Glennon Brothers sponsor Scotland’s Finest Woods’ New Commercial Woodland Award
Glennon Brothers has given its backing to the Award in the Quality Timber category as part of their dedication to high standards of forestry practice and the importance of commercial woodlands to the sector, something also championed by Scotland’s Finest Woods.
The respected third generation family business has been manufacturing high-quality timber products for more than 100 years and is now the premier name in the UK and Irish timber processing industry. With plants in East Lothian, Troon, Irvine, Invergordon, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the company supplies both the UK and Irish markets with construction timber, pallet wood, and fencing materials, as well as manufacturing timber frame homes and producing wood pellets using home grown material.
With quality softwood timber at the heart of Glennon Brothers priorities it has chosen to sponsor the New Commercial Woodland Award – one of 11 competitions at Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2025. The entry deadline of May 31 for this year’s Awards is fast approaching – click here for full details: www.sfwa.co.uk
Alex Murray, Head of Forestry for Glennon Brothers Scotland said “we are delighted to sponsor the New Commercial Woodland Award and hope to see some high-quality applications coming forward. A stable and secure timber supply is vital to our growth strategy and the expansion of commercial woodlands helps underpin our ongoing investment plans. Having recently invested over £18 million on our new robotic house building line at Alexanders Timber Design in Irvine, the importance of Scottish Timber for Scottish Homes has never been more important”
There are 11 competitions at this year’s Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards covering Quality Timber, Farm Woodland, New Native Woods, Community Woodlands, the new category of Urban Forestry, Schools and Early Years, and Climate Change.
Because of this breadth of awards, anyone with a high-quality project can enter, whether that be a forestry business – small or large – an expert forester, farmer or crofter, or a community group, as well as education settings.
Last year’s winner of the New Commercial Woodland Award was Dalnavie, Alness, Highland, owned by Potanow Forestry LLP and managed by Tilhill Forestry.
The woodland creation scheme was designed to create a sustainable, productive timber resource that protects and enhances key habitats, whilst promoting other benefits such as public access, landscape character and amenity value.
Forestry takes centre stage at the prestigious ceremony with excellence in all sectors celebrated.
The Quality Timber Awards have three categories: New commercial woods / Single stand of trees or a compartment or a small wood / whole estates or forests.
Jean Nairn, Executive Director of Scotland’s Finest Woods, said: “We are delighted to welcome onboard the long-established and well- respected Glennon Brothers.
“The roots of Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards stretch down to the Quality Timber competitions when we first started championing excellence in the sector 40 years ago.
“This year, there is less than a week to go before final entries can be accepted. So, don’t miss out on your chance to showcase your great work, project or overall success story.”
Enter Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2025 before it’s too late
Schools and Early Years entries closed on March 31. All other entries must be submitted by 23:59 on Saturday May 31, 2025.
For full details, criteria and entry forms see: www.sfwa.co.uk
To find out more about Glennon Brothers go to: www.glennonbrothers.ie
