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The company behind one of the largest sawmills in the UK has posted a rise in revenue and profit.
The Ayrshire-registered firm that dates back five generations unveiled a rise in revenue of £3.2 million to £85.6m.
Glennon Brothers (UK) Limited showed a profit of £3.7m in newly posted accounts for year ended December 30, 2025, set against a £2.4m profit in the prior period.
It pointed to potential timber pressures including events such as oil production disruption.
The family-founded Irish owner acquired a number of Scottish businesses, including Windymains Timber near Edinburgh in 2005, and Adam Wilson and Alexanders Timber Design in 2008.
Fifth generation firm operating one of largest sawmills in UK unveils rise in revenue to £85.6m (Image: Getty Images)
The Troon-based Wilson's was described as a “fifth-generation family business and is one of the largest sawmills in the UK, employing over 100 people”, Glennon Brothers (UK) Limited said on its website.
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The company said in its business review showing “principal risks and uncertainties and future developments” that “the directors consider any events which could lead to a disruption in the supply of logs in the Scottish market or to a significant decrease in the demand for timber-related products in the market served by the company as the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the company”.
The company also said: “Such events would include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, economic downturns, oil production disruption and a reduction in the supply of logs.
“Credit risk is satisfactorily managed by setting credit terms for each customer and monitoring customers aged balances.”
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Performance indicators include raw material cost, production efficiencies and revenue.
“Each of these indicators is monitored by local management against budget and against prior periods,” the company said. “The directors are satisfied with the performance of the company during the year.”
Glennon Brothers was founded in Ireland in 1913 by William and James Glennon, and William’s son Patrick went on to expand the business before his sons, Pat and Mike, later became joint managing directors.
The "principal activity of Glennon Brothers (UK) Limited is the processing of timber in Scotland and the sale of timber in the UK and mainland Europe".