Shortage of timber set to worsen as supply of logs tightens
Delays in issuing licences for harvesting trees leaves Republic short of timber
Sawmill group Glennon Brothers buys rival Balcas
Deal unites leading names in Irish timber industry and creates a business with revenues of almost €270m
Red tape logjam creates fear for Irish timber supply
Licensing system unable to process applications or deal with appeals, threatening thousands of jobs, industry says
Supplies of timber to build new homes in danger of drying up
Industry figures say backlog of forestry licensing and appeals threatening jobs
Glennon Brothers to invest €15m in its Scottish mill
Longford-based family-owned sawmills also invested €20m in Fermoy plant
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