Timber

All our African Lumbers are traded as FAS, Common 1 or 2
Air or Kiln Dried lumber is available for most commercial species
FSC available on request
Logs available for certain species such as Rosewood and Ekki
Ability to source all major commercial species such as (Idigbo, Iroko and Sapele etc.) and also lesser known commercial species such as (Denya, Cedrela, Kusia, Denya, and Dahoma etc.)
Sourced from a network of Saw millers from Ghana

Cocoa

Grade 1 Cocoa sourced from an extensive network of farmers in Nigeria
exported from Nigeria to anywhere in the world

Coffee

Sourced from Ethiopia
Commercial or speciality grade available
We have a network of Coffee farmers and we are able to provide our customers full traceability of all coffee beans we source
We trade in all main commercial types of Ethiopian coffee Such as

Jimma
Sidama
Yirgacheffe
Harar

What We Do

We act as an extension to our customer’s organisation. We take care of the time consuming and challenging tasks generally associated with the importing/exporting Industry. A few examples of these are:

Negotiating for the best prices, terms and conditions etc.
Risks: Trading with other companies outside the UK or even the EU can come with their own inherent risks. We take on such risk on behalf of our customers
Efforts to be in line with the relevant rules and regulations (both local and internationally). Due diligence to ensure the customer receives the goods and service they paid for and the quality expected.
Bridging the cultural gap between companies located in different countries.
Overall management of the whole transaction from the initial sales enquiry to onsite delivery.

The key strengths of 1st Born Trading are:

Strong relationships with manufacturers and industry experts.
Partners of very large distribution networks.
Customer services: we always provide a flexible and personal service to all customers.
Ethical/ Responsibility: We only deal with suppliers/Growers that follow an ethical practice and approach to business. All our suppliers or growers follow the local and internationally recognised standards, rules/regulations.
Cost effective service. Through the use of technology and sound business strategy, the company is an organised and efficient unit with reasonably small overheads. This means decisions and tasks can be carried out with speed and efficiency saving the customer time and ultimately money.

Contact Us

Please contact us below for further information:

Email: enquiries@1stborn-trading.co.uk
Mob: +44 (0)7977 109158
Tel: +44 (0)8443 358459
Fax: +44 (0)7006 013092