We’re committed to providing quality products and exceptional service to all our customers, with a big emphasis on innovation and new product development.
It’s how we’re fast becoming the market leader, with an engaged team that are in ‘The pursuit of Woodlands Excellence’.
Our story
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FORMATION Our company is founded as Arthur Shaw Ltd (ASL) – a local manufacturer of bespoke furniture, handcrafted from timber.
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FAMILY BUSINESS Eric Moran purchases ASL and a year later sons Chris and David join him in the business as our flagship DIY store opens at a new Horsforth site.
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A NEW DIRECTION The company shifts production towards outdoor garden products and our first timber garden shed is created. ASL is renamed Woodlands Homecare Ltd.
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THREE GENERATIONS David’s son, Ross Moran, joins the business to upgrade our IT services and launch our first company website.
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RODLEY SITE We move our key production operations to a new purpose-built shed production and timber sawmill site at Rodley, Leeds.
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TIMBER LOG CABINS We begin manufacturing our own range of interlocking timber log cabins at the luxury end of the market.
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TIGERSHEDS.COM LAUNCHES We develop and launch our D2C brand tigersheds.com alongside a fleet of small vehicles to provide nationwide home delivery.
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TIGERFLEX® SHEDS We craft a truly unique modular shed that is configured by our customers, providing flexibility to have it exactly how you want it.
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A NEW VISION With David Moran retiring after 37 years of successful service, Ross assumes sole ownership, and the business launches its ambitious new 5-year vision.
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RESTRUCTURING Ged Lees is appointed to our Board of Directors, helping to create a new senior team. Woodlands Homecare Ltd is renamed Woodlands Home & Garden Group.
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THORNBURY SITE We purchase a state-of-the-art new factory in Thornbury, which will house all log cabin production, allowing expansion of shed production at Rodley.
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TIGERFLEX® LOG CABINS We launch Tigerflex® configurable log cabins, featuring interchangeable doors and window positionings for ultimate flexibility.
Woodlands Excellence
The Woodlands Academy was created as a centralised hub to provide inductions, training, support and development opportunities for everyone within the Woodlands Group.
In line with our pursuit of excellence, we are committed to a strategy of continuous improvement in all areas, and the Academy aims to identify and implement the appropriate processes to drive this forward.
Our values
Our core values define who we are and support our push for continuous improvement. We call this, APEX:
Accountability
We take accountability for our actions and work, holding ourselves against the highest standards.
Passion
We believe in what we do and we’re passionate about achieving our customers’ goals.
Excellence
We challenge ourselves to achieve incredible things, and continually improve through listening, learning and innovation.
Investing in the future
Innovation and quality are at the heart of everything we do at Woodlands. Investment in our people, new products, technology and better use of data and performance metrics empower us to develop our ranges and services.