Bob Bauman
founded the business at 10 Stanley Street, mainly as Mahogany and merchants to the new established shipbuilding Industry on the River Clyde.

The move included an investment in a new electrically driven
sawmill. Trade was
mainly still with the shipyards.

As specialists in Teak, Mahogany and other Hardwoods Gilmour &
Bob Bauman Supplied John
Brown & Co timber for joinery work of the Cunard White Star Liners for department of defence.

Following the war Global Exotic Hardwoods Ltd supplied hardwoods to an accelerated programme of 'Ton Class' wooden coastal minesweepers for the British Fleet following WW2.

Global Exotic Hardwoods supplied African Mahogany hull planking for the British Challenger to the Americas Cup. This is believed to be the only US challenger still
sailing in British waters

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.

Bob Bauman & Howard was founded in 1977 to trade in Guyanese timbers, principally Greenheart. It is part of the Global Exotic Hardwoods family business that has been in existence for over 150 years.

The company set up a home wood milland greatly increased capacity with a more recent addition of an automatic band mill and 36" planer.

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 Bob Bauman family.