{"id":105117,"date":"2022-02-04T10:12:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=105117"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:12:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:12:31","slug":"inverness-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/plant-equipment-supplies-news\/inverness-plant\/105117\/","title":{"rendered":"West Fraser\u2019s Inverness plant takes centre stage in BBC series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The West Fraser Inverness plant was in the spotlight this week when it featured in Michael Portillo\u2019s Great Coastal Railway Journey series<\/h2>\n<p>The BBC programme highlighted the processes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholders\/modular-construction-stakeholders\/west-fraser-wood-based-panel-products\/98121\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wood panel production<\/a> to the broadcaster and former MP during a guided tour of the plant.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturer, referred to by its previous name Norbord in the documentary series, showcased how the mill created the wood panels from planted woodland, which are then used in construction to create walls, floors, and ceilings.<\/p>\n<p>Portillo was given a guided tour by Steve McTaggart, who has worked at the mill for 35 years, and was shown the inner workings of how timber is treated and how the facility produces 16 million boards per year.<\/p>\n<p>Located next to the railway, the show also highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westfraser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Fraser<\/a> mill\u2019s plans to build sidings to allow for freight train deliveries to the site.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Provide vital and sustainable wood panelling&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Stuart Hendry, general manager at West Fraser\u2019s Inverness mill, said: &#8220;We were delighted to invite popular broadcaster Michael Portillo for a guided tour of our Inverness plant and showcase how we continue to provide vital and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/engineered-wood-panels\/99580\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sustainable wood panelling<\/a> to key suppliers and operators across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was fantastic to see the hard work of our Inverness manufacturing team highlighted and we\u2019re thrilled that the beloved broadcaster and documentary presenter found our industry both fascinating and hugely important for Scottish industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Fraser Inverness plant was in the spotlight this week when it featured in Michael Portillo\u2019s Great Coastal Railway Journey series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[583,96149,465,915],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172550],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-plant-equipment-supplies-news","7":"tag-construction-products","8":"tag-sh-west-fraser","9":"tag-sustainable-construction","10":"tag-timber","11":"stakeholder_rel_tag-west-fraser"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>West Fraser\u2019s Inverness plant takes centre stage in BBC series<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The West Fraser Inverness plant was in the spotlight this week when it featured in Michael Portillo\u2019s Great Coastal Railway Journey series\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/plant-equipment-supplies-news\/inverness-plant\/105117\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"West Fraser\u2019s Inverness plant takes centre stage in BBC series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The West Fraser Inverness plant was in the spotlight this week when it featured in Michael Portillo\u2019s Great Coastal Railway Journey series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/plant-equipment-supplies-news\/inverness-plant\/105117\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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