Michael Brook from Olicana Flooring has worked an illustrious 28 years in the timber flooring industry. We caught up with Michael ahead of his impending retirement to chat about his career, future plans, and the best advice he’s ever heard.
Read MoreFifty cents a bag was the going rate for every 100 seedlings Adrian de Bruin’s eldest daughters bunched up, ready for sale through the Stock Journal newspaper classifieds. It was a generous deal for a young kid in the mid-1970s given the work involved in growing such a fledgling family enterprise.
Read MoreProfiles from remote places Tonks Bros Pty Ltd, Castlemaine, VIC
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In our March column for TimberTrader News, an update was provided on the Timber Waste Cluster meetings held in Canberra, Wollongong and West Sydney and what the FTMA Australia was doing do tackle the increasing issues surrounding waste within the frame and truss industry.
Read MoreRectifications! Truss installation courses and numerous GN Guidelines (e.g. Editions No. 109 and No. 196) constantly push the message to leave trusses alone. In spite of this, we continue to receive requests for truss modifications, or worse, to fix those which have been hacked.
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