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When it comes to the manufacture of glulam, Douglas fir is probably the third most common timber used after spruce and larch. Here is a little more about Douglas fir you might be interested to know…
Over the years Buckland has created several structures for leisure centres, particularly for buildings that house swimming pools, both commercial and private.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is delivering a shock to supply and costs across the globe. We thought it would be helpful to share what impact this may have for our customers.
Embarking on a new project can be daunting, especially if it is the first time you're taking on any building work bigger than a patio in the back garden!
Recently we spent some time on Higher Sherwell Farm helping Issy and Murray Bryars with their barn conversion.
Despite being a glulam manufacturer, we work with steel a lot. We use steel for bracketry and joins and depending on the project it can often be best to use both materials to achieve the finished result, but which is better?
To create our glulam beams, Buckland timber use locally grown wood as much as possible - we found the sustainability of the project can be a major deciding factor in what materials to use and how a project comes to life.
Buckland are particularly fond of curved designs as they stand out from the crowd. Making a build unique to you is all part of the fun when designing a project; here we share five of our favourite curvy constructions.
When starting a project and considering glulam as an option, many people begin their research by wanting to know what standard glulam sizes are, so they can build a picture in their mind of size, shape cost and so on.
In 2019, Tom Bedford from UK Hardwoods had the idea to build a woodshed from glulam and got in touch with us to design and manufacture the frame.
But this was not to be just any shed…
One of our favourite things to do is to show customers around the factory.
As that isn't possible right now, so we put a GoPro on a stick and went for a wander to give you a 35-second timelapse tour of our space in Devon.
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