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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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Linear Saw – Hidden Costs or Benefits?
When a Frame and Truss plant decide to buy a linear saw they ask common questions. What is the price? Speed? Accuracy? Most potential customers enquire about support and on-going maintenance....
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The Importance of an Industry Census
Governments collect information on industries through programs such as Economic Activity Surveys to determine how industries are going. Are they increasing their productivity, how much employment...
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FTMA Mid-Rise F&T Market Implementation Group (MIG)
There is a rapidly increasing level of interest by the building community in Australia, and around the world, in designing and constructing mid-rise timber buildings for apartments, hotels, offices,...
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Fabricators Waste & Recycling – State of Play
By Stephen Mitchell Frame and truss fabrication is an efficient and comparatively low waste process. There has always been a healthy trade in untreated timber offcuts and sawdust which fabricators...
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Hyne Timber Celebrates World Environment Day
The guys at Hyne celebrated World Environment Day with the launch of their environmental calculator to help you work out the positive impact of using timber on your projects. It’s a great tool to...
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FTMA Supporting and Listening to our Sponsors
FTMA Australia is as committed to their sponsors as they are their members and over the years, we have continued to upgrade the sponsorship packages, without increasing the costs; a bit like our...
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Promote Your Business with Timber Framing. The Ultimate Renewable™
Now have the opportunity to join a new campaign designed to promote the environmental advantages of wood. The Ultimate Renewable™, with a range of variants to suit different industry sectors, has...
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Six Steps To Manage Your Super: Step 4. Check Your Insurance in Super
Here’s the latest in a series of articles from industry super fund, First Super, with tips to help you make the most of your super. This time the focus is on better understanding insurance inside...
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Meyer Timber PROdock Precision Docked Studs – FAST
Meyer Timber continue to invest into MT2 Treatment and DTL automation for the east coast Frame and Truss market. At this year’s FTMA Conference Meyer Timber unveiled their new PROdock Brand and...
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Have You Talked About Tomorrow Yet?
Firstly, I would love to take the opportunity to thank Kersten for the opportunity to present at the recent FTMA conference. I would also like to thank all of you who attended my presentation. As a...
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Combilift Turns 21 & Celebrates at Ligna
Unbelievable that it was only a year ago that Combilift celebrated the opening of our new $80 million AUD manufacturing facility and welcomed so many Australian companies to Ireland for the opening....
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How Commercial Solar Can Benefit Your Business
With some of the highest energy rates in the world, it is unsurprising that many Australian businesses are buckling under pressure. Rising energy costs and a complete lack of direction from...
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Construction & Wood Products in Focus
The 2019 ‘Timber Offsite Construction’ conference and exhibition will focus on the latest developments for design and building of timber and mass wood systems, with over 70 local and global experts...
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