive Director
Pippa Latham MA MBA ACIS FCMA	Non-Executive Director
Malcolm Parkinson	Non-Executive Director

Company Address Unit 3 Swallow Park Finway Road Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom HP2 7QU Telephone: 01442 849100 Facsimile: 01442 267241 Email: info[at]lathams.co.uk Website: http://www.lathamtimber.co.uk

Additional Address/Key Contact Blue Oar Securities Colstone Tower Colstone Street Bristol BS1 4RD www.blueoarsecurities.co.uk

Capital The Company's issued share capital comprises 20,160,000 ordinary shares of 25p each and 987,000 8% cumulative preference shares of £1 each which carry no voting rights. 140,000 of the ordinary shares are held in treasury. The total number of voting rights is, therefore, 20,020,000.

Annual General Meeting 29th August 2007

Year End March

Nominated Brokers Blue Oar Securities Colstone Tower Colstone Street Bristol BS1 4RD www.blueoarsecurities.co.uk

Nominated Advisors Blue Oar Securities Colstone Tower Colstone Street Bristol BS1 4RD www.blueoarsecurities.co.uk

Related News

02/08/07 - James Latham Takes Rising Timber Prices In Its Stride

Most Recent Statement

09/09/07 - Director/PDMR Shareholding
28/08/07 - AGM Statement
06/08/07 - Director/PDMR Shareholding
02/07/07 - Director/PDMR Shareholding
27/06/07 - Preliminary Result
03/06/07 - Trading Statement