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It’s time to BRACE YOURSELF for something new!
Kent Powell Meyer Timber National Sales & Marketing Manager says……..” BRACE YOURSELF” for something new!!!!! We have experienced some amazing innovation across many facets of our industry, in...
FTMA Framed Faces – Jamie-Lee Davey
Meet 2nd Generation Multinail Team Member, Jamie-Lee Davey Production Supervisor – Stamping Plant So, you’re the second-generation Davey at Multinail? I started with Multinail back in 2005 and...
Building with Sustainable Timber from the Green Triangle
Australian made sustainable timber Rather than rest on its laurels, the Australian timber industry has continuously evolved with new milling, grading systems and engineered products, meaning that...
The Federal Court Allows ‘Double Dipping’ in the Latest Casual Employment Decision
On 20 May 2020, a Full Court of the Federal Court handed down its Workpac Pty Ltd v’s Rossato (Rossato) decision. This decision, following on from the Federal Court’s Skene decision in...
FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.22
MACHINE DRIVEN vs HAND-HAMMERED NAIL Timber connection systems rely on a combination of the correct product, fasteners and installation practices to achieve their required capacity. They are...
Now’s Not the Time to Drop Your Pants
There is no doubt we are in unchartered times and I honestly couldn’t think of a harder time to run a small business. The stress of keeping work flowing, whilst keeping people employed and a roof...
A Few Thoughts on Communication in this New COVID-19 Reality…
Although we’re all very well informed about the realities of the pandemic…. the risks, the restrictions, and its effect on our everyday lives, it has also been a time to learn new things. Our...
Opinion Piece by Shane Vicary on the Impact of COVID-19 on AKD & the Road Forward
Due to the AKD’s team’s early actions, proactive engagement, teamwork, and disciplined physical distancing, we have had no positive cases at any of our sites. I am proud of how the team has come...
Right to Request Casual Conversion inserted into Timber Industry Award 2010
Our Industrial Relations experts at TTIA have provided a breakdown of the changes made to the Timber Industry Award 2010. In October 2018, the Fair Work Commission inserted a standard casual...
The Mighty SPEED-Cut
One of the earliest machines produced by Hans Hundegger AG in Germany was the SPEED-Cut. It immediately became a favourite in Europe amongst Carpenters and Joiners as the universal cutting and...
Roadpod Rentals!
Mass Products is excited to announce the option to rent the game-changing Roadpod transport system. Roadpod was designed to increase industry productivity, profitability, efficiency and worker...
FTMA Framed Faces – Bernard Kennelly
Bernard Kennelly – a 30 -year veteran of Pryda and currently their Market Development Engineer – has spent a professional lifetime pondering better ways of working inside fabrication plants and on...
Queensland Industry Pulls Together to Demand Building & Construction Stimulus
Given that timber and wood products are a major input into Queensland’s state’s construction sector, any fall in building demand will cascade down through the supply chain to the 25,000 direct and...
Fabricators Input Needed Regarding Double Stud Detail
Craig Cowled of the Queensland University of Technology is working on a research project with Engineered Wood Products Association Australasia which is focused on bracing solutions for mid-rise...
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