CHIEF EXECUTIVE BLOG: FIRST SWALLOW, BUT NOT SUMMER YET

A timber supplier told me they’d had quite a good April after a slow start to the year He wasn’t getting over-excited, however He preferred to see it as a classic case of need more supplies after de-stocking over a period of months “If they don’t buy more now, they’ll have nothing to sell.” I’d still be cautious about calling the bottom of the recession just yet.