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Innovative fastening technology for the professional trades and industry – including LIGNOLOC® wooden nails for timber components without metal fasteners.

Built for today – designed for tomorrow: BECK is developing modern fastening solutions that advance disassembly and the circular economy in timber construction – for example with SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners and LIGNOLOC® wooden nails.

Many groundbreaking innovations go largely unnoticed. They are small, often hidden within structures or machinery – yet indispensable. Fasteners are among these fundamental components. They hold materials securely together and ensure the reliable performance of buildings, products, and structural elements.

What began as a printing company in 1904 evolved into a specialist in fastening technologies from the 1930s onwards. One of our early technological milestones was the development of the world’s first production machine for collated staples. This innovation enabled their industrial-scale manufacture and significantly improved the efficiency of their application.

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Responsibility Across Generations

As a fourth-generation family-owned company, we focus on long-term development rather than short-term cycles. This perspective shapes our understanding of responsibility – in the way we support our employees, collaborate with partners, and continuously advance our technologies.

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New challenges. Innovative solutions.

Our innovations are driven by real-world challenges – whether existing solutions reach their limits or changing conditions create new demands, such as evolving requirements in the construction industry or a growing focus on resource conservation. That is why we develop fastening solutions that make disassembly easier. SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners are driven like a nail and can be unscrewed again, so connected components can be released and separated. Timber components nailed with LIGNOLOC® wooden nails contain no metal fasteners. When they are dismantled, there is no metal from the fastening to sort out – the wooden nails remain in the timber.

For us, sustainability means taking responsibility for environmental, social, and economic matters – and making decisions that create long-term value.

Michaela Beck

Marketing Director

BECK enables solid timber modules without metal – for easier disassembly

Making the Difference Through Connection

When discussing construction methods, the focus is often on materials. Equally important, however, is how these materials are connected. Fastening technologies play a crucial role in shaping what can be built, how efficiently construction can be carried out, and how effectively structures can support future disassembly and material separation.

Rethinking Fastening Solutions

As a company specialising in fastening technologies, this is precisely where we focus our efforts. Within our area of expertise, we work to advance existing construction methods and make new approaches technically viable – as part of a continuous process of innovation and improvement. At the same time, we recognise that the demands placed on the construction industry continue to grow. Meeting these challenges will require further innovation, and we are committed to playing an active role in driving this development forward.

LIGNOLOC® WOODEN NAILS

Wooden nails have been used for centuries. With LIGNOLOC®, we have developed them further for modern construction: a collated wooden nail made of densified laminated beech wood that is driven with a pneumatic nailer – on site as well as in industrial prefabrication. With the FASCO® pneumatic nailers F33, F44 and F60 LIGNOLOC® Edition, the nails are driven into timber and wood-based materials. The result is a strong, permanent connection: the nail bonds with the surrounding wood and remains in the component. In manufacturing, a LIGNOLOC® wooden nail causes up to 66% less CO₂ than a comparable steel nail.* Because the nailed components contain no metal fasteners, no nails have to be removed during disassembly.

*Source: nova-Institut – LIGNOLOC® LCA (Life Cycle Analysis), May 2018. Scope: manufacturing phase; reference product: steel nail made from wire produced in Asia. Study summary: https://renewable-carbon.eu/news/life-cycle-assessment-of-the-lignoloc-wooden-nail/

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SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners

SCRAIL® collated nail screw fasteners can be installed twice as fast as collated screws and up to eight times faster than loose screws. Suitable for a wide range of screw applications, they are driven quickly and efficiently like a standard nail using a conventional pneumatic nailer, such as a BECK tool in the SCRAIL® Edition (SCRAILer). Thanks to their threaded design, SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners achieve more than 80% of the holding power of a conventional screw. Compared with collated nails, they also offer the advantage of adjustability. After installation, SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners can be tightened further or removed if required. This is also an advantage during disassembly: connected components can be released and separated again.

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environmental product declarations

EPD | SCRAIL® NAIL SCREW FASTENERS

The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners provides transparent and verified information on environmental impacts across the entire life cycle. It offers a reliable foundation for the assessment and planning of sustainable construction projects.

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EPD | LIGNOLOC® WOODEN NAILS

The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for LIGNOLOC® wooden nails provides comprehensive and independently verified information on environmental impacts throughout the product life cycle. It supports a well-informed assessment of environmental performance and contributes to the planning of sustainable timber construction projects.

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Getting Better, Step by Step

We work to keep improving our processes and products and to reduce the environmental impact of our production. What we have achieved so far and what we are working on is set out in our 2024/2025 Sustainability Report. Together with partners and customers, we continue to develop fastening solutions for timber construction that make disassembly easier – for example detachable connections with SCRAIL® nail screw fasteners and solid timber elements without metal fasteners using LIGNOLOC® wooden nails.

BECK SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2024/2025

How we as a family-owned company deal with the environment, our employees and partners, what we have achieved and what we are working on is set out in our 2024/2025 Sustainability Report.

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