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FWPA Webinar series | Domestic and International Timber Market Dynamics
FWPA is hosting a series of five webinars to help explain the recent changes in supply and demand for timber products, both internationally and domestically. This webinar series will draw on...
New Wage Theft Laws
From industrial relations experts, TTIA It always strikes me how quickly a new term or phase can catch on and then become part of the established lexicon used by all and sundry to describe a...
FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.33
Efficient Truss Design and Building Geometry As articulated by the American Architect Buckminster Fuller, “The best way to predict the future is to design it.” Building design is a blend of cost and...
FTMA Housing Update #8
Pipeline of work continues to grow Prepared by IndustryEdge, May 2021 Australia is going through a housing boom that is without precedent in its history. The amount and value of work in the building...
Multinail says Farewell to One of Their Founding Staff Members
In March this year, one of the founding staff members of Multinail, Mark Ford, retired from the industry after almost 40 years of service. Mark joined Multinail from Hasting’s Trusses in the late...
FTMA, helping you keep on top of builder’s debts
In these extremely busy times, it is important for fabricators to keep on top of their builders’ debts, especially when a builder moves from fabricator to fabricator leaving debt in their trail or...
Quick Wins for Smooth Scaling
I never realised the depth and breadth of the word ‘scale’ □ Fish skin □ Remove fish skin □ White deposit formed on a kettle/coffeemaker □ Libra – constellation...
Registrations for Timber Systems Design Short Course now open
It seems like many moons ago that FTMA helped coordinate fabricators and nail plate representatives to join forces with the Office of the Victoria Skills Commissioner to create a short course for...
Trainers Urgently Needed
Do you have skills in manufacturing or design within the frame and truss industry? Are you comfortable standing up the front of a classroom and have great communication skills? If so, please read on...
Keeping Fabricators Connected
Over the past few months, I have received so many calls from members who want to talk about a range of issues, however, most simply want to talk and know if they are the only ones dealing with the...
Due Diligence & Branding Requirements of Machine Graded Pine under relevant Australian/NZ Standards
This article was written and provided by Gavin Matthew and Andy McNaught of EWPAA. With surging domestic and global demand for renewable timber products putting pressure on Australian supply chains,...
I respect diversity
A personal opinion piece by Ric Sinclair Over the last three months, it is quite clear that one person can make a difference in the consciousness of Australia. The powerful speech by Australian of...
2021 AFPA National Forest Industries Symposium & Gala Dinner
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is hosting their inaugural 2021 National Forest Industries Symposium & Gala Dinner! The Symposium will focus on what’s next for the forest...
Annual Leave Accrual on Worker’s Compensation
From our industrial relations experts, TTIA Under the Fair Work Act (FWA), an employee is prevented from taking or accruing leave when the employee is absent from work because of a personal illness...
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