The timber specialists since 1854
More than 170 years of supplying builders, from the banks of the Parramatta River to our yard at Thornton.
From Granville sawmill to Thornton
- 1854
Founded as Coates & Harper, sawmillers and timber merchants in Granville.
- 1858
Expanded with a branch on George Street, Parramatta.
- 1912
The business became L. Harper & Co.
- 1918
Operations moved to Morton Street beside the Parramatta River, using river transport to bring timber in. Through the 1920s the company grew into a major Sydney timber supplier during an era of industrial expansion.
- 1930s–40s
Under R.L. Harper the company weathered the Great Depression and was renamed Harper Timber Co. Pty. Ltd. During World War II its facilities were commandeered for military use.
- 1962
Urban development pressures prompted the move to Wentworth Avenue, Pendle Hill, home to the business for more than five decades. Neil Harper managed the business until 1988.
- 2007
Merged with Chadwicks Timber.
- 2015
Acquired by the Johnson Bros. Group, with operations that now include facilities in Thornton and Mona Vale and services well beyond timber.
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