Plans have been submitted to remove part of a building damaged by storms at a sawmill in Troon.
Glennon Brothers UK Ltd is seeking consent from South Ayrshire Council to carry out alterations to the Apollo building at its timber sawmill and processing facility.
Proposed works at the Harbour Sawmills site include the demolition of a section that has suffered significant storm damage, along with the reinstatement of cladding on the remaining part of the structure.
Further details of the application are available on South Ayrshire Council’s planning portal under reference 25/00852/APP.
The site is one of the largest sawmills in the country, handling 300,000 tonnes of logs annually and employing more than 100 local people.
Glennon Brothers UK Ltd has been producing high-quality timber products since 1913, serving both the Irish and UK markets with materials for the construction, pallet, and fencing industries.
The company also designs, manufactures, and supplies timber frame homes through its sister business, Alexanders Timber Design.
Timber processing generates residual by-products such as woodchips, sawdust, bark, and shavings.
Glennon’s have developed end-use markets for all these by-products, ensuring that every bit of wood fibre from the manufacturing process is put to use, down to the tiniest particle of sawdust.
The company operates its own on-site combined heat and power plant, using sawmill by-products to meet all of its heat and electricity needs.
This even extends to charging all their electric forklifts with electricity generated in their own power station.
