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How Timber Framing in Australia is Sourced
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...
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Celebrating Women in our Industry
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...
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FTMA Planning for Our Future
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...
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Carbon Warrior Spotlight: Denmark’s National Strategy for Sustainable Construction
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...
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The Importance of Staying Connected
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...
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Grateful to FTMA Board
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...
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A Sincere Thanks
I am one of the Sly employees who lost their house in the February/March 2022 floods in Woodburn. Below are some pictures of my house to give you an idea of the magnitude of the impact of the...
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Independent Hardware Group Proudly Supporting FTMA
This piece was provided by FTMA Bronze Sponsor, Independent Hardware Group. IHG’s mission is to help build successful independents! We prioritise: Growing Sales Reducing Costs And Making the...
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Executive Officer’s 2020 Summary
Tough times do not last however tough people do and 2020 has shown how tough our industry is. Within weeks of last year’s AGM, fires were beginning to ravage the landscape. No one at the time could...
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Timber Plight taken to Canberra
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...
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Helping to Build Safer, Stronger Structures
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...
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FTMA Members Doing Their Bit to Help Bushfire Affected Communities
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...
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Australia’s Softwood Timber Processing Sector Message On The 2019-20 Bushfires
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...
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You Need to Ask the Right Questions to Ensure You are Compliant?
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. ...
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