Norman Robert Scott

With an early career in property spanning residential sales, management and development, alongside agricultural management, Norman had acquired considerable business experience before joining his brother, John, in the Scott Timber business in 1995.

At that time the Scott Timber business had already grown to around £1m of annual turnover, but working together the business embarked on a sustained period of growth and development, including the acquisition of more than 40 businesses, growing to become the UK’s largest pallet manufacturing business and a diverse group which by 2022 had annual sales in the region of £300m.

The Group operated from 35 UK locations and employed around 1,300 staff, and also operated a strong presence in the Baltic States with a procurement and logistics operation supporting the UK businesses, but also trading with customers in markets all over the world. The Baltic operations employed around 30 people and contributed around £30m in annual sales. The Group operated in three distinct divisions: pallet manufacturing and reconditioning, industrial supplies, and commercial/industrial properties.

Whilst with Scott Group, Norman Scott operated and took a leading role across all parts of the business, supporting business growth, development and acquisition initiatives, with a particular focus on the critically important supply of sawn timber, both UK-sourced and imported, but also on the day-to-day oversight of all operations.

In 2022, the largest division – pallet manufacturing, reconditioned pallets, and all timber operations – were sold to a large international business, and in March 2024 this was followed by the sale of the industrial supplies division. The commercial/industrial property portfolio continues to grow, to now consist of more than 70 properties, but also further diversified to include residential developments and a unique 14-apartment holiday development in Scotland.