Production of glulam structures for buildings and bridges

ZAZA TIMBER Production manufactures glued laminated timber structures (glulam) for construction companies worldwide. We specialize in project-based manufacturing, and produce straight and curved glulam structures measuring up to 32 metres. Central to our ability to deliver prefabricated structures is a range of our postproduction services: large-format CNC processing, installation of steel parts, surface treament and finishing – all done at our factory in Latvia.

Glulam manufacturing projects from A to Z.

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Prefabricated Glulam Structures - as in the Project

We complete client orders of any difficulty from A to Z, with a great variety of details, from simple ones to those for which we need to use special manufacturing, coupling and finishing solutions. As a result, construction is fast, simple, exact and saves time and money.

Parts up to 32 m

We manufacture glulam beams and block glued glulam up to 32 m long and 2.1 m in height

Curved structures

We manufacture curved glulam beams and block glued glulam with constant and varied radii > 2.5 m.

Large-format CNC processing: high-precision drilling, cutting and milling

We can produce the most complex details from computer files using a fully-automated large-format 5-axis CNC.

Installation of steel parts

We install connecting parts made of steel: fixtures, joints, shear keys.

Surface treatment and finishing

Surface treatment for fire safety and protection against the elements: various technologies including pressure treatment.

Surfaces with variable incline

We produce glulam parts with inclines on several planes, as well as variable inclines, spherical surfaces and even free-form curves.

Certificates

We manufacture products which comply with PEFC requirements. Our PEFC policy.

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We have ISO 9001:2015 quality management system in place.

We manufacture spruce, pine and larch structures which comply with the requirements of EN14080:2013, with a range of strength classes from GL20h to GL32.

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We have a certified Environmental Product Declaration (Nr S-P-04453)

Quality and Technologies

Quality

The company has implemented ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, LEAN principles and EN 14080 production standards. We sort through all our timber before processing to ensure that we only use materials that match the client’s strength class needs and visual requirements. To ensure quality, we undergo regular testing: finger joint tensile strength testing, shear tests and delamination tests. Independent auditors regularly audit our adherence to quality systems.

Production Technologies

We use the latest Ledinek and Sarmax equipment for gluing and planing and the latest Purbond and Akzo Nobel glues.

We use three CNC machines for processing glulam structures. The semi-automated high-power portal-type CNC machine from the Swiss company Technowood is designed for processing large-format curved and straight glulam structures up to 32 meters long, 4 meters wide and 1 meter high. The machine operates in five axes and drills, cuts, slots and mills with high precision. The fully automated portal-type CNC “Oikos X”, manufactured by the Italian company “SCM Group”, is designed for processing straight glulam structures up to 125 cm wide and 30 cm high. Equipped with a feed/output table, it ensures automatic placement of the workpieces to be processed on the work table and removal from the work table after processing. This equipment ensures full automation of work, high processing accuracy, as well as high degree of work safety and operational safety. Glulam processing on this equipment is twice as fast as on other ZAZA TIMBER’s CNC machines, which require manual placement of structures and input of coordinates. The third CNC machine, manufactured by the German company “Hundegger”, is used for simpler processing of smaller structures.

Our experience

Portfolio

Circle K’s new flagship EV charging station in Sweden

Construction
Engineering
Production

Tumbalong Green Stage in Darling Harbour, Australia

Production

The Tveit bridge (Tveit bru) on the E16, Norway

Production

KF Skolen school building in Norway

Production

Office building “Jærveien 33” in Norway

Production

Ski bridge in Beitostølen, Norway

Production

Open-air Stage in Krimunas, Latvia

Construction
Engineering
Production

Roof for the Mītava open-air concert hall in Jelgava, Latvia

Construction
Engineering
Production

Amberton Green SPA Druskininkai in Lithuania

Production

Pedestrian Bridge Over the Motorway by Nature Park in Tervete, Latvia

Production

About ZAZA TIMBER Production

ZAZA TIMBER Production SIA is part of the ZAZA Group which also includes timber structure engineering and construction companies.

ZAZA TIMBER Production was founded in 2015, and operated under the name IKTK until 2021. In this year, we formed ZAZA TIMBER, a unified brand for construction, manufacture and design, and IKTK changed its name to ZAZA TIMBER Production. The letters A and Z in the name point to the wide range of services we offer: a full service cycle from A to Z.

We have manufactured structures for transport, pedestrian and ski bridges, manufacturing, office and residential buildings, schools, libraries, sports facilities, restaurants, hotels, concert halls, churches, barracks, hangars, petrol stations and EV charging stations. They are located in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, the U.S., Qatar, South Korea and the Netherlands. See some of our works here.

Management team

Our factory employs more than 40 people. Get to know our management team.