Portal Designs have been in use for many years to provide clear spans in large buildings and to create architecturally and aesthetically appealing. Timberbond's portal frames offer architects and engineers a distinct advantage.

The properties of glue-laminated timber at rates that are cost competitive with many other building materials. Timberbond's glulam fire resistance is an added bonus. Timberbond's glulam also provides high performance, low maintenance, and extremely durable structural support in harsh surroundings. For example, chlorine treated indoor swimming pools and fertiliser factories are environments where in most cases the use of concrete and steel would be unacceptable.