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FTMA Award Categories New To 2024
This piece was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh. Open for Nominations now! With the new year comes the preparations for FTMA’s National biennial conference, March 18th and 19th in Geelong, VIC....
Baumann Sideloaders joins FTMA Australia as Supporting Partners: A New Era of Innovation and Quality in the Sideloaders Industry
We are thrilled to announce that Baumann Sideloaders, has joined FTMA Australia as a Supporting Partner for the next three years. This partnership underscores Baumann’s commitment to...
Choice Energy saves BB Truss & Timber $20,000 per year over 25 years through Solar
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Supporting Partner, Choice Energy. BB Truss & Timber is one of Victoria’s largest roof and floor truss manufacturers. As a leader in the industry for...
How Shackleton’s Adventures Inspire the Greatest Leadership
This piece was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh. Tim Jarvis AM – Keynote Speaker sponsored by MiTek Australia If for any reason you’re on the fence about committing to the FTMA 2024 National...
Timber Framing’s Role in COP28’s ‘Buildings Breakthrough’
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. The timber industry is well positioned as a leader on the world stage to help reach the goals set out by COP28’s Buildings...
Monthly Credit Risk Insights by Alares
This piece was written and provided by Alares. Wishing you a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year in 2024. In this month’s newsletter, we take a look back at December and see how 2023...
Navigating Current Supply Chain Disruptions: A Closer Look at Overcoming Maritime Challenges
This piece was written and provided by Paul Cantarella, Trade Colutant and Compliance Specialist at ADM Global. Just when we thought shipping and supply chains were heading in the right direction...
COP THIS from COP28!
This piece was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh. If you follow Carbon Warrior on any of the socials you might’ve seen the post in December about the most recent COP meeting of global delegates in...
FTMA Trussted Insight – November 2023
Looking ‘beyond the punt’ With Tim Woods of IndustryEdge, November 2023 How the housing market is changing and why those changes are a better bet than a day at the races As you read this...
FTMA Welcomes New Board at AGM
The FTMA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) for this year was conducted on Tuesday, the 28th of November, via a Teams meeting. While the virtual format could have potentially made our meeting...
The Superior Choice: Offsite Prefabricated Timber Frames & Trusses
FTMA has created a new brochure for members focusing on the benefits of using offsite prefabricated timber over traditional stick built. There are so many benefits of using offsite prefabricated...
FTMA – Finalists for Association of the Year 2023
This piece was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh. On 21st November, the FTMA staff attended the Associations Forum Associations Awards ceremony. It was a beautiful day up in Sydney, and a proud...
Walls Plus to Move 4 Those That Can’t
This piece was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh. On the 2nd December – this weekend (!) – Walls Plus Ballarat owners, Ian and Sue Booth are really going the distance. Imagine this...
If You Don’t Check Its Certification, Then You’re Certifiable!
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. As part of our goal to keep the structural timber category strong in the Australian market, the Timber Framing Collective (TFC)...