by FTMA News | Dec 15, 2019 | Industry News
VIDA Canfor is a global supplier of refined products from sustainable Swedish and Canadian forest and are a stable supplier of roof trusses, wall elements and finished modules in wood. All raw material from VIDA Canfor sawmills are produced with both the highest...
by FTMA News | Dec 15, 2019 | Industry News
With a growing sustainability-conscious consumer base, modern business owners continue to be challenged by the demand of greener products and brands with a pro-environment outlook. And rightfully so: economically and socially, we face mounting pressure in the face of...
by FTMA News | Dec 15, 2019 | Industry News
As you may know, Hyne Timber is currently commissioning its new Glulam plant in Maryborough, Queensland. One of the main outputs of this new facility will be LGL+. LGL+ is straight, strong and dimensionally stable. It offers great nail holding and is H3 treated....
by FTMA News | Dec 15, 2019 | Stats & Facts
Show me the money: Housing finance hits 10 month high, but details are patchy August saw housing finance lift a solid 2.9% on the prior month to reach $18.438 billion, the highest monthly total since October 2018. Recording the third successive aggregate monthly...
by FTMA News | Dec 15, 2019 | Industry News
In February this year, the newly created AFPA Market Development Subcommittee (MKDS) joined an FTMA workshop in Sydney, to discuss how the timber industry can better communicate the benefits of its renewable timber framing product in the face of alternatives such as...