Hundreds of jobs lost across timber firm as sites in Dumbarton and Anniesland to close

Jobs have been lost at Dumbarton and Anniesland branches of a timber firm that has gone into administration.

The UK's largest timber firm, National Timber Group has announced that the two sites in and around Glasgow (Rembrand Timber Dumbarton And Thornbridge Timber Anniesland) are among six branches in Scotland which will be closed immediately.

The company's Forfar, Newton Stewart, Stirling and Edinburgh locations will also close with immediate effect.

With 169 jobs lost in Scotland, 561 roles have been lost across the UK. With 47 locations across the UK - including sites in the capital, Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, Northallerton, Hull, Manchester and Bristol, National Timber Group is the UK's largest independent timber distribution and processing group.

With its head office in Sh