Meet The Team

As an experienced forester, I am passionate about ensuring that there is an established market for high quality hardwood production in the region. With Clean Cut Forestry, my tree surgery and forestry business, I source quality timber from forestry jobs that would otherwise be a waste product or cut up into firewood. Logie Timber works symbiotically with my pre-existing forestry business to complete our Full Circle approach.

I hold a wide range of chainsaw and tree surgery qualifications and am a member of the International Society of Arboriculture. I play rugby, am a keen climber in any spare moment, and was an outdoor instructor & rope access technician in a past life. I hold a Mountain Leader Award, Single Pitch Award and live in Grantown with my wife Gill and dog Reiff.

Logie has been my home my whole life, my family have been here for 6 generations and have been growing trees and sawmilling on a small scale for building and fencing throughout the years.

This project started out because of Mark and my desire to make more of what is available to us in the area and develop more productive yet diverse woodlands in the process.

I’m a mechanical engineer by training so machinery setup and maintenance at the mill feels like more of a joy than a chore! It’s fantastic to have such an engaged, passionate team working at the mill, it makes our jobs far easier!

For me, it’s seeing the raw product of the timber being machined and worked into something cool. Seeing the finished creation and knowing where it started is just incredible to me and the reason why I love what I do.

What makes Logie stand out from the crowd is the authenticity of the product – the timber – in the sense that it hasn’t been driven around the world to get here, it’s just right on our doorstep and all very natural.

Better yet, the fact we’re drawing the heartwood out from the log and taking very little sapwood, allows us to offer a higher-class, better quality sample for those who use it.

After running a business for 12 years in natural cosmetics, I was burnt out and needed a complete change. After taking some time off after my son was born, I started looking for something new and different when the role at Logie Timber came along and I jumped at the chance.

I didn’t know anything about sawmills or timber before diving in head first and every week I learn something new. The sawmill is so much more than just milling up some boards. Learning about something completely foreign to me has been a breath of fresh air and I’ve enjoyed getting to start fresh in a new adventure.

Weekends are generally spent dragging my kids out for either beach combing, river walks or hill walking. We love getting outdoors and having expeditions. I also love to cook and bake and tend to bring in my creations and test them out on the guys here at the mill, but I don’t think they mind lol.

Like many of my colleagues, I’ve always enjoyed working with wood – after doing some chainsaw work with a friend, I found myself completing a year’s training at the Scottish School of Forestry in Inverness.

I’d actually come to Logie as part of a project I had been working on and somehow ended up agreeing to return one day a week to work at the mill during my studies – the rest, as they say, is history. 

Switching to full time work after completing my course, I’ve enjoyed working for a team that is so passionate about what they do and who are simply a pleasure to work with.

Originally trained in graphic design, I found my way to woodworking through a desire to create something tangible, work I could feel in my hands rather than see on a screen. After retraining at the Chippendale School of Furniture and honing my craft in small workshops, I joined the Logie Timber team, where I take a thoughtful and precise approach to our furniture.

You will have seen Hamish’s work in past newsletters and perhaps down at Logie Timber Supplies as Hamish is the creator of our beautiful Table Leg Kits and the complete tables too. For a more in depth interview with Hamish, read this blog post.

After 6 years of primary school teaching in the Moray area I felt it was time for a complete change and not too long after this feeling of needing change did I see an advert for Logie Timber. This coincided with just turning 30 and as with most men of these age I was faced with a decision; Golf, Marathon running or woodwork .. so with golf being incredibly boring and marathon running being a bit tough on the knees, woodworking it was! Along with my keen interest in photography.

I had previously worked with Logie at their timber festival in 2024 as the photographer and was amazed by the energy and atmosphere of community they had created with this event. I couldn’t think of a better place to start my education into the woodworking world than Logie timber.

Since joining, my role has evolved. As well as being a machinery operator, I now also spend a significant part of my time using my photography and videography skills to create content for Logie Timber’s social media platforms and marketing materials.

Timber really is just a satisfying material to work with. I’ve known of Logie Timber since the very beginning, having done a bit of wood-working as a side project for some time before deciding to get involved full-time. 

I definitely enjoy embracing new things – I love hill walking and mountain biking, as well as anything water-related – and despite now working with wood day-in, day-out, I am still passionate about my wood carving.

In my opinion, wood is the way forward – it’s reliable, strong and very easy to use – and I’d love to see it utilised more in buildings and homes.

With over 20 years of experience in the sawmilling industry across both New Zealand and Scotland, I was thrilled to join the team at Logie Timber.

Logie Timber is a fascinating and fulfilling place to work, with various departments dedicated to creating exceptional products from both hardwoods and softwoods.

Throughout my career, I’ve primarily worked with softwoods, so it’s exciting to see other timber varieties being used to produce outstanding products. I can genuinely say that the quality of products coming from both the hardwood and softwood teams here is among the best I’ve encountered, thanks to an incredible group of people.

Outside of work, I love to travel and explore new places. As a music enthusiast, I attend as many concerts as possible and enjoy playing a few tunes on the guitar.

I have always worked outdoors and love the thought of using natural materials!

My favourite wood would have to be Douglas Fir, I love the colours that come through on it when its freshly cut.

I think wood has a huge part to play in sustainable building techniques nowadays especilly with it being a renewable product. I think going forward it will only grow in popularity as more and more people are lookjing for afforadable anf sustainable products to build with.

In my spare time I like to fish, shoot, camp, and be out enjoying nature.

When running a yard, organisation and cleanliness are key for the yard to operate smoothly so everyone can find what they need quickly and efficiently.

I have worked in the steel and bronze industries for a number of years and wanted the opportunity to work with a new material. I worked for ACE Adventures as a raft guide since I was 13- that sparked my love for nature, working on and around the river Findhorn flowing through Logie Estate.

I think timber plays a huge role in modern and unique building and as a renewable source it’s very eco friendly.

In my spare time I go whitewater kayaking, camping and do metalwork. A sign of a well running yard is colleagues getting on with one another and having reaper for everyone you work around.

Having grown up in the countryside where I was surrounded by woodland, I just took an interest in learning more about timber and how it can be utilised.

I’ve done a lot of joinery work in the past, learning the significance and importance of using good-quality timber, but it wasn’t until I visited the Logie Timber yard for myself that I began to truly appreciate the versatility and benefits of wood.

The more I got to know about the work at Logie, the more I knew it was the place for me

For me, organisation is key to a well-run business, and even better, a well-run sawmill and timber yard. 

Having always worked around wood – in particular furniture – I’ve always been interested in the process of selecting and working with a specific piece of timber and turning it into a masterpiece. It really is a skill.

Working at Logie Timber, it really is fascinating to see how things happen behind-the-scenes and I’m keen to learn more about this industry and the timber journey.

I’ve had a strong interest in wood from a young age (mainly sawn timber).

I spend my day ensuring all timber at the mill is locally sourced and of the highest quality, often burying any that doesn’t meet our stringent quality controls. Outside of work I enjoy long walks, hill runs, and back rubs.

“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles Shultz (cartoonist, Peanuts)