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About TimberTrader News

TimberTrader News, the news magazine for the timber, hardware and building materials industry, was established and first printed in October 1985 by founder and publisher Greg King. TimberTrader News is independently owned and operated by Greg, from his home base in the outer north east Melbourne suburb of Templestowe.

TimberTrader News is a truly national marketing and promotional magazine with major emphasis on the news, views, information and latest developments within our sector of the timber, hardware and building materials industry. TimberTrader News always promotes the interests of timber as a sustainable building and construction material as well as the truthful edification of its members.

Enviable Reputation

This year TimberTrader News has celebrated 24 years of continuous publication under the same ownership. For a significant amount of that time our editor has been Helen Hatty. Helen has forged an enviable reputation in the industry accurately reporting on events and issues and assisting advertisers in their marketing and promotional needs. In 280 editions over 24 years we have never had to retract a published story or issue an apology for anything other than the occasional caption transposition. This is mainly due to the careful and responsible stewardship and editing of Helen who takes great pride in her duty of care.

Mini Mags

Under the banners of three "mini news magazines" (TimberTrader, TimberFloor and AutoBuild) our readership includes proprietors, senior executives and interested staff of Timber Merchants, Hardware Stores, Building Materials Centres, Timber Flooring Retailers and Installation Specialists, Pallet and Box Manufacturers, Timber Stair, Window and Door Manufacturers, Roof Truss and Wall Frame Fabricators, Timber Designers and Specifiers and their appropriate suppliers.

Subscriptions

We have a monthly circulation of approximately 2820 copies, of which many have chosen to be "Paid Subscribers". The balance are complimentary copies to prospective future subscribers on our "Registered Reader" or "Development" base. Our readership is on a continuous growth pattern. We do not blanket circulate TimberTrader News because we believe the results obtained from this method of distribution lack readership credibility. It is also a path towards economic suicide that many publishers have failed to grasp just for the sake of inflated and ineffective circulation figures. A quarter of a century of distribution confirms this approach.

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TimberTrader News has strong ties with, and support from, various industry associations and has endorsements from the Timber and Building Materials Associations of New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland; the Timber Merchants Association of Victoria; and the Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia. Also, many industry bodies use the pages of our magazine as an additional vehicle to spread their messages to an identifiable and interested readership.

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