Conference presentation: Oscar Emanuel from Xylotek will be presenting at the Bridges 2025 Conference next week, hosted by Bridge design & engineering. He will talk about the potential for timber bridges to contribute to a low-carbon future for our infrastructure, and look at some case study projects we have completed (including Rafter Walk at Canada Water - pictured). Catch him at the Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena Wednesday 12 March: https://lnkd.in/eF8_ibDn Photo: Luke Hayes.
Xylotek - Advanced Timber Structures
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Design and delivery of advanced timber structures.
About us
Xylotek is at the forefront of the design and delivery of engineered timber structures. Xylotek delivers timber structures – their design, fabrication and erection – through the total management of all production processes. As broad-scope sub-contractors, we take responsibility for quality, programme and cost certainty. Xylotek works in this sector by supplying a unique range of in-house expertise that interconnects designers' creativity with innovations in timber engineering and economy of production. Uniquely, Xylotek combines this sensitive depth of knowledge of traditional carpentry with a leading level of technical expertise developed in contracting businesses, engineering and architecture practice, and academic research. Operating independently of any single fabrication facility, we work closely with an international network of fabricator partners to bring the most appropriate and cost-effective products and processes to a given project.
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- Construction
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Bristol
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Innovation, Timber Structures, Project Management, and Innovative Design
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Building tour Tuesday 4 March 3pm: We will be presenting Xylotek's contribution to Bristol Digital Futures Institute - the Coalshed - at a tour of the building alongside architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris this Tuesday. Booking details via event organiser The Green Register. We'll share the story of the technologies and processes involved in the engineered timber structure that forms the spaces of MyWorld - Bristol Bath's unique advanced research facility. Video = installation sequence of the 1316 timber components of the building.
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Xylotek seeks a dynamic Practice Administrator to support our wood design-and-construction business in Bristol, UK. The Practice Administrator will provide administrative support for the operational management of the company, including responsibility for HR, office & facilities management, day-to-day financial management, and PR/outreach. The role is based in central Bristol at our office, working with both the team there and our remote workers in UK and internationally – thus providing a key central point of contact and coordination for the firm. Please send expression of interest and your CV to careers@xylotek.co.uk . More info on the Careers page of our website.
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We are hiring: Xylotek seeks an experienced Project Estimator to join our team in delivering advanced timber structures. We're looking for someone passionate about innovation in wood architecture, with estimating experience in the fields of architecture, engineering and/or construction. Experience of the UK and/or European engineered timber industry would be particularly valuable. The role will involve producing tender estimates for projects and assisting the sales team with tenders. The position is based in Bristol, UK, with potential for hybrid working. Please send expression of interest and your CV to careers@xylotek.co.uk . More info on the Careers page of our website.
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For those who already haven't seen this on Built by Nature and Evolving Forests's channels: Xylotek contributed to their The Future of Timber films and web platform (https://lnkd.in/dUr-vJrc) that explore the critical questions around how our forests will serve the future of building. We feature in the 'Radical Realism' strand, on how innovation in forestry and design can better connect woodland ecologies and built environment. https://lnkd.in/eNjhtB73
Radical Realism: Xylotek
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Xylotek is pleased to have supported Moxon Architects Ltd. and COWI in recent weeks on the second stage of development of their shortlisted proposal in the National Highway's Low Carbon Footbridge competition. Designed for a site at the Lower Thames Crossing, the proposal maximises the long-life use of engineered timber through smart design for durability. It is also great to see several other teams in the shortlist proposing timber use - hopefully seeding more use of wood in infrastructure projects in the UK. Good luck to the team in the final round of the competition! More: https://lnkd.in/e8n5TZYg Images: Moxon Architects Ltd.
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Look how beautifully this structure sits in the landscape at Kew Gardens! Xylotek are proud to have delivered the enclosure for this new pumping station, that was designed by Hugh Broughton Architects and engineered by Format Engineers. The enclosure is of Scottish-grown larch.
Director at Hugh Broughton Architects and leading designer of polar research stations
Following our successful inclusion on the design framework for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, we have completed our first project: a timber enclosure for new irrigation pumps inspired by nature and engineering history. The pump house is part of a broader project to ensure water security across the gardens and demonstrates a commitment to the institution’s environmental sustainability goals. The gardens are currently reliant on mains water prompting the need for a new irrigation strategy which we have developed in collaboration with horticultural and capital projects teams at RBG Kew. Hidden in a mound below one of Kew’s most iconic attractions, the Treetop Walkway, there is a buried water tank that stores 280,000 litres of irrigation water. The new pump house perches above the tank and will ensure the irrigation network has a constant reliable ‘heartbeat’ to keep plants thriving. Kew is also exploring the use of captured rainwater and ground water run off to reduce its reliance on mains water. Following a process looking at the variety of plants in Kew’s Living Collections, a design for the pump house was developed which uses interlocking timber struts to mimic the appearance of structures in nature – a fallen leaf and a palm frond – to screen the machinery. Timber was selected for use on the external structure to ensure it sits comfortably within the surrounding gardens and will age gracefully over time. The design follows a grand tradition of innovative engineering projects at Kew that stretch back to the 18th century. Photos by Dirk Lindner Drawing by Steve McCloy
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🔵 A feature walkway brings colour to London’s docklands landscape 👀 Traversing a new wetland habitat in the old Surrey Docks, Rafter Walk, the Canada Water boardwalk is London’s first major pedestrian water-crossing since the Millennium Bridge. 🌲 With deck and balustrade made of durable Cumaru hardwood stained a vibrant red, the 170m-long structure forms the eye-catching centrepiece of British Land’s redevelopment in South-East London. 🏗️ Bristol-based timber specialists Xylotek - Advanced Timber delivered the bridge to architect Asif Khan’s design, working as subcontractors to civil contractor Galldris Group. Xylotek was responsible for the technical design (with Whitby Wood as structural engineers) and the timber fabrication and installation of the bridge. 🗝️ Key challenges presented by the project included the sourcing of sustainable durable hardwoods, and realising the geometric curvature created by the S-shaped plan and undulations in the elevation. ✏️ Achieving the snaking form: a pre-stressed panel system was used in which sets of approximately 20 deck planks were each individually cold-bent into a pre-assembly jig, with the curves then locked in place with diagonal steel tension cables. 👇 Click below to read the full story https://lnkd.in/eqTu3PwW #london #architect
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Wonderful to hear that the Garden Kitchen at the Natural History Museum, London, is now open. Xylotek delivered the Douglas fir timber frame, working closely with architect Feilden Fowles on its detailed design, and with main contractor Walter Lilly on the installation. The cafe is part of the wider Urban Nature redevelopment of the museum's gardens.
🎉 We’re excited to announce that we've opened a new garden kitchen at the Museum! 😮 Nestled within the recently transformed gardens, this vast open-plan space allows you to enjoy seasonal food and drinks by Benugo, surrounded by wooden beams and huge expansive windows whilst soaking in the sights and sounds of nature. Architects Feilden Fowles designed the highly sustainable timber and stone building to complement the Museum perfectly!🌳 This space is also available to hire, offering a special new place for events in the heart of London. Get in touch if you’d like to know more about hosting an event at the Museum. 🦖
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Join us! Xylotek is recruiting an experienced Timber Designer to join our team in creating exceptional structures in wood. We've an exciting pipeline of projects to turn into reality, taking architectural concepts to fully detailed 3d fabrication information. Working across construction typologies (buildings, bridges, feature stairs, sculptures) and with a mix of CLT, glulam and other forms of wood, the role would suit an experienced technical designer from within the timber industry seeking to broaden their project work. Knowledge of the UK and European timber industry is important; and expertise in Rhino/Grasshopper, Cadwork, and/or Solidworks would be beneficial. The role entails working closely with our project delivery teams and in coordination with architects and engineers to fully coordinate and detail for CADCAM production. The position is based in Bristol, with hybrid/remote working potentially possible. Email us at careers@xylotek.co.uk if interested and for more information.