A record 150,000 visitors attended this year’s Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, Edinburgh with many from the forestry sector.

For the second year running the Scottish Forest Industries Cluster (SFIC) hosted a stand with Forestry Commission Scotland. The theme was sustainable construction and products from MDF to I-joists were on display.

A central feature was a partial reproduction of a timber holiday cabin built by Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS). Product for the cabin was supplied by James Jones & Sons and Nexfor.

SMTS also provided a timber frame structure for an active display of timber cladding. Cladding for the demonstrations was produced by Trevor Bechtel and his mobile sawmill in the Forestry Arena.

&#8220The public is interested in this industry – it just needs the opportunity to prove it”

Spokesperson for Scottish Forest Industries Cluster

A spokesperson for SFIC thanked all the sponsors and said: “The public is interested in this industry – it just needs the opportunity to prove it.”