Shetland Islands Council will be unable to supply coated roadstone (‘bitmac’) from the Scord Quarry to external companies and individuals for a period of time.
The Council is currently receiving limited supplies of the bitumen that is used in the production of bitmac and will be unable to supply quantities of the product for commercial and private use.
Priority is having to be given to supplying the Council’s own needs to maintain public highways, including essential resurfacing and patching works.
It is hoped that the shortages will be resolved in the coming weeks, and this situation will be kept under review until the supply issues are resolved.