Forestry Memories

Riddochs of Rothiemay Ltd presentation

Riddochs of Rothiemay Ltd presentation

Date Added: 04 January 2011 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1980 Picture No: 798

Photograph courtesy of Sandy Tough, Huntly.

Possibly a presentation around 1980 to Tom H Woolridge on retiring from Riddochs of Rothiemay Ltd of which he was General Manager having started with the Riddochs in the 1940s or early 50s.

From the people present it appears to be the period when the company was owned by the Kirkhill Group headed by Simon Fraser (1978 to 1985). Tom Woolridge was a District Officer with the Forestry Commission in his earlier days.

Members of the group are:

1. Derek Harrison? (See comments)
2.
3. Robert Innes (FC - Conservator or Ast. Conservator Inverness)
4. John Anderson (Accountant – Riddochs)
5.
6. William Macaskill (Director- Riddochs)
7. Willie MacPherson (Director- Riddochs)
8. David Clifford (Sales Director – Riddochs)
9. Peter Riddoch (see comments)
10. Gordon Lyon (see comments
11. Gwyn Francis (FC - Director General of Forestry Commission )
12. Donald McArthur (see comments)
13. B A Johnston (Director – Riddochs Kilmallie)
14. Jack Evans (Scottish Woodland Owners Association)
15.
16. Simon Fraser (Beauly)
17. Tom H Woolridge (General Manager)
18. Tom Bruce Jones (See comments)

Help with more names and name corrections would be greatly appreciated.

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Groups: Groups of people, Northeast Scotland , Sawmills, pulp mills, chipboard mills

11 Comments

Some familiar faces there, but the one that I Came into contact with most was Willie MacPherson.

I used to go out with him measuring up Timber, and also remember getting up at 4AM to go to Buckie to load Boats for the Northern Isles. Comment left on 22 June 2012 at 10:10 by Jimmy Thain
9 is my late uncle Peter Riddoch, nephew of Alex, Willie and Wyness. His father George, eldest son of George who built Tarryblake House, was a neurologist in London. After Willie died in 1969 Tarryblake was taken over by his older brother John who lived in Kenya and owned Glennie on the Deveron. In 1972 Peter moved up from London to live at Tarryblake and work for Unilever in Aberdeen. In 1999 he and his wife Peggy emigrated to Hobart, Tasmania. Both have since died. Since 1999 Tarryblake reverted to me, Dr Graeme Riddoch. I remain based in Hobart but spend time at Tarryblake every year and have started a small sawmill there, emulating my great great grandfather George whose mill was at Millegan. Comment left on 14 February 2013 at 21:33 by Graeme Riddoch
No. 18 is Tom Bruce Jones, of James Jones & Sons Ltd. Comment left on 17 June 2013 at 03:13 by Peter Ross
18 looks like Tom Bruce Jones Comment left on 07 September 2018 at 21:57 by Bradley borland
Number 10 is Gordon Lyon owner of Frank Sime, Carrbridge. Number 12 is Donald McArthur, secretary of the HGTMAS and also a Glasgow based lawyer and sheriff. Comment left on 06 August 2021 at 19:57 by Roger Thornton
I recall it was Johnny johnston not B. A. Johnston of Riddochs who went to Thames Board Mills at Workington latterly. Comment left on 07 August 2021 at 22:12 by Bradley borland
I think number 1 is Derek Harrison, woodlands manager for Moray Estates at Darnaway Comment left on 08 August 2021 at 10:42 by Roger Thornton
Hi
If anyone has the contact details of Dr G Riddoch (Tasmania) I would be obliged if you could forward on my email address to him. Reason for contact is regarding a relative of his a Dr Mary Riddoch who latterly resided in Ballater (where I was a young a neighbour of Mary).
Thanks in advance. Comment left on 19 February 2024 at 18:00 by Mary Coutts
Please give me email address to Mary Coutts, who was a neighbour of my great-aunt Mary in Ballater. Comment left on 19 February 2024 at 20:07 by Dr Graeme Riddoch
Mary - Your email address was sent under separate cover to Dr Graeme Riddoch and I will send you his contact email. Kind regards. Comment left on 20 February 2024 at 08:02 by Norman Davidson
Recognized Tom Bruce Jones no.18 from his visit to Panmure Estate in the late 1970's, I think his mission was to catch up with progress of the new James Jones forwarder. Comment left on 20 February 2024 at 15:38 by Leslie Phillip
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