{"id":125,"date":"2020-11-30T14:58:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T14:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glulambeams.co.uk\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:44:48","slug":"what-is-glulam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glulambeams.co.uk\/about-glulam\/what-is-glulam\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Glulam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"content\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-420524 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-182489 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-701359 kc_row kc_row_inner two-col-wrap\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-685640 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6 img-col\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-234700 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6 content-col\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-85748 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-736438 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-89573\" style=\"height: 47px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-185623 kc-animated kc-animate-eff-fadeIn kc_text_block white-outline-btn white-text\"><\/p>\n<h1>What is Glulam?<\/h1>\n<p>Glulam is a natural alternative to steel or concrete. Glulam is a natural structural material that is economical, strong and attractive looking.<\/p>\n<p>By the turn of the last century, German structural design engineer Otto Hetzer presented a patent described as &#8220;a bent structural component of timber for building applications\", which later became known as Glulam.<\/p>\n<p>Glulam is made by gluing together &#8211; under pressure and heat &#8211; laminates of timber that have been accurately planed. The resulting product is strong, stable and corrosion proof with significant advantages over structural steel and concrete.<\/p>\n<p>Glulam is made with wood from Scandinavian sustainable forests. Scandinavian forests are some of the best managed in the world, where reforestation and environmental considerations are given high priority. The trees used are usually spruce, though can sometimes be redwood or Siberian larch.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacture, distribution, and treatment of Glulam all consume less energy than any other building materials. Glulam is a long-lasting material that\u2019s easy to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Glulam Ltd has the largest stock of Glulam beams in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-296953 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-194586 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-67395\" style=\"height: 22px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-472477 kc-animate-speed-1s kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-498732 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-101202 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/glulambeams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Glulam-Beams-Production-UK.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"glulam beams production uk\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Glulam? | Steel Beam Alternative | Glulam Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Glulam is a natural alternative to steel. 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