HIGHLAND timber specialists GMG Power is about to play a much bigger function in Scotland’s development sector because it secures new stress take a look at wooden credentials.
The Halladale-based enterprise has seen three of its senior staff, together with Director Malcolm Morrison, safe visible softwood structural grading credentials.
This qualifies the corporate to produce builders and joinery companies with the stress examined timber utilized in housing and industrial property development initiatives.
Mr Morrison stated: “Because of securing these credentials, GMG Power can now stress take a look at wooden to achieve the best constructing requirements.
“This, in flip, will lead us into supplying market demand for structural timber from joiners, builders and designers not solely within the North of Scotland however all through the nation.
“We at the moment are accredited to use a novel stamp on particular timber merchandise we manufacture to guarantee potential prospects of its high quality and health for development initiatives.”
GMG Power’s sawmill supervisor Vasile Damian and his deputy Adrian Cegielka additionally underwent the coaching.
It consisted of a five-day on-site visible grading of softwood certification coaching and a testing problem set by accredited coaching provider, bmtrada.
Mr Morrison continued: “I’m delighted that every one three of us handed our softwood structural grading take a look at on the first try.
“The move mark is 80 per cent and at £1350+ VAT every to undertake the course it’s a major funding in coaching for a rising enterprise like ours.”
GMG Power this 12 months invested £150,000 in sawmill gear which takes its bigger timber and processes it into posts, rail, cladding and purlins, or structural roof members.
It has additionally lately spent within the area of £100,000 on timber remedy gear to assist open up new markets amongst development corporations and farm companies which require handled and stress-tested merchandise.
As a serious plank of its enterprise mannequin, the corporate is dedicated to changing each log of timber it makes use of and vegetation 10,000 bushes a 12 months, which develop to maturity in 35 years.
It far exceeded this goal in 2021, planting within the area of 20,000 bushes.
