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Newnham & Abel in conjunction with Finnforest are pleased to offer the following production for use in any hybrid structure or cutting edge architectural design.
Glulam Properties & Benefits
The exceptional strength of Glulam makes it well suited for use in the load bearing structures of buildings with long spans when architectural natural finish is required.
Glulam is made from wood, a natural material which blends in well with the environment. Its durability and affordability making it a highly competitive, and a real construction alternative to concrete especially when used in conjunction with steel.
Glulam is made of lamellas that are cut following the grain and then glued together. Glulam Beams can be made in almost any size as the manufacturing method is not restrictive.
Our team of highly skilled draughtsmen are well equipped to produce drawings for complicated designs, to ensure factory produced members arrive on site accurately manufactured. Very little, if any, on site carpentry is required making quality and programming easy to control.
Being wood, Glulam is a sustainable resource with good fire and corrosive resistance qualities. It is virtually maintenance free, and is more versatile in shape and form than most other materials. Glulam sections also offer additional benefits such as low thermal conductivity, eliminating cold bridging from external to internal surfaces and helps you to significantly reduce your carbon footprint.
KERTO Properties & Benefits:
It is produced from 3mm thick, rotary peeled softwood veneers, glued together using a WBP-type glue to form a continuous 2.4 metre wide billet, with thickness ranging from 27 to 90mm and maximum length of 26 metres.
The billet is then hot pressed and cut to size to make beams, planks, posts or panels, which are then used as such or processed into a variety of products.
Kerto is a strong and dimensionally precise product, which does not warp or twist. It derives its high strength from the homogeneous structure, which also keeps the effects of any defective single veneers to a minimum.
Problems that naturally occur as solid sawn lumber dries – twisting, splitting, checking and warping – are greatly reduced. Kerto possesses excellent bending resistance, tension and compression properties.
It has more load-carrying capacity than most of the traditional wooden materials. Kerto is stronger, straighter, lighter and more stable than commercial sawn timber. With its great flexibility, Kerto has many uses within the construction and industrial markets, including new buildings, renovation and repair, and the manufacturing of prefabricated components.
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