iStockHundreds of jobs across Scotland are at risk as the UK’s largest timber distribution and processing firm faces administration.
National Timber Group, which operates companies such as Rembrands, Scotia Roofing, and Forfar-based Orchard Timber Products, filed a notice of intention to enter administration last week.
The business, which has a combined turnover of £350m and employs 1,200 people across the UK, continues to operate as options are being explored.
It is understood that the notice of intention applies to all entities within the group, including those in Scotland.
National Timber GroupNational Timber Group has 25 locations in Scotland, including two sites in Glasgow, three in Edinburgh, three in Dundee, and two in Grangemouth.
The company also has bases, including merchant and distribution locations, in Aberdeen, Inverness, Ayr and Stirling, among others.
The group, founded in Sheffield in 1920, also has 22 locations in England.
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