FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.31

UNDERSTANDING THE CERTIFIER PERSPECTIVE I have a friend of 15 years who had a long career in carpentry, building inspection and building education. He always enjoyed trying to shock me with stories from site, taking special pride in all the names he had been called....

Best Practice – Caring for Your Timber Products

No matter what we buy these days, it is important to know how to look after your products to ensure they are fit for their original purpose.  For example, if you buy a leather couch, you are told how to care for the product to maximise its life and ensure you are...

A Market Update from VIDA Wood Australia

Thursday 11th March 2021 To date there has been a lot written and said about the current timber shortages of which many different reasons have been given, and while most of them are valid and fair we feel it is also our responsibility to inform our customers and give...

Supply – Where To?

Dealing with reality – our opportunity for beneficial change. As an industry over the past year or so we have had a roller coaster ride. Clearly the 2 major factors that have occurred are bushfires and COVID response. Firstly and most enduringly is the impact of...