Workers at the Norbord wood processing plant in Inverness praised for 'vital' role in providing much needed materials during coronavirus Covid-19 response
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Staff at Norbord in Inverness have been praised for working to provide materials for temporary hospitals across the country.
Along with counterparts at Norbord's other Scottish plant in Cowie, near Stirling, they have provided wood-based construction materials for hospitals in Glasgow, London, Swansea, Maidstone and Exeter.
Scottish Government Rural Economy and Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing said: “The forestry and wood processing sector in Scotland is playing a vital role during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
"Key products such as pallets, packaging, biomass fuel and other wood-based construction materials are all helping to keep the country running.
"We are facing unprecedented and very difficult times and any worker who is contributing in the national cause deserves recognition and thanks.
"At Norbord, a greatly reduced workforce has managed to keep critical operations going in order to supply construction material for these important emergency hospitals.
"I would like to thank the staff for their valiant efforts at a time when the country is pulling together to tackle this Covid-19 emergency.”
At the Norbord plants, only critical people remain on site to continue key operations.
All social distancing guidelines are being observed along with safe working practices.
Where this is not possible, the operations have ceased.
Steve Roebuck of Norbord Europe Ltd said: "We are proud of our staff and really pleased to help in providing essential material in the construction of the emergency hospitals and key operations in the wood supply chain."
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