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The Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia Ltd (FTMA Australia) is an independent, national organisation representing manufacturers of and suppliers to the timber prefabricated timber truss and wall frame industry in all Australian States.

28/10/2026

FTMA News October is out now!

The highlight this month has to be the Future Framing Markets Forum. It gave our members a seat at the table to share valuable feedback with the systems and project teams currently designing the future of modern methods of construction. When it comes to shaping how prefabrication is designed and delivered, manufacturers' voices matter. Read the articles from Kersten Gentle for more details, and Rhianna Robinson with her follow up about the importance of research.

October is also National Safe Work Month, and we're shining a light on the tireless work of Simon Williamson. Check out his Safety Matters article this month, and don't miss the upcoming members safety webinar, Mastering the Code of Practice, with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.

⚠️ Important for members: if you registered yesterday for next week's FTMA Members Tech Talk webinar, a system glitch means we've had to repost it with a new link. If you've already signed up, please re-register. Our apologies for the inconvenience! Kersten will be sending the registration details out again soon, or you can log in to the members portal and click Events.

Also in this issue:

🔹 Principal Partner Story from Multinail Australia, featuring FTMA member East Coast Frames & Trusses Carly Timperley and her machinery innovations.

🔹 Framed Faces interview with Michelle Galea and the incredible work she's doing through her not-for-profit organisation. Written by Kat Welsh.

🔹 Breaking news: FTMA member AG Trusses has been recognised with a Victorian Timber Innovation Grant this morning. Congratulations to the team!

🔹 Warwick Drysdale from Programmed Timber follows up on Shane Vicary's article from last month's issue, What You Need to Cut and What You Elect to Cut.

This and much, much more. Porta Meyer Timber HR Central Twenty Nine Ideas

And don't forget the Machinery for Sale, with more than 18 new listings this week alone. Check them out right now!
👉 Read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gFiGqFpB

25/10/2026

🌳Timber Helps Create Quieter, More Stable Homes 😌

It’s Week 13 of Let’s Put Timber Back in the Conversation.

The best homes are comfortable, quiet and built to perform. Timber framing can contribute to quieter interiors, comfortable living environments and stable wall and ceiling finishes over time.

This benefit lands squarely in frame and truss manufacturers' territory: acoustic and structural performance over time is exactly what sets engineered timber framing apart in the eyes of builders and homeowners weighing up material choices. It's a reminder that we aren't just supplying a product, we're supplying long-term comfort and stability - a message worth carrying into every quote and every conversation, well beyond the life of this campaign.

Over the past 13 weeks, and FTMA Australia have shared practical timber conversation starters designed to help industry talk about timber with confidence.

Reshare this post or access more ready-to-use timber framing materials from the timber framing resource library: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/publications/timber-framing-resource-library

21/10/2026

What a day! 🙌
Yesterday's Future Framing Markets Forum at PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport brought together a tremendous turnout from right across the supply chain: frame and truss manufacturers, supplier members, partners, industry and government, all in one room and all focused on the future of timber framing, and MMC.
It was a genuinely fascinating day of networking, problem solving and systems innovation. Every presenter spoke to the opportunities opening up for our industry as housing construction evolves:
Kevin Peachey Forest And Wood Products Aus on where the housing market is heading, and the shift towards multi-residential and mid-rise.

Andrew Dunn (Future Framing Initiative, Timber Development Association - NSW) on the new Lightweight Timber Framing Standard and the markets it will open for our sector.

Michael Dolphin (Built Offsite: Australian Prefab & Offsite Construction News) introducing Prefab Connect, the national directory linking homebuyers, builders and developers with prefab and component suppliers.

Rhianna Robinson (FTMA) on the research projects supporting manufacturers now and into the future.

Gabriel Solorzano Torres Melbourne Polytechnic Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence on building the skills MMC and mid-rise construction will demand.

Leah Singer Tim Butler - System 600 - on putting our existing manufacturing capability to work, practically and commercially.

Lachlan Kerwood-McCall John Curtin Research Centre on the Manufacturing Homes report and the National Demonstration.

And the brilliant panel discussions from Joseph Lawrence (CEO AFWI), Karl-Heinz Weiss (Founder and Director Weiss Insights), and John Lee (Senior Director FTI Consulting).

The message running through the whole day was clear. These proposals must be designed around our sector, and our sector must be at the table while they're being imagined, drafted, pressure tested and rolled out. We need to participate to direct how it moves and highlight the issues, the considerations, and the solutions.
That's why we're so grateful to everyone who came along. A huge thank you to our partners, our supplier members, our table facilitators and workshop scribes, and every frame and truss manufacturer who gave up their day to contribute.

To say your input is valuable is an understatement. Your input is the seat at the table.

Thank you to our CEO Kersten Gentle for leading the day, and to all our presenters for sharing their time and expertise. We'll be sharing more insights and next steps soon. For more details from the event, watch out for FTMA News next week.

19/10/2026

On the road today! 🚛🌲

The FTMA team headed out to Colac and Geelong for a day of site visits, and what a day it was.

We started at AKD Colac sawmill, then went on to Calco Trusses & Timber in Geelong and finished up at Timbertruss. At every stop we saw innovation in action, from how the timber is processed at the mill to the precision and technology going into frames and trusses on the factory floor.

Days like this are a great reminder of the capability of our industry. It was a valuable chance for the whole team to see up close the skill, investment and forward thinking that go into every frame and truss built in Australia.

A big thank you to AKD, Calco and Timbertruss for opening your doors and sharing your time with us. 🙌

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18/10/2026

🏗️ Timber Supports Modern Construction

It’s Week 12 of Let’s Put Timber Back in the Conversation – and here’s the one that we can shout from the prefabricated roof tops!

Meeting Australia's housing challenge requires smarter ways to build. Timber supports both traditional construction and modern building methods, including prefabrication and offsite manufacturing, helping improve efficiency, quality and speed.

For frame and truss manufacturers, this reflects exactly where the industry is heading: timber's adaptability means it fits whether you're producing traditional roof trusses and wall frames or moving into more prefabricated systems. As housing demand grows and builders look for ways to speed up delivery without compromising quality, being able to offer efficient, factory-produced timber components - at whatever level of prefabrication suits your operation - positions manufacturers as part of the solution to Australia's housing challenge, not just a supplier to it.

Together with WoodSolutions, we're helping industry start more informed conversations about timber.

Share this post and help spread the message across the built environment.

15/10/2026

October is National Safe Work Month, and at FTMA Australia we're taking a moment to reflect on what we're doing to help keep everyone in frame and truss manufacturing safe at work. 🦺

Safety isn't a box to tick once a year. It's a culture we build together, every day, on every shift. Here's how we're supporting that across the sector:

🔹 Frame and Truss National Safety Council established to drive consistent, across-the-board safety standards for our industry

🔹 Engaged Simon Williamson, an experienced frame and truss safety professional, to support our members and chair the Safety Council – Simon’s been visiting members out on site to talk through all their safety procedures and is available to members for any questions

🔹 Simon is developing practical, industry-specific safety resources for a new portal we're building, with a launch planned for early next year

🔹 Simon hosts regular sessions with specialists and governing bodies to build education, awareness and a strong safety culture across the sector

🔹 Work with governing bodies on legislation that could affect frame and truss manufacturers, so we can help set the standard for our industry

Now we'd love to hear from you. What is your team doing for National Safe Work Month? Share your initiatives, ideas or wins in the comments below. 👇

Safe Work Australia

12/10/2026

Be Our Own Disruptor – A Call to Action.

Did you read the article by AKD Securities Limited CEO Vicary in his piece for FTMA News? He's clear it isn't a criticism of anyone. It's a rally cry.

A few ideas that stood out:
🚕 Being the incumbent is no guarantee. Shane points to the taxi industry, which kept getting more efficient while Uber rewrote the system around it.
🏠 We undersell ourselves. This isn't just "frame and truss" or "prefab", it's house frame manufacturing: homes designed digitally and built in factories to engineering tolerances. The modern methods governments keep asking for already exist, mostly in regional Australia.
⏱️ Australia's real problem is completion, not framing. The more of a home finished before it reaches site, the less exposed it is to the coordination and rework that slow builds down.
💡 Real innovation takes cost out of the finished house. Shuffling cost from one link in the chain to the next doesn't count.
🤝 Collective capability, not consolidation. Shane urges members to give their associations and research bodies the two or three problems no single business can solve alone.

It's a thought-provoking read for growers, mills, manufacturers and anyone who cares about where timber construction goes next.

Read the full article here 👇
https://www.ftmanews.com/index.cfm?module=news&pagemode=indiv&page_id=7362796

What are the two or three problems your business can't solve on its own? We'd love to hear your thoughts. Comment below, or reach out.

11/10/2026

🏠 Timber Makes Renovations Easier

It’s Week 11 of Let’s Put Timber Back in the Conversation!

The most valuable and versatile buildings are those that can adapt over time. Timber framing is straightforward to modify and extend, making future renovations, upgrades and alterations simpler and more efficient.

For frame and truss manufacturers, this is a strong long-term value proposition to share with builders and homeowners: because timber frames and trusses can be opened up, extended or reconfigured using familiar tools and techniques, homes built on timber frames are genuinely easier to adapt as families and needs change. That adaptability adds real value beyond the initial build - a home that's easy to renovate is a home that's easy to live in for longer, and that's a compelling reason to choose timber framing from the outset.

Together with WoodSolutions, we're putting timber back in the conversation.

Reshare this post or view more timber framing conversation starters: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/resources

08/10/2026

🎙️ New episode of F&T Time, out now
Future Framing Initiative with Jon Shanks.
Lightweight timber framing in Australia is changing, and our sector needs to be ready.
In the latest episode of F&T Time, Kersten Gentle sits down with Jon Shanks from the University of Tasmania University of Tasmania to unpack the Future Framing Initiative and the work underway to modernise lightweight timber framing.
They cover:
🔹 The development of the new Lightweight Timber Framing Standard
🔹 Research being undertaken through AFWI
🔹 How this work could open doors for frame and truss manufacturers beyond detached housing, into the growing multi-residential and mid-rise markets.
Most importantly, they talk about what these changes could mean for manufacturers, the opportunities ahead, and why now is the time for our industry to get involved in shaping its own future.
📢 Want to have your say? Visit fwpa.com.au and sign up to be alerted when the standard is released for public comment.
🎧 Listen now on all your favourite podcast streaming platforms. Or click the link 👉 https://fttime.buzzsprout.com/

06/10/2026

📅 TOMORROW | End of Year Fair Work Compliance Check Members Webinar

As the year winds down, now's the time to make sure your business is on the right side of Fair Work.

Join FTMA and our HR Partner, HR Central, as Michael O'Shaughnessy takes FTMA Members through the key compliance issues facing frame and truss businesses heading into 2027.

Michael will cover:
🔹 The recent update to the Timber pay tool and guides, including audit and backpay
🔹 Psychosocial hazard management and the practical actions you can take
🔹 Consultation requirements in the event of redundancy
🔹 The risks of dismissing during the probation period (General Protections)

He may also highlight several FWC case studies relevant to frame and truss, including the Casual 'Employee Choice' decision, why losing system access doesn't mean dismissal, resignation, and abandonment of employment.

🗓 Wednesday 7 October 2026
🕑 2:00–3:00pm AEDT
🔒 FTMA Members only

Don't miss this chance to get practical, industry-specific advice before the end-of-year rush. Register now via the Members Login area https://www.ftmanews.com/index.cfm?module=mysite or through the FTMA Members App under Events.

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