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FTMA Housing Update #3
Briefing: Housing stimulus working but analysis shows more will be needed Prepared by IndustryEdge, June 2020 As businesses connected to the housing industry continue to navigate these turbulent...
Making Software ‘Simple’
Price, speed, accuracy, footprint, service, and support. Those are the most common features considered when it comes to purchasing a linear saw. And, yes, they are important, but a linear saw is...
FTMA Webinar Series – August
It’s amazing how much our lives have changed in 2020 but what is more amazing, in my opinion, is how well businesses have adapted to the new way of life. One of these tools, even though definitely...
Buy Aussie Timber Framing First Campaign
The Australian made movement Many Australian businesses have already committed to providing our valued customers with a wide range of genuine Australian products and this commitment has only grown...
A Safer and More Productive Workplace with Combilift
Whether it be in a manufacturing facility, a warehouse or a customer area with high pedestrian footfall, workplace safety is at the top of the list when it comes to handling and storing long, heavy...
Helping Australia’s Small to Medium Manufacturing Firms Grow & Improve
The AusIndustry Entrepreneurs’ Programme: Helping Australia’s small to medium manufacturing firms grow and improve. 2020 has been exceptionally challenging for Australian businesses. Faced with the...
Your Mental Health is Vital to the Survival of your Business
Mental Health is something that I am deeply passionate about as unfortunately I have seen first-hand the pain, the loss, and the feeling of complete hopelessness. I myself have suffered from...
National Wage Case Decision
This article was written and provided by Brian Beecroft CEO of Timber Trade Industrial Association. On 19 June, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) minimum wage panel announced the 2020 annual wage...
Homebuilder Grant, Schemes & Incentives
The Federal Government’s Homebuilder stimulus, which was announced a couple of weeks ago, is designed to compliment the first homeowner grants and schemes already available in each state and...
FTMA Hand Sanitiser Still Available
At the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, FTMA Australia in conjunction with MiTek, Multinail & Pryda organised hand sanitiser for fabricators. At the time when we ordered there was no alcoholic...
FTMA Framed Faces – Doug Maxwell
To honour, recognise and celebrate Doug Maxwell’s retirement from the Frame and Truss Industry we commissioned the following piece, without Doug’s knowledge. Some of Doug’s closest friends, peers...
FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.23
DRIED vs. GREEN TIMBER From day to day, most people have some contact with dried or green timber in specifying and designing timber structures. When designing with dried timber, we must use dry...
FTMA Housing Update #2
Briefing: April housing approvals push the cliff further into 2020 Prepared by IndustryEdge, June 2020 FTMA Australia engaged the services of Tim Woods of Industry Edge to provide a housing updates...
Free Machinery for Sale Program Benefiting Members
For years, FTMA Australia has been helping our members advertise their machinery for sale. We started with a simple flyer being sent to members and of course with the creation of FTMA News, we now...
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