by FTMA News | Jan 24, 2020 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Given the fires have been happening since October 2019 throughout the country, our hearts go out to all impacted by the fires and those fighting the fires. I have no doubt many members have been helping out in different areas, but I thought I would highlight just a...
by FTMA News | Jan 20, 2020 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Australia’s softwood timber processing sector praises the ongoing bravery and efforts of fire and emergency services and our own forest industry workers currently dealing with catastrophic bushfires in the south-east of Australia. With bushfires still burning and...
by FTMA News | Aug 26, 2019 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
There is no doubt that the construction industry is under more scrutiny than ever before due to the increasing pressure on certifiers who have seen ridiculously high increases in their insurance. As a result of the pressure on certifiers, they will put more pressure...
by FTMA News | Mar 18, 2019 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
This is a good example of where data analytics, technology and customer-focus intersect. You may not think that such a valuable combination would exist in timber manufacturing in Australia but it does, right here at AKD Colac’s facility. The power of combining...
by FTMA News | Feb 18, 2019 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Yesterday I celebrated 10 years with FTMA Australia and I’m still loving it. The first week of January 2009, on my first day back at work for Timber Communities Australia I was dealt a devastating blow that after nearly 13 years of service, I was retrenched. This was...
by FTMA News | May 22, 2018 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
As the broader interest continues to grow by developers, builders and design professionals in the mid-rise timber building construction, the frame and truss sector continues its activities to ‘build capacity to supply’ into this new market opportunity. Central to...
