Hands-on Weinig
Over three days, existing and prospective clients will have a chance to talk with Germany-based technicians and see machines in full operational mode. Weinig Australia’s machines for solid wood and panel processing have long enjoyed a strong reputation for their...
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Superannuation and OTE
In 2018, I wrote a brief guide to superannuation, however, the concept of ‘ordinary time earnings’ (OTE) warrants a closer look, as it’s the basis for employers to work out how much superannuation is due. So what constitutes OTE? Overtime By definition, overtime and...
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IFOY Award Shortlist
The Combilift Combi-PPT has been nominated for IFOY AWARD 2019. Last July TTN covered Combilift’s 20th anniversary and the launch of exciting new products, including the Combi-PPT. This high performance, pedestrian-operated powered pallet truck has a range of...
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Safe Lifting For Floor Cassettes
When Pine Design received an order for oversized floor cassettes, they turned to their trusted partner, Multinail, for support in delivering a top-quality product. Urban renewal these days comes with a raft of conditions. People want sustainable buildings, that are...
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TuffPlans That Last
A clever approach to choosing printing media means TuffPlans can survive whatever hard use or weather a worksite throws at them. After a long and successful management career in New Zealand and Australia, everyone would have understood if Peter Haszard had decided to...
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Cutting Show
Multinail is running a display for attendees at the 2019 FTMA Australia National Conference. There might be the odd sore head at Recovery at Multinail, the breakfast and demonstration being held at Multinail’s Stapylton headquarters on the morning after the FTMA...
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IHG National Winners
These are the independent hardware stores judged best in class in a hotly competitive field to take home national titles at the 2018 IHG Awards of Excellence. Just in time to meet our deadline, the winning stores were announced at the 2018 Independent Hardware Group...
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Clever Coating
A decision to pre-coat timber has led to new income streams for Brisbane suppliers Classic Improvements and Woodstock Timber Specialists, thanks to support from Intergrain. There are a lot of quality timber suppliers in the Australian marketplace. When it comes to...
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Timber Best Building
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced their best building. Every two years the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) selects its favourite 20 new builds from around the world in May, before announcing the RIBA International Prize for the...
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Slip-safe Timber Techniques
The latest WoodSolutions publication is designed to help people keep their feet on timber floors, decking and stairs, inside and out, no matter what the conditions. Every year over 1000 Australians are fatally injured in slips and falls. From home to worksites, and...
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Kustom Flooring
Strong and beautiful, this flooring is ready for anything. Melbourne’s premium flooring supplier Kustom Timber has released a new range, Immerse. This top-of the line engineered European oak flooring is available in five exclusive colours and a unique textured finish....
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Building Certification
A recent Senate Inquiry report and building failures have highlighted the importance of certifiers. Coincidences can sometimes be remarkable. Three weeks after the Senate Economics References Committee released their report ‘Non-conforming building products: the need...
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Opening Acts
Windows and doors are more than just practical elements, they set the scene for a house. Timber’s ability to adapt to any role makes it the ideal choice for a room’s starring parts. Australian home buyers and renovators juggle a complex matrix when deciding on...
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Uniting Independents
The IHG National Expo is about to roll into Adelaide again, bringing together the biggest gathering of hardware retail experts and suppliers in the country. Once a year, the Independent Hardware Group (IHG) gathers its members, the people who own and operate the Mitre...
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Fire on the Bay
Situated in Mount William National Park, northeast Tasmania, award-winning krakani lumi shows how timber can create buildings that meet the multiple needs of tourism, whole-of-life sustainability and celebrating the spirit of a location, all on a small budget. To...
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Name Change for Breeders
National success is behind a new moniker for the tree genetics specialists. Like any agribusiness, forestry relies on the best genetics to deliver superior crops now and in the future. For many years, the Southern Tree Breeding Association (STBA) has managed national...
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Bangkok Cool
The Australian Embassy in Bangkok has won a second major award thanks to its embrace of natural materials and traditional architectural motifs. With its monumental red brick curves standing tall in central Bangkok, the new Australian Embassy, by BVN, has a touch of...
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Brace Yourselves
The first in an ongoing series of lessons on bracing is in session. By Paul Davis. It’s the summer storm season and so in TimberTrader News it’s bracing season! I’ve addressed wall bracing many times in TTN over the last twenty years, but over the next few months I’m...
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Subcontractor Payments
As yet another major West Australian construction firm goes under, subcontractors are asking that governments step in to stop them being left hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket. Louise Stewart is a woman with a mission. As spokesperson for the Australian...
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Regional Heroes
The Petries Group of eight Mitre 10 stores are trade stalwarts across a wide swathe of NSW. Technically, you could drive to all the Petries Mitre 10 stores in a day. Not by yourself, of course – all the Driver Reviver coffee you could drink wouldn’t keep you going for...
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Workplace Change
Employers have specific obligations when things change at work. Change is a constant – and business is no exception. Without ongoing change, businesses could stagnate, fail to meet market expectations, and lose relevance. But what are an employer’s obligations to...
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Emphasis on Safety
For Sekisui House, a focus on workplace safety is the foundation for its high-quality results across the business. Japan-based developer Sekisui House has formally secured AS/NZS 4801 safety management certification across its Australian business operations. The...
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Long Service
A focus on retaining long-term staff makes a real difference to the bottom line for Multinail fabricators. By Jane Clark. In a competitive market where margins are constantly being squeezed, maintaining full production capacity is critical to the success of a truss...
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Chapel of the Woods
A simple structure shows the elegance and power of timber building in one of the loveliest but least expected German settings. Ruhewald Schloß Tambach is not your everyday cemetery. Set in the grounds of Tambach Castle, near Coburg, Germany, it is made up of hectares...
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