by FTMA News | Dec 14, 2020 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
TimberforTumba Delegation to Canberra The TimberforTumba initiative continues to call for an avenue for Government support to help freight logs to the Tumbarumba sawmill. A delegation made up of Councilor Bruce Wright, Managing Director of Greenfreight, Tony Green,...
by FTMA News | Oct 13, 2020 | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The world is moving at such a rapid rate with changes in technology, processes and demands that things we would never thought achievable, are now a reality. Our ability to move with the times and adopt this new technology and thinking could be the difference between...
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...
