Wall to Wall Profits
A lack of labour needn’t slow down your wall frame productivity thanks to these innovative machines from Multinail. By Warwick Porter Prefabricated wall framing isn’t new, but the game is changing, with revolutionary systems taking productivity and profits to a whole...
The Bond Norwest
CLT stars in this showpiece healthcare and commercial building. Sydney's Hills District is a step closer to a new health and medical precinct, with the recent topping out ceremony at The Bond, Norwest. This is the first of three planned healthcare and commercial...
EWP Choices
Leading Australian suppliers share the different ways they’ve delivered to their customers during EWP supply difficulties. Complex problems usually require complex solutions, which is why the response to the shortage of many engineered wood products (particularly LVL)...
Enterprise Agreements
If your business doesn’t fit neatly under a modern award, there are many good reasons for taking a different approach. By Peter Maguire Wouldn’t it be great if you could simplify compliance with modern awards and related matters? If you could tailor their content to...
Sand and Finish
Borthwick Timber Floors delivered polished results at ATFA's awards. After two years of Covid delays, the Australian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA) recently held its annual awards. Entries were open to projects completed in Australia or New Zealand between 1 July...
Portal Frames
This elegant engineering solution can solve some dire structural problems. By Paul Davis Somehow, I managed to study five years of Latin even though I went to a State School and it was an unusual subject to study even way back then. It’s not been hugely useful in my...
Plantation Investment
The Victorian Government and Hancock Victorian Plantations have finalised a $120m agreement. We talked with HVP CEO Stephen Ryan about what this will, and won’t, mean. By Donyale Harrison Supply has been perhaps the biggest issue discussed in the timber sector in...
Asbestos Awareness Month
A new awareness campaign urges homeowners and tradies not to be casual about asbestos risk. The dangers of asbestos exposure are well known but many tradies and DIYers are still either overly casual when it comes to handling materials containing asbestos or don't...
Truss Details
Sweating the small stuff can make all the difference in trusses – and in boots. By Paul Davis My ski boots fit me pretty well – except in one spot on the instep. I’m a week back from an eight-day trip and it turns out that that little misfit turns into an enormous...
Timber Framing
New creative resources to build a better world. After its successful launch earlier this year, the Timber Framing Collective is introducing a suite of easy-to-use creative resources to help share the remarkable green story of Timber Framing. Carrying on the...
The System Matters
Gerry McCaughey is a pioneer of modern offsite construction. In his talk to the Timber Offsite Construction audience, he delivered advice the industry should be heeding. At the recent Timber Offsite Construction conference, Gerry McCaughey was the much-anticipated...
Breast Cancer Awareness
AKD is putting the focus on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. About 20,000 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. While it’s the most common cancer in women, men can also develop it. Treatment is very successful for most cancers caught early, but...
Responsible Wood Community Grants
Applications for this year's funding round have opened. On 1 September 2022, Responsible Wood launched its 2022/23 Community Grants Program. This is the program’s third year, following the successful 2020/21 and 2021/22 programs. The aim of the program is to support...
LVL Markings
The branding on quality LVL can tell you everything you need to know, as can its absence. By Craig Kay, national product engineer, Tilling A graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words. The phrase “one picture is worth a thousand words” was invented by...
Jobs and Skills
The recent summit in Canberra identified some of the major problems facing Australian industry, but solutions still need work. Neither the great success it was hailed by the Government nor the union gabfest it was dismissed as by the Opposition, the Jobs and Skills...
Easy Decks
Clients love a deck, but don’t always treat them right. Timber suppliers have responded with highly durable but still wholly attractive options. By Donyale Harrison Smooth timber underfoot; the gentle warmth of lying on wood in the spring sun; eating dinner outside as...
Treated Timber Strength
Treatment is an invaluable partner in prolonging the life of structural, outdoor and cladding timbers. But many are still unclear on its benefits – and its limits. By Donyale Harrison By any metric, it’s been a hard year for the standard housing frame. Soaking weather...
Roofs Shouldn’t Twist
Lateral stability is more complicated than you might expect for free roofs. By Paul Davis Over many years I have investigated damaged structures – something around 2000 of them. I’ve seen all sorts of damage – ranging from the dramatic to the mundane: the devastation...
Multinail Expands
Production capacity and speed to market will benefit from a multi-million-dollar investment. Multinail is strengthening its long-term commitment to the timber F&T industry with a comprehensive upgrade of its structural building products and machinery manufacturing...
Beyond Compliance
Meeting your legal obligations as an employer is a minimum requirement. Doing more is what makes you and your business stand out. By Peter Maguire Under our Fair Work system of minimum wages and employment standards, we spend a lot of time talking about the importance...
Sustainable Building
Revival, a Melbourne-based sustainable building practice, has been shortlisted for a 2022 Premier’s Sustainability Award, thanks to their zero waste…
Stair Cassettes
Staircase cassettes go in fast, give following trades easy access, and can be fancied up to fit any style. Not bad for an idea dreamed up in a ski lodge. Thomas Horsfall, project engineer at Meyer Timber, was on holiday in Jindabyne when he came up with the concept...
Prepare for Building Issues
If more building designs and plans adopted a Scouting attitude, fewer rectifications would result. By George Dolezal, Principal Engineer, Meyer Timber. It’s one of the most famous mottos of any organisation in the world. With so many people involved in the Scouting...
Hello Pentarch
After acquiring Boral Timber last year, Pentarch Forestry is powering ahead. Any name change is a gamble, but Pentarch Forestry has emerged as a strong and trusted brand in the timber and flooring market after acquiring the Boral Timber portfolio of building products...
