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We build beautiful bespoke structures from sustainably sourced wood. Furniture, staircases and speci

14/04/2026

Kiln drying is one of the most important parts of the process, even if it is rarely seen.

At Highland Heritage Woodworks, the kilns are powered using biomass wood chip, turning low grade material into the heat needed to dry timber properly. It is a far more sustainable way of doing things, making use of a resource that would otherwise have limited value.

Getting timber to the right moisture content is what makes it usable. Different applications need different levels of drying, whether it is structural timber, cladding or internal joinery. Get it wrong and the timber moves. Get it right and it performs exactly as it should.

It takes time and control, but it means producing consistent, high quality Scottish timber that is ready for real use, not just straight out of the saw.

01/04/2026

“Watch precision in action. Our multi-headed spindle moulder takes a rough-sawn, kiln-dried board in at one end and transforms it into a finished cladding board at the other. We can create a variety of profiles, in a single pass. No multiple operations. No compromise. It’s all about slow, deliberate speeds that maximize the cuts per linear meter, sharp tooling, and meticulous attention to detail. We start with the best material predominantly European larch sourced within thirty miles of our workshop and every rotating head works in harmony to deliver the quality finish our customers expect. That’s the Highland Heritage difference.”

09/01/2026

New year, proper winter, plenty of snow at the sawmill but work carries on regardless at Highland Heritage Woodworks. The yard’s white, the kit’s ready, and the mill is very much alive. Biomass boiler is running as is the mighty drying kiln. Lots of exciting new projects underway for 2026!

Snow might slow a few things down, but it doesn’t stop good, sustainable, British timber being milled and delivered from the Forest to the front door!

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05/01/2026

Looking back on the year at Highland Heritage Woodworks
As the year comes to a close, it felt right to pause and take stock. Not a highlights reel, just a clear look at what the work has added up to.
This year was about building confidence in Scottish timber and backing it properly. From new conversations and collaborations to commissioning our biomass powered drying kiln, we gained real control and consistency in how we work.
We saw Scottish timber take centre stage through projects ranging from experimental design and careful timber framing to major public infrastructure and low impact work in sensitive landscapes.
People stayed at the heart of it all, through apprenticeships, social impact projects and craft led storytelling.
The year ended with our home grown plywood featured at the Victoria and Albert Museum. A quiet marker that capability, confidence and responsibility are starting to align.
Plenty more to do. But the direction feels right.
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10/12/2025

Scottish timber has taken centre stage at the V&A in London at the Make Good exhibition, and it was a real moment to see our work included.

Our CEO Guy made the trip down to South Kensington this week only to find the doors closed! But the accommodating V&A team kindly opened the exhibition just so he could take a peak. Walking through the space in silence looking at the materials and the ideas behind the project hit home how far the conversation has come.

Mixed species home grown timber is no longer a footnote. It is part of the future of building in Britain and it is good to see it recognised at this level. We are delighted to play a small part in that shift and grateful to everyone who is pushing for smarter use of the forests on our doorstep.

The exhibition is a collaboration amongst an evangelical set of small companies, trying to do the best for our home grown materials. HHW is the manufacturer of the home grown three ply boards, plus the glulam beams and hardwood knuckles. 😎

01/11/2025

We built a beautiful, sustainable Boardwalk that follows the contours of nature and causes minimal impact to the environment. This boardwalk was built on ground screws, using the very excellent NoMoreDigging – Scotland team https://nomoredigging.co.uk/ creating an exceptionally low-impact route across boggy terrain, linking areas of real beauty without disturbing what lies beneath.
We were able to take the timber from the estate, mill it at our sawmill, run the components through our workshop and then install back on the land.
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16/10/2025

I’m sat here with Matt Stevenson from Ecosystems Technologies who we have partnered with to deliver these exceptional Douglas fir timber bus shelters for .uk and Essex County Council using sustainably sourced timber from with the help of This is an amazing collaboration between , Ecosystems, High Six, and others to bring this unique structure together. For us, it’s pretty special knowing that the trees that were felled, milled, dried, and manufactured by us, were done so utilising Continuous Cover Forestry practices, meaning that mature trees are hand selected for felling, creating maximum available light to the forest floor and encouraging natural regeneration, whilst supporting biodiversity and locking up carbon. It goes to show that there are much better outcomes for home grown timber, and we think this is one👊

02/10/2025

This week we visited the Lerwick Distillery in Shetland, currently the most northerly whisky distillery in the UK.

We’ve had quite the journey with the team there. Last year we delivered the ‘Storm Table’ as we affectionately named her, a single piece of oak torn down by Storm Arwen, honoured and given new purpose at Lerwick as the centrepiece to their tasting hall.

We were delighted to see it taking centre stage and even more so to see the furniture we designed and built, help turn their premises in Lerwick into a shrine for all things whisky. Their place is a reminder that Shetland has always been a location where visitors, and the objects that have arrived or been washed up on her shores find new life.

Calum Millar and Martyn Watt alongside Master Distiller Ian Millar have brought their bold vision to life through hard work and focus. They are about to produce the first Single Malt Whisky EVER from the Shetland Islands!

We are delighted to have been a part of this story and hope that in some little way the work of our craftsmen enriches the experience of those who visit the site.

We look forward to helping the team with the next phase development.

27/09/2025

Delighted to personally visit the Lerwick distillery and see the shop furniture that we built and installed in September 2024. It was a fantastic project to be involved with and we were delighted to play a tiny part in the focus and vision that Calum Millar and Martyn Watt alongside have had to bring this vision to light. Looking forward to helping out on their exciting next phase. Good luck fellas from all at

10/06/2025

Today we celebrated Hossein, our talented Iranian carpenter’s birthday in the only way we know.😂

23/05/2025

On to the installation of the Douglas Fir frame made in the HHW workshop. The frame is for a traditional small bothy building in rural Aberdeenshire that the customer is lovingly restoring. Continuing the theme of ‘it’s the details’, the frame has been given the full HHW treatment. 😉. If you’ve a similar project, DM directly or email [email protected] and with the help of we’ll get your frame designed, built and installed. Oh, and did we mention we’ll take you to the forest to select your trees! Forest to Front Door!

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Dairy Buildings, Dunecht Estate
Dunecht
AB327DD

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http://www.woodworks.scot/

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