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FTMA Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027
As reported in the November edition of FTMA News, the FTMA Board came together in Healesville in November to revisit our Strategic Plan, ensuring it reflects our aims for the next four years. This...
read moreSupply Chain Optimisation
This piece was written and provided by Rob Bellian, Sales and Marketing Manager of FTMA Strategic Partner, Vekta Automation. With the COVID-19 virus still a live threat, the state of the disruption...
read moreA Bridge to the Future, “Stick” with Timber
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Strategic Partner, AKD. One of the challenges we confront as an industry is ensuring we have enough timber for our country’s long-term demand. It is a...
read moreMonthly Credit Risk Insights
This piece was written and provided by Alares November saw an increase in insolvencies back above pre-COVID levels. This follows a sharp drop in October, that may prove to be a one-off respite. As...
read moreValue Extraction – Are you getting the best value from the resources that you use?
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Supporting Partner, Programmed Timber Supplies. Invariably at this time of the year you start to raise your eyes to the horizon and think about what the...
read moreFabricators Educating Builders
WA Members, Worldwide Truss and Frames hosted their first ever Builders Trade Day recently. Attendees were mainly current and “target” builders along with some prominent engineers and staff from the...
read moreStart a Discussion & Create a Greener Future
One of our favourite things about the Carbon Warrior brand is that it opens the door to a conversation. I haven’t worn the Carbon Warrior t-shirt without being asked by someone ‘What is Carbon...
read moreFTMA Welcomes New Chair
Last week the FTMA Board held our last meeting for the year and elected Aaron Hillman as our chair. Jamie Dahlsen has served as FTMA Chair since 2017 and has led FTMA through some very disruptive...
read moreStop Victoria from Running Out of Timber
The CFMEU Manufacturing Division is running a campaign in the hope of saving Victoria from running out of timber and hundreds and hundreds of people losing their jobs which we encourage you to...
read moreFTMA Tech Talk – Ed.48
Embodied Carbon in Timber Structures – How to Calculate it With the United Nations’ commitment to reaching Net Zero Carbon emissions by their target of 2050, it is imperative that building designers...
read moreFTMA Trussted Insight – Edition 5
The outlook for building work in Australia With Tim Woods of IndustryEdge, November 2022 As building approvals fall, everyone worries over the future. In this analysis, we examine how much work is...
read moreBig Picture Thinking, Bite-Sized
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Principal Partner, Pryda. One of our big takeaways from this year’s FTMA Conference was how valuable everyone found the opportunity to step back from the...
read moreSecure Jobs, Better Pay – Fair Work Changes
This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR, an award winning HRM consulting practice which has been operating since 2000. The Fair Work...
read moreFTMA Planning for Our Future
This piece was written by Kersten Gentle 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...
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