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Read MoreCategory: No. 349 // August 2015
A quiet conversation
Here we find ourselves on the banks of the Mooloolah River on the stunning Sunshine Coast, for this month’s A Quiet Conversation. With me is Ross and Yvonne Raynor and their three-year old grand-daughter Lani. It’s late April, which means it’s still warm on the coast.
Read MoreBracing wall distribution
The Australian Standard (AS) 1684 “Residential Timber Framed Construction’ document states that, “Wall bracing shall be approximately evenly distributed throughout the building” and, furthermore “Shall be placed in the external walls and at the corners of the building as much as possible” (refer to clause 8.3.6.6).
Read MoreThe ATFA turns 10!
The Australian Timber Flooring Association has just celebrated 10 years of service to the industry, marking its milestone with a look back over the years.
Read MoreHow to handle a complaint
It doesn’t matter what sector of the flooring industry you work in, it would seem that consumer complaints are a certainty
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FTMA Newsletter
Recently, the Bureau of Statistics predicted that by 2056 Melbourne’s population will overtake Sydney’s to become the largest populated city in Australia.
Read MoreThree years in the making
It has now been three years since the WADIC committee considered the very ambitious step to test low-density timber products up to the Bushfire Attack Level 29 with testing company Exova Warringtonfire.
Read MoreState of the Industry – July 2015
Results from the July survey show a slight decrease in budget performance since the start of the new financial year, though there has been increased activity in staff hiring.
Read MoreWhy have an enterprise agreement?
Agreements in the workplace have existed for many years, often co-existing with the underpinning award that applies to the work being done.
Read MoreGetting to know Hoo
Otherwise known as “The Great Snark of the Universe’, Mary O’Meara Moynihan is the first female World President in over 120 years for Hoo-Hoo International. Megan Macdonald sat down with Mary during her recent visit to Australia for the Hoo-Hoo Jurisdiction IV Conference, to talk timber, passion and the importance of women in business.
Read MoreTumut Trusses & Frames, NSW
Nestled in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Tumut is where Shane Walsh – the sole Director of Tumut Trusses & Frames – calls home
Read MoreA walk down memory lane
You can’t teach desire or passion. Fortunately Greg King, the founding publisher of TimberTrader News, had enough of both to ensure the magazine’s survival over the past 30 years. It’s been his baby, and he’s very proud of it. Megan Macdonald got out the tape recorder for this special interview.
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