Scotland’s timber transport network given £7m government grant

Scotland’s timber transport industry has received a £7m boost from the government to improve infrastructure and recover from the pandemic. The cash injection will be used to upgrade rural roads, create new forest haulage routes and passing places and promote the moving of timber by sea. Projects in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Scottish Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire, Stirling and the Highlands will all share in the funding support. One of these, TimberLINK, will receive £900,000 to help move timber by sea […]