Scottish timber has kept Glennon Brothers plants open since November

'Importation of timber is not sustainable from a business perspective' 

Mike (left) and Pat Glennon, joint managing directors of Glennon Brothers, at their timber processing plant near Fermoy, Co Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane

Since 1913, Glennon Brothers has been manufacturing high-quality timber products at its plants in Longford and Fermoy, and at Windymains Timber in Scotland, supplying both the Irish and UK markets with products for the construction, pallet wood, and fencing industries.

But the company found itself very close to shutting its doors last November, as a result of the forestry licensing crisis in Ireland.