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HAVE YOU DONE ANY GREAT WORK IN THE LAST 2 YEARS?
I want to encourage all our members to seriously consider entering the 2012 HIA-CSR Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards this year.
We are heading into a difficult year and members should not underestimate the value of being a finalist or winner of a Housing Award Category. It is a powerful marketing tool that gives you and your business a competitive edge with clients and tenders.
So if have done any work that you are particularly proud of that shows what you and your team are capable of doing then you should enter it into the Housing Awards.
There are lots of different categories to enter from affordable custom built homes to renovations, kitchens and bathrooms.
The good thing is, the work can be anything you have done over the past 2 years and not just your most recent projects.
Entries close in April and if you are interested in participating in the 2012 Awards Program please click here for more information or contact Keira Carne on 03 6230 4600. We will be happy to guide you through the process and help you put your entry in, it is quite simple, it is not time consuming and the rewards are huge.
We look forward to seeing your entry.
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Stuart Clues
Executive Director
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FEATURE
PROPOSED NEW BUILDING DISPUTE AND CONTRACT LAWS FOR TASMANIA
The government is proposing to introduce new laws under the Residential Building Work Quality (Warranties and Disputes) Bill 2012.
The proposed regulations will:
* Establish a dispute resolution process for building disputes
* Create an ability for WST to issue rectification orders for defective building work
* Restrict the use of Cost Plus Contracts and Provisional and Sums.
HIA is supportive of a fast, efficient and low cost mechanism for resolving disputes but we need to ensure it is fair to both parties and not a builder bashing forum.
We will also resist any attempts to remove Cost Plus Contracts or Provisional Sums as these contracts are widely used in renovation work that is difficult to quantify.
Our legal team is reviewing the Bill and our IR/Legal Committee will be providing member input into HIA's response to WST.
A copy of the proposed laws can be found on www.wst.tas.gov.au
ANNUAL REGIONAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE TASMANAN REGION
The Tasmanian Division of HIA held its Annual Regional Meeting (ARM) this week and the President made a formal report in accordance with our Constitution. All members were invited to the ARM and a strong attendance was present.
Click here for a copy of the President's report and click here for a copy of the Regional Executive Directors report.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NIGHT - BURNIE (2 CPD POINTS)
Professional Development Nights are a great way to learn about new products and services, as well as earn CPD points. The first Professional Development Night for 2012 will be held in Burnie on Thursday, 23 February and is FREE OF CHARGE for HIA members. Please contact HIA Tas Events on 03 6230 4600 to register your interest.
DOES YOUR BUSINESS NEED A CFO?
Put it another way, can you afford not to have a CFO? With the advent of cloud technology, including online accounting software, it is now more feasible for your business to have an online (or external) CFO to help manage your financial information. Your accountant or business advisor can be the ideal person for this role.
Your CFO lives in the cloud, accessing your financial information remotely meaning lower costs and more proactive advice - whether it be reviewing results, preparing KPI or other financial/performance reports, tax planning, preparing budgets etc. The external "online" CFO can be part of the driving forces behind future business success, and let's face it, we're all in business to make money.
Why not combine the work your bookkeeper does with your accountant/CFO more often, to make a more streamlined and cost effective process, with more accuracy, timeliness and better financial reports to make decisions from?
KPMG have contract bookkeepers available, supported by qualified accountants that can work with your business. For more information on how to streamline your accounting software and back office processes, please contact Brett McDermott at KPMG on 03 6337 3737 or bmcdermott@kpmg.com.au.
COMMUNIQUE ON PROGRESS NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING SYSTEM BUILDING OCCUPATIONS INTERIM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Building Occupations Interim Advisory Committee (BOIAC) has met on four occasions, most recently on 30 November - 1 December 2011. It has discussed the first policy element for national licensing, licence structure and scope, and has commenced discussion of the second policy element, licence eligibility. It has considered options for licence categories, scopes of work and licence types for both general builders and for the building trades and has examined the skill and non-skill requirements that should apply to each category. Click here for more.
HIA-BLUESCOPE SOLUTIONS IN STEEL AWARD
Did you know you can be recognised as an industry leader for the use of steel in your projects? HURRY - entries are closing soon for the 2012 Solutions in Steel Award!
HIA and BlueScope are searching residential projects that showcase outstanding quality, contemporary design and practical application of steel in their construction.
This Award will be presented as part of the 2012 Australian Housing Awards.
Entry to the Award is complimentary, and entries close at 4pm on Friday, 17 February 2012. Nominate your projects now! Click here for more information or call Tas Events on 03 6230 4600.
TRADEBUILD - THE ONLINE BUSINESS DIRECTORY CONNECTING HIA MEMBERS TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Tradebuild is an online directory like no other - built for the building industry, by the building industry. Tradebuild is an easy way to build your market share. The directory is open to all financial HIA members who want to advertise their business. By listing your business products and services, tradebuild will keep you in front of potential customers - both consumers and industry alike. Best of all, it is all included as part of your membership. If you would like to register for tradebuild simply click here to be listed. If you are already listed and would like to amend your profile click here. Tradebuild is also linked to HIA's eQuote service which allows consumers to send details of the work they require to the regional noticeboard - these job details and locations can be accessed for members to quote via the online job noticeboard.
$8000 APPRENTICE INCENTIVE
Sign up a new apprentice in the industries listed on the linked flyer, start their employment and training agreement any time between 1 March 2012 and 30 November 2012 and train them in your industry, and the Tasmanian Building and Construction Industry Training Board (TBCITB) will pay you $8,000! Hurry - places are limited and filling fast! You can get this money on top of all other Commonwealth and State Government and other subsidies - which could give you a total of at least $12,000. Check with TBCITB - phone 6223 7804. Click here for more.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TIMBER (Processing and Building)
Online education and training can change the game for wood products industry. Associate Professor Greg Nolan, Director of the University of Tasmania's Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW), predicts that online education and training can change the game for the Australian and New Zealand timber and wood products industry. Professor Nolan said 'the wood products industry has always faced natural disadvantages in education and training. It is a regional industry, so it's generally a long way from major educational institutions. Then, it is a dispersed industry, scattered around the country. This makes bringing a viable group of students together for traditional educational and training courses very difficult.' Click here for a more and here for course information.
WORKPLACE STANDARDS BUILDING REGULATION ADVISORY NOTE
Click here for the Building Regulation Advisory Note from Workplace Standards Tasmania that contains advice and information about these topics:
1. Class 1b buildings and disability access
2. Doorway widths - error in AS1428.1 (2009)
3. NatHERS approved energy software tools
4. New ABCB website
5. ABCB Handbooks available
6. Building Australia's Future Conference 2011
7. New NCC provisions for stair handrails and window barriers.
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FEBRUARY 2012 SPECIALS - HIA MEMBERS ONLY
GENERAL SPECIFICATION PAD $13.40 SAVE $5
JOB QUOTATION PAD $16.00 SAVE $4
VARIATION TO CONTRACT PAD $14.00 SAVE $4.40
VEHICLE FIRST AID KIT $65.00 SAVE $5
BLACK REVERSIBLE VEST $40.00 SAVE $10
BLACK CAP $9.00 SAVE $3
Click here for an order form
STATIONERY PRICES ARE DUE TO RISE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2012
Please contact us on 1300 650 620 for all your stationery needs.
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