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AKD Goes Pink for October – The Colour of Love, Life, Hope & Care
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Strategic Partner, AKD. 2022 is AKD’s fourth year of turning PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the McGrath Breast Care Nurses who provide...
The Passing of a True Gentleman
When someone passes unexpectedly and at what we consider a young age, it is hard to fathom, and over the past week many have struggled to find answers to the passing of Bernie Wilson at the young...
Carbon Warrior Spotlight: Timber Framing Manufacturing Sector Key to Net Zero Housing
This piece is a part of the Carbon Warrior Spotlight series. As more and more people look at ways to reduce emissions and develop Net Zero Housing, timber manufacturers become more and more...
Zonta’s Women and Careers Event Meets Hyne Timber
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Supporting Partner, Hyne Timber. Hyne Timber’s Tuan Mill has welcomed the opportunity this week, to host the Hervey Bay Zonta ‘Women and Careers’ event,...
Sustainable Timber Framing is a No-Brainer: An interview with Rene Klingstrom
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. There’s no doubt that the world is shifting to sustainable and renewable materials, and the construction industry is no...
Rebuild & Design: Wheelchairs are NO Barrier
There is no doubt our industry, along with all industries in Australia, are going through an employment crisis. No matter where you go, or who you talk to, fabricators and suppliers are struggling...
Let’s talk Posi-bilities…
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Principal Partner, MiTek. MiTek’s advances in the development of engineered building systems, being used in building projects across the globe, gives us a...
AKD Tech Note – Durability of Metal Connectors
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Strategic Partner, AKD. Overview Connectors are an important part of any structure, and they need to be chosen to provide adequate durability as well as...
Let’s Build a Better World. Let’s Build with Timber Framing
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. To build a home is to build a future. And if we’re to dream of a brighter future, we must take care of the home we all...
FTMA Trussted Insight – Edition 4
After the Boom… Australia’s housing market is headed for its sharpest downturn in decades. Here are some clues about why, when, how bad it might get and what you can do about it. With Tim...
Monitoring Your Builders Debts is Now Cheap as Chips!
During August FTMA hosted a Webinar with Patrick Schweizer, Director of Alares, which is a simple automated, cost-effective way to keep on top of the ever increasing builders debts. A week doesn’t...
Meyer Timber – LVL Safeguard Statement
This piece was written and provided by FTMA Silver Sponsor, Meyer Timber. In the last few months there has been increased enquiries from the industries many levels surrounding Engineered Wood...
New Creative Resources to put Timber in the Frame
This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. The Timber Framing Collective is introducing a suite of easy to use creative resources to help share the remarkable green story...
FTMA Heads West
For the first time since COVID, FTMA headed to Western Australia for a week full of visits to fabricators and suppliers, traveling just shy of 2,000kms to fit in our 16 visits. It never ceases to...