Murray Timber Group Ballygar
OperatingMurray Timber Groupmtg.ieID 01174
Murray Timber Group Ballygar is an operating softwood sawmill in Ballygar, Ireland, owned by Murray Timber Group. With a capacity of 600 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 1st largest of the 3 sawmills in Ireland with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Ballygar, Northern and Western, Ireland
- Nearest port
- Foynes · 113 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- 5.0 km
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 600 000 m3/y log intake
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- expansion2024By March 2024 the company had completed a 25 million euro investment programme in new and replacement technology across its Ballygar and Ballon plants.Source ↗
- expansion2023A new Springer sorting line came into operation at the start of 2023, designed to raise processing speed by 25 to 30 per cent and to handle branchy Irish logs.Source ↗
- expansion2015A boiler system using sawmill residues for heat was installed at the site in 2015.Source ↗
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Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-27wood.ie ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-09forestryjournal.co.uk ↗
- industry presschecked 2026-09-24farmersjournal.ie ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-09-10services.arcgisonline.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-14services.arcgisonline.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-14openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Murray Timber Group
How to cite
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