by FTMA News | Mar 30, 2023 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. If trees absorb the carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming, how can harvesting them for timber framing be good for the environment? Working with timber daily, we don’t often stop to...
by FTMA News | Feb 21, 2023 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating achievements of women across all aspects of life. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. As International Women’s Day is just two weeks away (March 8), FTMA is celebrating...
by FTMA News | Nov 25, 2022 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
There is no doubt the past few years during the pandemic, FTMA has been busy supporting members. Not one member had to wonder what the COVID rules meant for their business, as FTMA ensured timely and easily read materials were in members inboxes shortly after any...
by FTMA News | Sep 29, 2022 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Carbon Warrior will be doing a series of spotlight pieces on policies and case studies from around the world that showcase the important role timber plays in the fight against climate change. Be a proud Carbon Warrior, choose renewables and help create a greener...
by FTMA News | Aug 31, 2022 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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 Gold FM) – and like most, just for some background noise on the journey....
by FTMA News | Aug 30, 2022 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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 board full of men can make you feel so wanted, so respected and so damn...