by FTMA News | Oct 13, 2020 | Industry News
This article was provided by Brian Beecroft CEO of Timber Trade Industrial Association. Earlier this month, the Queensland Government amended the Criminal Code to enable wage theft to be prosecuted following a Parliamentary Committee Inquiry which determined there was...
by FTMA News | Oct 13, 2020 | Industry News
An Update on the Buy Aussie Timber First (BATF) campaign from FTMA Sponsors – AKD, Hyne, OneFortyOne, Timberlink We are very pleased about the number of people and faces supporting the Buy Aussie Timber First framing campaign and the fact that they are coming from all...
by FTMA News | Sep 8, 2020 | Industry News
I landed in the Forest Products industry over 20 year ago and I have generally loved every minute of my career. I have experienced some real highs and worked through some difficult times as well. For the entire time I have been at AKD I have felt I have had the best...
by FTMA News | Sep 8, 2020 | FTMA Housing Update, Industry News
Briefing: There is no timber shortage Prepared by IndustryEdge, September 2020 Australia does not face a shortage in sawn timber in coming months, or anytime in the near future. This is why. A rumour will get around the world before the truth gets up in the morning....
by FTMA News | Sep 8, 2020 | Industry News
ETH MAGNA MERBAU BUSH FIRE-RESISTING TIMBER After the devastating fires around the country last Summer, (that’s right last summer!!!!! before 2020 handed COVID-19 to us) the rebuild is now well underway. The supply chain has experienced surges in demand across...
by FTMA News | Sep 8, 2020 | Industry News, Training
We are entering our 2nd month of weekly Webinars and to date we have been extremely pleased with the presentations and input from members. FTMA is recording our webinars so if you miss any, you can still take advantage of accessing the resources via the website. So...
