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FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.50
Rotational Restraint in Girder-Supported Trusses A Girder truss is one that is designed to be stronger than a standard truss in order to support other trusses and beams in a roof. When utilising a...
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South Australia Keen to be Leaders in Climate Action
As members know I spent a month in South Australia with my family, waiting on the arrival of my grandson, during which time I worked part time. I managed to get around and visit most frame and truss...
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Putting the Consumer First
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Supporting Partner, Independent Hardware Group. After 3 years of absence, The Independent Hardware Group (IHG) finally met face to face at the recent Expo...
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Is Your Timber Fit for Purpose?
This piece was written and provided by John Halkett, General Manager of ATIF During the timber shortage, we saw the pop up of many new importers, and it is important that fabricators know how to...
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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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Monthly Credit Risk Insights by Alares
This piece was written and provided by Alares. The major story in February was the ATO which has significantly ramped up its Court activity to the highest levels since 2019. Previously in 2022, ATO...
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Will Wood be the Future of Australia’s Construction Industry?
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Supporting Partner, Stora Enso. Just completed in 2022, the largest mass timber building in Asia—the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is set to open...
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New Powers and Positive Duty Regarding Sexual Harassment
People Business is a new column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. 2023 is a huge year for change in...
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MGA TMA Industry Event
This piece was written and provided by MGA TMA On Wednesday 22 March 2023, over 60 MGA TMA members, industry friends and suppliers came together at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first MGA TMA...
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FTMA Tech Talk – Ed.49
Confusion and Misconceptions with Vertical End Bracing When it comes to the design and detailing of roof bracing, one commonly overlooked aspect is vertical end bracing or “cut-off” end bracing,...
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FTMA Trussted Insight – February 2023
Why 2023 will be challenging to navigate for the housing sector With Tim Woods of IndustryEdge, February 2023 The long tail of inflation will impact timber markets throughout 2023. There was little...
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What Does NCC 2022 Mean for Building Industry?
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Principal Partner, MiTek. NCC the governing document for design performance of structures in our industry has seen significant changes, introduced in 2022...
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Meyer Timber National Conference Kick Starts the Year Ahead
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Strategic Partner, Meyer Timber. Meyer Timber key staff enjoyed their National Conference in January this year in Broad Beach QLD. The feature event of...
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FTMA’s 3 Year Plan – What We Are Doing
FTMA wants to support our members to become better businesses, which in turn makes them better customers for suppliers and better suppliers to the construction industry, consequently helping grow...
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