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Sawmill owner cuts £30m deal

A businessman from Kirkcudbrightshire has scooped £30m by selling the giant sawmill that his family runs to a rival Scottish firm that is the biggest in the British industry.

Robin Howie banked the massive windfall last week after offloading the Dalbeattie-based Howie Group to BSW Timber in a deal that represents a ringing vote of confidence in the prospects for industries like housebuilding.