by FTMA News | Jul 22, 2019 | Industry News
Just a quick reminder that in August or early September all fabricators will receive an email containing a number of questions as part of the Australian Frame & Truss Industry Census. As explained in the last edition of FTMA News, a Census provides critical...
by FTMA News | Jul 22, 2019 | Industry News
About 12 months ago I wrote an article for Timber Trader magazine, called “CNC Saw Operation – not Rocket Science”, however the magazine changed it to “The Case for Ongoing Training”. It was published in the October issue in 2018. My opinion at that time which...
by FTMA News | Jul 22, 2019 | Industry News
Independent Hardware Group (IHG) is a supply avenue specifically for the truly independent timber business. Formed in 2016, it leverages off the $2.1 billion buying power of Mitre 10 and Home Timber & Hardware to support unbannered hardware and timber specialty...
by FTMA News | Jul 22, 2019 | Industry News
Have you seen the TV advertisements with Grand Design’s Peter Maddison talking about Timber being the Ultimate Renewable? Have you seen the Billboards throughout the country in both city and rural communities with messages such as Houses Grow on Trees. The one...
by FTMA News | Jun 25, 2019 | Tech Talk
PUTTING THE SCREWS ON COMPLIANCE: Factory-fixed screws shift responsibility from builders’ shoulders Pryda engineer Bernard Kennelly examines the tricky business of screws and, in the age of panelisation and modularisation, the advantages of factory-fixed screws over...
