Peggy Ussery as well as the potential for a significant impact on the forest product sectors in Alabama and the Southeast.
People are also reading… Glulam, or glued laminated timber, engineered wood products are used for large high-strength beams, headers and columns. SmartLam’s new automated glulam facility will allow the company to increase production and purchase additional high-strength fiber from private landowners throughout central and southern Alabama.
Ratchford said SmartLam would not be able to take this step without support from local sawmills like Rex Lumber, which has sites in Graceville and Troy, where SmartLam buys 85% of its lumber. The SmartLam North America facility in Dothan was the first to offer cross-laminated timber products manufactured from Southern yellow pine. Designed to be lightweight and strong, CLT products are used in construction for structural floor, roof, and wall systems.