Thieves Ransack Rosebank Distillery

[John]

I meant to post this story sooner. Anyway it looks very doubtful that the Rosebank distillery will ever reopen in the near future as it was ransacked by scrap metal thieves over the Christmas period.

Thieves made off with distilling equipment belonging to the former prize-winning Rosebank Distillery which is near Falkirk. The distillery which is owned by Diageo has been mothballed since 1993.

Central Scotland Police said the copper and steel equipment, worth a six-figure sum, was taken from the Rosebank distillery in Camelon.

The theft occurred sometime between Christmas Day and 20 January.

The force said they believed the equipment was stolen to sell on the scrap metal market despite the re-sale value being lower.

Det Insp Hugh Louden, of Falkirk CID, said: "I believe that a significant amount of planning would have been involved in order to get into the building, then set about removing the metal equipment over a period of some weeks.

"The site is a historic listed building and, although it closed in 1993, is a landmark in the Falkirk area.

"It is likely the metal has been stolen to be sold on as scrap and I would urge anyone with any information about the theft, or who has seen vehicles or individuals in and around the distillery site over the past four weeks, to contact the police.

"We would like to hear also from anyone who may be offered scrap metal and which may come from this site."

Rosebank Distillery, which sits beside the Forth and Clyde Canal and dates from the 1840s, produced a triple-distilled single malt until 1993. The bottles currently sell for more than £200.

John

[McKay]

I would doubt we will see Rosebank producing again. Copper is worth a fair bit these days, but they must have taken some amount of it for their hall to be worth a 6 figure sum.

McKay