Color film from 1968. Shows construction of the Wiggins Teape mill at Corpach, near Fort William in Lochaber, run by Scottish Pulp and Paper Mills and then later run by Arjo Wiggins, was one of the biggest employers in the area.

The £20million plant, provided jobs for 700 workers when it opened in the spring of 1966.

It also prompted a major house-building operation as new workers and their families poured into the area.

However advances in technology sounded the death knell for the mill as demand for one of its main products – carbonless paper – declined in the face of new chip-and-pin methods.

0:43 – 1:11: A farewell to Loab and the Glenn, indicating that the person will not return to Loab.

1:14 – 1:32: Description of the Western Highlands of Scotland, where war, politics, and poverty drove people away.

1:39 – 2:10: Many people emigrated overseas or moved south to cities like Glasgow to find work and better lives for their children.

2:12 – 2:45: John Cameron, an electrician in Glasgow, represents those forced to leave the Highlands due to economic pressures.

2:56 – 3:42: Despite working in Glasgow, John Cameron holds onto the tradition of self-help and education, aiming to return to his home in the Highlands.

3:57 – 4:42: In July 1963, Wiggins Teape paper makers planned to build the first integrated chemical pulp and paper mill in Britain, located in the Western Highlands.

5:02 – 5:18: The site chosen for the mill had access to timber, pure water, and supply routes, making it ideal for pulp and paper production.

5:22 – 6:04: The establishment of the mill marked the beginning of growth and change in the Highlands, bringing back opportunities that had driven people away.

6:27 – 7:05: John Cameron now works in this new industrial environment, contributing to the project that has attracted national attention.

7:07 – 7:40: The new community requires infrastructure like houses, schools, and transportation, including reviving a dying railway line.

7:42 – 8:06: The mill will need 10,000 trees a day, creating more work in the forests.

8:09 – 8:35: Growing trees takes time and space, with seedlings needing 30 years to mature.

8:46 – 9:12: Equipment and materials are being transported to Fort William for the mill’s construction.

10:08 – 10:36: Wiggins Teape recognized the potential of the Highlands for industry, and John Cameron is determined to stay and work there.

10:54 – 11:29: For John Cameron’s family, the mill has provided a new home and school, symbolizing growth and change in the Highlands.

11:32 – 12:09: The forests will continue to thrive, with new trees planted for every one cut down, though additional timber must be imported from Canada.

12:35 – 13:18: Timber is processed into wood chips and cooked with chemicals to produce pulp.

13:33 – 14:28: The pulp is washed and bleached before being made into paper.

14:30 – 15:01: Some pulp is dispatched to other mills, while the rest is used to produce paper at the mill.

15:04 – 16:06: The paper-making machine removes water from the pulp mixture to produce paper.

16:11 – 16:59: The paper is cut, sorted, and dispatched for various uses like books and magazines.

17:01 – 18:43: The mill has transformed the Highlands, bringing life and industry to an area that was once desolate.

18:57 – 19:49: The mill’s production of pulp and paper has revitalized the Highlands, providing jobs and economic growth