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Machinery For Sale – 4x Multinail Component Nailers
MACHINERY FOR SALE FTMA Australia Member, AAA Advanced Trusses has the following item for sale Multinail Component Nailer x4 $58,000 per machine. AAA Advanced Trusses purchased 3 of these in July...
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FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.14
NOT ALL LVL’S ARE THE SAME Builders often request Multinail engineers to design LVL beams. When asked “What type of LVL?” the most common response is “You know… LVL”. In this situation, we...
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Machinery For Sale – Hundegger Speed Cut SC3
MACHINERY FOR SALE FTMA Australia NSW Member, Westruss has the following item for sale Hundegger Speed Cut SC3 $60,000 plus GST. Trenching capabilities Complete with extended infeed rollers, outfeed...
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Unions Right of Entry – An Employer’s Rights & Responsibilities
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a few enquiries from members regarding their rights and responsibilities when it comes to Unions wanting to access the worksite.It is important that all employees...
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Rules Surrounding Delivery to Top Plate
Ever since I started with FTMA Australia there has been debate over the regulations regarding delivery to top plate and even though traditionally it was only a Victorian issue, it has become an...
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Tie My Wall Frame Down Sport!
……. Sorry but I just couldn’t help myself 😊. At Meyer Timber we are extremely lucky to have not only one but two of the industries most established and experienced Structural...
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Electrical Specialists for the National Frame & Truss Sector
Laser Electrical Carrum Downs became members of FTMA Australia a few years ago and this month they have decided to up their membership to Bronze Sponsorship as they see great value in the...
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Industry Census Coming Soon…
Just a quick reminder that in August or early September all fabricators will receive an email containing a number of questions as part of the Australian Frame & Truss Industry Census. As...
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The Simple Proposition is: Value Recovery Through Skills Development = Profit
About 12 months ago I wrote an article for Timber Trader magazine, called “CNC Saw Operation – not Rocket Science”, however the magazine changed it to “The Case for Ongoing Training”. It was...
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IHG – Fee Free Option for the Truly Independent Timber Business
Independent Hardware Group (IHG) is a supply avenue specifically for the truly independent timber business. Formed in 2016, it leverages off the $2.1 billion buying power of Mitre 10 and Home Timber...
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The Ultimate Renewable Message Being Heard Loud & Clear
Have you seen the TV advertisements with Grand Design’s Peter Maddison talking about Timber being the Ultimate Renewable? Have you seen the Billboards throughout the country in both city and rural...
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FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.13
PUTTING THE SCREWS ON COMPLIANCE: Factory-fixed screws shift responsibility from builders’ shoulders Pryda engineer Bernard Kennelly examines the tricky business of screws and, in the age of...
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Rant Response
Following on from my Rant in the last edition of FTMA News titled Stop Leap Frogging the Fabricator, I had a lot of feedback. Some feedback was extremely supportive of my comments, whereas some of...
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Fair Work Determines a 3% Pay Increase as of July 1st
The Fair Work Commission has released the tenth annual minimum wage review decision under the Fair Work Act, 2009 on 30 May 2019. This decision increases the modern award wage rates by 3.0% and the...
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