ABOUT US
Company History


Mr Thomas Aitken & Mr
Gilmour founded the business at 10 Stanley Street, Glasgow mainly as Mahogany and merchants to the newl established shipbuilding Industry on the River Clyde.


As specialists in Teak, Mahogany and other Hardwoods Gilmour &
Aitken Supplied John
Brown & Co timber for joinery work of the Cunard White Star Liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.

During WW2 timber was
rationed ov the ministr however Gilmour & Aitken continued to supply hardwoods to the ship and boat yards who were then building wooden Motor Torpedo Boats.



The new site gave the company the space to expand at pace and as the business grew. New kilns were installed to further increase the company's capabilities.

Aitken & Howard was founded in 1977 to trade in Guyanese timbers, principally Greenheart. It is part of the Gilmour and Aitken family business that has been in existence for over 150 years.


Export market grows to the Arabian Gulf, China, Spain, Ireland and the Caribbean where speciality marine products and expertise are in high demand.

This allowed the team to
handle me growing demand for marine constructional timbers in the South of England.

With ongoing strong commitment to quality and sustainability under the control of the Aitken family.