Like A Glove
It's so exciting to see jobs come together in the plant. One day, you have a pile of unfinished beams and arches, the next you have something that approximates the finished job. For this job we made...
View ArticleGlulam Student Center Opening
I can't believe it has already been a year since we manufactured rough-sawn glulam for a student center in the Adirondacks. (Remember? This job included more than 1¼ miles of rough-sawn timber!) We...
View ArticleGlulam and Steel Trusses
We recently finished several long span trusses with steel webs and glulam chords. The truss halves were shop assembled and shipped to site, so only the midspan connections needed to be completed before...
View ArticleGlulam Beams And Purlins For Abraham Lincoln Park In Penfield, NY
If you're in the Rochester, NY area, check out this beautiful waterfront lodge at Abraham Lincoln Park. We made the glulam beams and purlins for the lodge. It's a gorgeous building for a gorgeous...
View ArticleUPDATE: Glulam Gothic Arches
You might remember the gothic arches we blogged about in January. These arches have an overhang and some combined pressure treated with non-treated lumber to increase their exterior durability. Our...
View ArticleMeet Our New Safety Supervisor - Adrian Glidden
We're proud to announce that we've added another member to our team - Safety, Inventory, and Human Resources Supervisor Adrian Glidden.Adrian graduated locally from Unadilla Valley Central School and...
View ArticleMassive Steel Connection For #Glulam
We're a glulam manufacturer, but did you know that we also fabricate the steel connections for our timber? We have a lot of experience with angles, base shoes, and other welded assemblies. Here's an...
View ArticleNine-Mile Creek Aqueduct Camillus, NY
Way back in 2009 we manufactured glulam for an aqueduct taking the Erie Canal over Nine-Mile Creek in Camillus, NY (near Syracuse.) We visited the park yesterday and are happy to share recent photos...
View ArticleMore Photos Of Glulam and Steel Trusses
If you follow our blog, you might remember these long span trusses with steel webs and glulam chords that we delivered earlier. We got back to this jobsite, and have many new photos to share.Here's a...
View ArticleGlulam Circle
Remember that big steel connection from a few weeks ago? We also made a circle beam for that very same job.This circle frames a skylight opening. You can see where it goes in the rendering, below. It...
View ArticleNew Glulam Boathouse
Our friends at Winding Trails Park in Farmington, CT sent us some great photos of their finished boathouse. For this job, we manufactured lots of different types of glulam. This included trusses with...
View ArticleCelebrating Father's Day With Glulam
We can't get enough glulam, so even on our day off we visit projects. Yesterday was Father's Day and Craig, Unalam's president, requested a family trip to John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany, NY....
View ArticleGlulam Sculpture
One of the best parts of making custom glulam is getting to work on a variety of different jobs. Take, for instance, this sculpture project we delivered to Indianapolis, IN. Thank you to our customer,...
View ArticleBig Bling In Philly
The Big Bling sculpture moved from Madison Square Park in NYC to East Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. It's presented there by the Association for Public Art (aPA) in collaboration with Madison Square...
View ArticleGlulam Atrium Near Philadelphia
Staying at the Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport anytime soon? If you are, you'll have a chance to check out the glulam beams we manufactured for their atrium. Not heading there in the near future?...
View ArticleHybrid Glulam Barrel + Tudor Arches
You might remember that in April we blogged about fitting outlookers to a unique arch. That job has delivered and has been installed, and our customer E.E. Austin & Son, Inc. sent us these...
View ArticleGlulam Road Bridges
We snapped some photos of road bridges before shipping them out. These bridges and their railings are designed for full HS-25 truck traffic.The bridges are delivered in pieces for easy shipping and...
View ArticleManufacturing Large Glulam Arches
You may have seen us running some large arches through the plant. These photos give you a closer look.Here's one half arch on our glue forms:After gluing, the material needs to be planed. These arches...
View ArticleGlulam Trusses For A Residence
Here's a closer look at glulam trusses we manufactured for a new residence. These came to us via Paul Tackowiak, our customer on this job, who also designed the home. These scissor trusses show an...
View ArticleRed Dragon Outfitters Is Open!
We had a great time at the ribbon cutting for the new Red Dragon Outfitters at SUNY Oneonta. You might remember the trusses in this building from a post last year: view here. It was almost a year ago...
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