A NEW floating pier is to be built on the shores of Ardcastle Forest, West Argyll, which could unlock an estimated £10million of the region’s growing timber.
With harvesting on the increase and the nearby Ardrishaig Pier already extremely busy, the new pier will boost the ability to ship greater quantities of timber to wood processors – an estimated 250,000 tonnes could leave from the pier over the next 10 years.
The additional shipping facilities will be able to take larger boats in deeper water and cut down the need for using timber wagons on fragile rural roads, saving 3.5 million lorry miles.