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Machinery for Sale – SC3-160Hundegger Speed Cut
MACHINERY FOR SALE FTMA Australia Member, Westruss has the following item for sale: SC3-160Hundegger Speed Cut Machine $100,000 Trenching capabilities Complete with extended infeed rollers, outfeed...
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FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.37
Common Site Issues Construction schedules can often be challenging and any impacts to the flow of installation can be costly and lead to frustration. However, a number of the issues we see are...
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FTMA Housing Update #10
Surfing the Housing Pipeline (or measuring the demand-supply gap) Prepared by IndustryEdge, September 2021 Having recently outlined the bursting pipeline of housing work in the supply chain, we have...
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Timberlink Australia announced as a winner in the Environmental Excellence category at the 2021 Tasmanian Timber Awards
Timberlink Australia has been recognised as a winner in the Environmental Excellence category at the 2021 Tasmanian Timber Awards, held on Friday 10 September at the Albert Hall in Launceston. The...
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Predictable Support in an Unpredictable Market
Let’s be frank, there is nothing BAU about any part of your operation at the moment. The housing and renovation boom has been well documented, driven by government stimulus to support our industry...
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The Hundegger PoPo – Out ‘n Back 2021
When it came time again to prepare an article for this Newsletter, Kersten suggested – “It’s tough times so any good news stories would be great along with images. Maybe an overview of your recent...
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Stora Enso teams up with the Technical University of Munich to unveil study into well-being benefits of building with wood
In September, 2021: Stora Enso Wood Products, a leading provider of sustainable wood-based solutions, has launched its whitepaper showcasing the science behind the health and well-being benefits of...
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Working from Home in Thailand
Whilst the majority of Australia’s Eastern seabord is in lockdown, we share some accounts from FTMA Members who have faced the pandemic overseas. Personally, during my time in Manila from...
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Online Medical Certificates
From industrial relations experts, TTIA This is an evolving issue as COVID has caused less face-to-face consults and an increased need for remote doctors’ appointments. This is a result of people...
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The Rollercoaster Ride when an employee test positive – AHHHHHH!
This is the account of a NSW fabricator who recently had an employee test positive to COVID-19. When our region’s outbreak started, we upped our response and started doing daily COVID alerts in the...
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Incentives for Employees to be Vaccinated
The only way we are going to get out of lockdowns and back to a life resembling some sort of normality is for people to get vaccinated. I’m double jabbed, so is my husband and Nikita has only just...
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FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.36
Keeping an eye on cumulative/global deflections when designing roof trusses On a recent site inspection to investigate reduced roof truss clearances over various internal walls, I came away thinking...
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Machinery for Sale – PRICE REDUCED – Multinail Automated Rafter Cutter
MACHINERY FOR SALE PRICE REDUCED!!! FTMA Australia Member, High Country Truss & Frames has the following item for sale: Multinail Automated Rafter Cutter PRICE REDUCED!!! NOW $20,000 +GST (price...
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Life is Like a Book…
This piece is written and provided by Shelena Serrano – Director, Vekta Automation There is no pressure like a deadline. Be it frames or trusses that need to be on a building site, plans that...
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