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FTMA Trussted Insight – Edition 4
After the Boom… Australia’s housing market is headed for its sharpest downturn in decades. Here are some clues about why, when, how bad it might get and what you can do about it. With Tim...
Monitoring Your Builders Debts is Now Cheap as Chips!
During August FTMA hosted a Webinar with Patrick Schweizer, Director of Alares, which is a simple automated, cost-effective way to keep on top of the ever increasing builders debts. A week doesn’t...
Meyer Timber – LVL Safeguard Statement
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Silver Sponsor, Meyer Timber. In the last few months there has been increased enquiries from the industries many levels surrounding Engineered Wood...
New Creative Resources to put Timber in the Frame
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. The Timber Framing Collective is introducing a suite of easy to use creative resources to help share the remarkable green story...
The Importance of Staying Connected
This piece was written and provided by Brett Martin of FTMA Bronze Sponsor, Independent Hardware Group. Driving in to work earlier this week, as usual, I had the radio on (don’t label me, it was...
FTMA Heads West
For the first time since COVID, FTMA headed to Western Australia for a week full of visits to fabricators and suppliers, traveling just shy of 2,000kms to fit in our 16 visits. It never ceases to...
Introducing Howard
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Bronze Sponsor, McCormacks Australia. McCormacks Australia is proud to introduce a new member of our sales team, Howard Pattison. Howard has joined us...
Grateful to FTMA Board
Today a memory popped up in my private Facebook account that said: Dated 31 Aug 2012 – True respect and appreciation is worth more than money when it comes to your job. It’s amazing how a...
FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.44
Substitution of Fasteners in Engineered Building Products Most Light Framed Timber Constructions are held together by humble Light Gauge Steel Timber Connectors. These connectors have proven to be...
FTMA Trussted Insight – Edition 3
Build a Stronger Supply Chain: Trusst the data you provide With Tim Woods of IndustryEdge, June 2022 During the recent FTMA National Conference (view Tim’s presentation on the Timber &...
Multinail eyes future growth with multimillion dollar investment of production operations
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Gold Sponsor, Multinail. Multinail is again strengthening their long term commitment to the timber frame and truss industry by embarking on one of the...
Accelerating Industrial Automation
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Silver Sponsor, Vekta Automation Whilst devices have become far more intelligent over the last decade, during which microprocessors have penetrated deeply...
2022 Clive Martella Service to Industry Award
FTMA Australia has always passionately celebrated outstanding people within our industry, with our highest honour being the prestigious Clive Martella Service to Industry Award. Before sadly passing...
Check out AKD’s revamped website!
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Silver Sponsor, AKD. AKD’s website, www.akd.com.au, has recently had a “facelift” and we think it’s more than skin deep! Both the structure and content of...
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