Giant laminating plant opens

The largest timber laminating factory in Canada has been officially opened.

The plant at Okanagan Falls, one of two lamination factories run by Structurlam, has a capacity of more than 60,000 board feet per day.

The company has become well-known for its work on the timber roof of the Richmond Oval – the speed skating venue of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The building features 90m-long glulam arches.

It is also currently constructing the largest wood roof in North America at the Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina