Forestry Memories

Fort William Pulp Mill — chipping

Fort William Pulp Mill — chipping

Date Added: 14 February 2018 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1973 Picture No: 3871

Photograph is courtesy and copyright of Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Roslin, and provided with help from Glen Brearley. FR Photo number No B7338 taken by H G.

The two debarking machines (left and right) each with their loading ramps. The logs thereafter passed to the chippers from which the chips were blown through various pipes (seen in background) onto at least two large piles of woodchips. The piles were used in rotation for the pulp making process.

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Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Groups of people, Sawmills, pulp mills, chipboard mills

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