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Hyne’s Digital Mill Tour
Hyne would love to share their passion for timber, but their mills at Tumbarumba NSW and Tuan near Maryborough QLD are just a little out of the way. That’s why they have created a digital mill tour....
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To End-Treat or Not-to-End-Treat, That’s the Question!
Sometimes it can be confusing for builders when it comes to doing the right thing. Opinions and rules may vary across this wide brown land and it is really hard to make one set of rules to cover all...
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Why Choose Timber?
The Ultimate Renewable Campaign by WoodSolutions has been nothing short than brilliant. To drive along the Eastern Freeway and see a Billboard with the message “Houses Grow On Trees” is a refreshing...
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Get Your Bogan On!
Over the past few years we have seen the resurgence of the mullets and the flannies which often go hand in hand with the great Aussie Bogan. AKD Softwoods proudly boast that amongst all their great...
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The Ultimate Renewable™ – Timberlink Supports Industry Campaign
And we want you to join us promoting wood An exciting mass media campaign has been launched by Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) to promote the benefits of wood and timber products....
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Sorry to Burst the Bubble!
Congratulations! You’ve just purchased a new, state of the art machine to add technology and automation to your factory processes! Concerns about safety, how to improve your efficiency and have a...
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New & Improved Structaflor
As announced in the March edition of the FTMA Newsletter, Borg opened our new Particleboard press in Oberon NSW in February 2019. The commissioning process of such a large piece of equipment has...
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AKD Softwoods Mill Tour
The FTMA Australia Board and representatives from the three nail plate companies were recently to tour the AKD Softwood Colac Sawmill providing a chance of education along the supply chain. We...
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Unions Right of Entry – An Employer’s Rights & Responsibilities
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a few enquiries from members regarding their rights and responsibilities when it comes to Unions wanting to access the worksite.It is important that all employees...
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Tie My Wall Frame Down Sport!
……. Sorry but I just couldn’t help myself 😊. At Meyer Timber we are extremely lucky to have not only one but two of the industries most established and experienced Structural...
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Electrical Specialists for the National Frame & Truss Sector
Laser Electrical Carrum Downs became members of FTMA Australia a few years ago and this month they have decided to up their membership to Bronze Sponsorship as they see great value in the...
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Industry Census Coming Soon…
Just a quick reminder that in August or early September all fabricators will receive an email containing a number of questions as part of the Australian Frame & Truss Industry Census. As...
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The Simple Proposition is: Value Recovery Through Skills Development = Profit
About 12 months ago I wrote an article for Timber Trader magazine, called “CNC Saw Operation – not Rocket Science”, however the magazine changed it to “The Case for Ongoing Training”. It was...
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IHG – Fee Free Option for the Truly Independent Timber Business
Independent Hardware Group (IHG) is a supply avenue specifically for the truly independent timber business. Formed in 2016, it leverages off the $2.1 billion buying power of Mitre 10 and Home Timber...
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