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Moving to GHS 7 and what you need to know

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Breakdown

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Golden age

How a CSS member dismantled a mine Page 24

Weldclass What makes this supplier of high-quality welding products and equipment so successful Page 12

Why it’s a good time to be a mature age apprentice Page 22

HIGH ACHIEVER

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CONTENTS February-March 2021

About us The store listed on the front of this magazine is a member of the Construction Supply Specialist Group. While the majority of your work will be conducted with your local CSS Member, this store is part of a national network of stores that can provide you with exceptional service and support wherever you may be working in Australia. For more store locations, visit www.constructionsupply.com.au.

COVER STORY

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Brad Millar

The founder of BJ Millar Constructions puts the success of his company down to the versatility of his hardworking team.

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04. Welcome A tough year has left us optimistic about the future.

06. News A housing boost for Victoria; spending up big in NSW; work getting safer; and more…

COVER PHOTO: TOP: GLENN HUNT; CENTRE: MARK AGNOR - 123RF; BOTTOM: WELDCLASS

08. Women in Industry Numbers are up for female tradies, but there’s a lot more to be done.

12. Supplier profile How Weldclass became world-class.

19. Business The transition period for GHS7 started

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in January. Here’s what you need to know.

22. Business Encouraging more mature age apprentices is more important than ever.

24. Members in Action The closing of the Goondicum mine was an opportunity for CSS member DJ’s Steel & Concrete.

36. F.A.T.MAG fun The monster crossword,

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PLUS Supplier editorials New products and more from CSS suppliers.

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WELCOME

Back to the future One of the hardest things to do, if you have the task of writing a welcome in a magazine, journal or another form of public periodical, is to write an ‘on point’ article that is topical for the time its published and released.

This might not seem much of a problem but consider that it is currently late November 2020 (in my real time, now back in the past) and the article you are now reading was written back then.

Now consider the events of the past 12 months or so. What a horrible year it has been. Possibly the worst ever that the vast majority of us have had to endure—or hopefully will ever have to again. Fires, droughts, flooding rains, unsettled economic conditions and of course a BLOODY GLOBAL PANDEMIC to contend with.

I am thinking it would be fraught with danger to try and predict the changes that may or may not happen in the space of the next 8 to 10 weeks before this F.A.T. Mag is released and you get to read this editorial (this time thing is doing my head in!). As such, I am erring on the side of common sense and remembering an old adage my father was keen on; “None of us can be 100 per cent certain about the future, but hindsight is an exact science and it be would hard to muck that up”.

OK, so here we go, I am now ‘back in the present’ and ready to go.

From a group perspective, our members were fortunate enough to be 4 CSS F.A.T. MAG

listed as services essential to the forward movement of the country and we were allowed to remain open to work with and support other essential services. While I can’t speak for all of the independently owned and operated members of the CSS group, what I can say is, what an inspired move that was by the governing authorities to ensure businesses like ours remained open.

Small business is the heart and soul

“Small business has once again illustrated that it has the commitment and passion to match it with the best the corporate stores have to offer.” of the economics of this country and small business owners were/are out there with their staff providing the service and support needed to keep the engine room running. We crack on about passion, desire, commitment and the ability to make quick, decisive and forthright decisions but never has this been more relevant to ‘the needs of many’ than now.

Small business has once again illustrated that it has the get up and go and commitment and passion to match it with the best the corporate and mega stores have to offer. I am extremely proud

to be associated with these key people in our industry segment. Most are local and they all look after their own very well.

Australians need to collectively take a bow also for doing the right thing (and are still doing the right thing) by their mates, families and their partners in the human race and who have gotten us to this point right now. Sensational effort and well done. You have proven yourselves a great bunch and worthy to carry the moniker AUSTRALIAN. Anyway, while I am here getting ready for the Christmas period and you are there having gone through it, the great thing is we are all looking forward to the future with some positivity behind us.

Now I am probably doing your head in as well.

The one certainty for us all is that there is nothing as constant as change. We can expect the future to be full of new challenges, brought about by change, and we must be just as prepared to meet them head on as we have been before.

CSS and its Members will move into the future with cautious optimism and are looking forward to strengthening the ties between all of our partners—customers and suppliers—as we go forward.

Thank you so much for supporting what we do as small business owners. None of us could do it without your support and patronage. Best regards, and thanks for taking the time to go through our mag.

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NEWS

Australia’s largest greenfield CBD Project accelerates Maroochydore City Centre’s shovel ready CBD redevelopment is set for acceleration under a new agreement with Walker Corporation. The agreement with Sunshine Coast Council and SunCentral Maroochydore Pty Ltd (established to oversee the development) will see Walker Corporation invest $2.5 billion into the project.

The CBD redevelopment will deliver about 160,000 square metres of commercial and retail space and 4,000 residential apartments over the next 15 to 20 years.

“This is a once-in-a-generation transformational project for one of the fastest growing areas in the country,” Walker Corporation Executive Chairman Lang Walker said.

“Maroochydore City Centre is Australia’s largest greenfield CBD development and we look forward to delivering on Council’s vision for the project. Our capital cities will continue to be the economic powerhouse of our country, but our regional CBDs will be where much of the future growth happens. Being brave and giving the economy a reboot right now – especially in regional CBDs – is what we need to shift the needle and drive economic growth.

“Maroochydore City Centre is going to

transform the region into one of the most advanced economies in Australia.”

The Sunshine Coast is one of Australia’s fastest-developing economies, growing each year at rates well above national averages, and is expected to expand from $17 billion to $33 billion by 2033. The Sunshine Coast population is also set to overtake the NSW Central Coast to become Australia’s ninth largest urban area and is projected to grow larger than the current

populations of Canberra and Newcastle.

The project is planned to be integrated with public transport networks that will provide connections to the upgraded Sunshine Coast Airport and wider South East Queensland region.

The Queensland Government declared the site a Priority Development Area in 2013, which provides a streamlined planning, approval and development process under the State’s Economic Development Act 2012. 

Victorians get housing boost As they have been promising for months, the Victoria government has now announced it will spend $5.3 billion to build more than 12,000 public housing homes over the next four years.

The plan is part of the state budget, and has been described as the largest ever investment by a state government in public housing across the country. The project will create an estimated 43,000 jobs over the next four years.

“This is all about securing livelihoods, many, many jobs and giving that construction industry the certainty they need after a very challenging year,” said Premier Daniel Andrews.

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“Each of those 10,000 workers a year, for each of the next four years, with the certainty of that pipeline of work, can spend, can invest, that’s all about creating economic activity and economic benefit for every Victorian.”

The project is part of the government’s response to the economic downturn created by the pandemic.

Housing Minister Richard Wynne said the Government had already identified nine sites where construction could begin in Melbourne.

“Many of those are adjacent to existing public housing sites,” he said.

“It’s all State Government land and

we’ll be getting on with the big build.”

Mr Wynne said 25 per cent of the homes would be built in regional Victoria. Greater Geelong will get $180 million towards the new housing.

Bendigo and Ballarat will get $85 million and $80 million respectively.

More than 1,000 ageing public housing units managed by the state will be replaced.

“Tradies, firms large and small, can know that they’ve got a secure and a massive pipeline of work over these next four years as we repair the damage of this pandemic in a meaningful way,” the Premier said. 

NSW to spend its way out of recession As part of its response to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, the NSW government has committed to spending more than $107 billion over the next four years to spur economic growth.

In announcing the spending spree while delivering the state budget, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said more than $800 million will be spent on new social housing and maintaining existing stock. An extra $2.7 billion has been allocated to infrastructure commitments in Restart NSW, including more than $477 million for the Western Harbour Tunnel and M6 project.

The government also promised to spend more than $107 billion on infrastructure projects over the next four years to spur economic growth.

“This state-building pipeline will drive

our recovery and strengthen our state, so we can stand tall today and lift future generations even higher,” Mr Perrottet said.

Construction jobs tank during pandemic ABS Data released since the changes to JobKeeper came into effect on 28 September 2020 show the construction industry has suffered during the pandemic. In recent reporting periods South Australia had been the only jurisdiction to record growth in both jobs and wages since 14 March 2020. While South Australia remains the strongest performing jurisdiction, jobs have dipped into the red and are current down 1.0% on 14 March 2020.

South Australia is the only jurisdiction to see an increase in wages since 14 March 2020, up 0.6%. Wage declines are most severe in the Northern Territory and New South Wages which are both into the double digits, at -14.0% and -11.8%, respectively.

Across all industry sectors jobs losses relative to 14 March 2020 troughed on 11 April 2020 at -8.1%, after which we have seen a recovery and since the end of May job losses across all industry sectors have not dipped below a decline of 5%. Construction experienced a far milder loss of jobs in the early stages however jobs losses have declined markedly in from -3.0% on 26 September 2020 to the largest decline to date at -7.6% on 17 October 2020.

The construction industry is the sixth (of 19) hardest hit industry sectors in Australia for both job and wage losses since Australia recorded its 100th case of COVID on 14 March 2020, with jobs down 7.6% and wages down 8.1%. 

The government intends to take advantage of record low interest rates to borrow money necessary to fund the projects. 

Work getting safer Safe Work Australia has released the Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities Australia 2019 report, which provides the latest detailed national statistics on all workers and bystanders fatally injured at work.

The 2019 report shows that over the last decade, the number and rate of work-related fatalities have been gradually decreasing.

In 2007, the fatality rate was 3.0 fatalities per 100,000 workers. In 2019, this rate has decreased by 53% to 1.4 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

The number of work-related fatalities recorded in 2018 represented an unusual decrease compared to the longer-term trends in fatality numbers.

While the number of work-related fatalities has been steadily decreasing over the last decade, any workplace death is tragic and unacceptable. Understanding the causes of injury and the industries most affected can help reduce work-related fatalities.

The report details that in 2019 62% of worker fatalities occurred in the following industries: l Transport, postal and warehousing (58 fatalities) l Agriculture, forestry and fishing (30 fatalities) l Construction (26 fatalities) The most common causes of worker fatalities in 2019 were: Vehicle collisions (43%); Falls from a height (11%); Hit by falling objects (11%). The report and data is drawn from a range of sources, including reporting of fatalities in the media, notifications from jurisdictional authorities, and the National Coronial Information System. 

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BUSINESS

Although numbers are reportedly up for female tradies in construction and mining, there’s a lot more to be done to connect the dots with industry and women workers. By Rachel Smith

The rise of

female tradies

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WHAT’S WORKING AND WHAT’S NOT

Apprenticeship networks say the skill shortage in Australia remains a challenge—and that demand is there for more women to adopt careers in trade industries. However, steering female students towards those pathways is tough.

“Young women make absolutely brilliant tradespeople,” says Kris McCue, CEO at DGT Employment and Training, “but there’s still a perception among some people that jobs in trades like construction or mining is a boysonly option.”

And female students who have good grades are often talked into going to uni instead of doing a trade, adds Dr Bridges. “There’s also this perception in schools that students who aren’t doing well can ‘just get a trade’ but

that’s actually not true. Do you want a carpenter working on your house who can’t do maths? You’ve got to be quite bright to do a trade and our research shows that employers who do hire women are really happy—their female tradies are focused, they don’t muck around, they get the job done. It’s not just men who can put a nail in a wall or fix a car.”

WHY A CULTURE CHANGE IS NEEDED

Diversity targets mean many large blue-chip companies are crying out for more women on the tools, but this isn’t always the case with smaller employers, says Colin McCabe, general manager at MEGT. “Large companies have sophisticated candidate attraction strategies,” he explains, “but your local plumber—who may be happy to

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eeing female workers on the tools is becoming more commonplace— and industry experts say that’s a great thing.

But although women’s participation in trades and technical occupations has increased from 10-15 per cent in NSW between 1987-2012, it’s not the full picture.

“Saying the numbers are climbing might be true but those figures include architecture, project management, engineering and admin,” says Dr Donna Bridges, who’s working on an ongoing research project at Charles Sturt University on women in manual trades.

“When you actually break it down and look at women in the skilled trades like carpentry and electrical, that workforce is still only 1-3 per cent. It hasn’t changed in 30 years.”

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BUSINESS

“I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY HANDS AND I’M GLAD I CHANGED CAREERS.

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“Young women make absolutely brilliant tradespeople but there’s still a perception among some people that jobs in trades like construction or mining is a boys-only option.”

Kris McCue, CEO, DGT Employment and Training take on a female apprentice—may be apprehensive about how to go about it and probably wouldn’t be getting any female applicants.”

And although there are many female tradies who are thriving, lots aren’t getting in, says Dr Bridges—and if they are, they’re dropping out because in some areas of construction, the culture contains a level of bullying or sexism and this is an impediment.

“During industry consultations it has come up that some men want the freedom to talk about sex at work or refer to women colleagues sexually,” says Dr Bridges. “Women not liking this can be seen as an issue. In most workplaces this is considered inappropriate. I do think that some areas of the construction industry need

to get with the program on how people should behave at work.”

TAKING A TARGETED APPROACH

Peak groups like Women in Construction are doing good work, says McCue; “They’re actively helping businesses come up with ways to engage young women and promoting the benefits of employing them. Try a Trade is also a good way for young girls to get a sense of what’s involved in a job. And there has to be that messaging that engages young women as well as young men.”

Dr Bridges agrees and says that while government wants women in these roles, any initiatives driving change aren’t integrated. “They’re missing something. There needs to be social and traditional media campaigns similar to the Australian Defence Force; their marketing shows young women doing these jobs and that becomes attractive to young people. We need to talk to small businesses and find out how we can support them in hiring females, too.”

Ultimately, the demand is there, says McCabe. “The challenge is to encourage smaller employers to get on board and realise the amazing benefits to hiring women, and to let young women know about the opportunities that are out there, many of which have lucrative salaries. If you complete your apprenticeship and have a trade, you can be set for life.” 

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“After high school, I went to uni, got a degree in business management and ended up working in finance. But I wasn’t happy. I’d always fantasised about doing more of a physical hands-on role, and when I was 24, the department I worked for was made redundant, and I used that opportunity to go back to study. I’m now in my final year of a four-year apprenticeship as a heavy diesel fitter, working fly-in-fly-out on a BHP mine site.

It has had its challenges and can be exhausting at times, but the sense of accomplishment and fulfilment is huge, and I know there is a potential to be able to make a comfortable life for myself when I finish my apprenticeship.

“Being in a pure male dominated environment has been a mixed bag. However, during this experience I’ve grown a lot and have built a great deal of confidence and independence, and I feel like I can achieve anything. That sounds clichéd, but it’s true. I will say it’s taken a while for some workers to respect and understand having women in this environment.

Nothing changes overnight. It’s a process. I think it’s fantastic that there’s more of a trend for women getting into non-traditional manual trades—I never took that route when I was out of school because it didn’t even occur to me it was an option. I’m proud of being a part of something that hopefully no longer will seem so different, as it becomes more common, but we still have a long way to go.”—Quuystn Lu, 28, heavy diesel fitter

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SUPPLIER PROFILE Weldclass is committed to supplying highquality welding products and equipment right across Australia—and beyond.

By Kerryn Ramsey

Keeping it together B ased in Tamworth in northeast NSW, Weldclass has a long and fascinating history. In the early 1900s, a forbear of the founder of the company emigrated from Chicago and developed the first mechanical chain-drive abattoirs in Australia. Remnants of those buildings still exist in Sydney’s suburb of Homebush to this day. Another forbear pioneered metal coating technologies that were used to coat the inside of the main supply pipes carrying water from Warragamba Dam into Sydney.

When the company began to trade in 1980, the entire business model was based on selling welding supplies and accessories to panel beaters and the like. From those humble beginnings, Weldclass has grown into a wholesaling giant, providing premium products and equipment for Australian welders and fabricators right across Australia and the South Pacific. Weldclass now has over 1000 distributors.

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BE OUTSTANDING

Recently, Weldclass has completed a full-scale brand evolution project that involved a refreshed logo and brand image. The brand is gaining significant Weldclass is fulfilling its mission to provide every welder and metal fabricator with world-class tools and equipment.

traction among users of welding products.

As a wholesaler, Weldclass takes its responsibility to fill orders very seriously.

“Back in 2017, we identified that one of the major pain points for our distributors was lack of supply or low supply rates,” says Alistair McDonald, marketing director at Weldclass. “So, we went about bolstering our stock holdings and, right now, if a client orders 100 different lines, they will, on average, receive 95 of those lines. We are very transparent with our line-fill rates and on a periodic basis, we report our exact line-fill average.

This is one way we’re helping deliver our ‘Be Outstanding’ brand promise to the market.”

THRIVING BUSINESS

Weldclass operates a business model committed to supplying equipment and products suitable for industrial, manufacturing and maintenance businesses. Its equipment is used by tradies of all stripes, and a large and ever diversifying market is the DIY sector.

“While industries such as hospitality suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, ours has grown significantly, for which we’re very thankful,” says

“We are very transparent with our line-fill rates and on a periodic basis, we report our exact line-fill average. This is one way we’re helping deliver our ‘Be Outstanding’ brand promise to the market.”

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McDonald. “Most of that can be put down to people embracing DIY projects.

We’ve been able to keep all our staff members employed and we even recruited more during the pandemic.”

WELDFORCE

The Weldclass journey is a long one, so it may come as a surprise that until two years ago, they didn’t sell or supply welding machines. The company had mainly focused purely on consumables, accessories and flow-on products. All that changed when they began receiving repeated requests from distributors asking to purchase welding units.

“We conducted years of research before deciding to supply welding machines,” says McDonald. “It wasn’t a case of picking a product off the shelf, painting it blue and bringing it to Australia. We wanted machines that work for Australians in an Australian environment.”

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SUPPLIER PROFILE “We conducted years of research before deciding to supply welding machines. It wasn’t a case of picking a product off the shelf, painting it blue and bringing it to Australia. We wanted machines that work for Australians in an Australian environment.”

Alistair McDonald, marketing director, Weldclass It knows its distributors aren’t carrying just welding supplies—they also have bearings, paint, hardware, timber and any number of other products.

Weldclass doesn’t expect them to have

comprehensive welding knowledge.

“It isn’t realistic for our distributors to have to focus exclusively on welding products,” says McDonald. “Each of our Weldforce machines comes with point-of-sale information that will answer most questions typical users will ask—Is it compatible with a generator? What size wire can it take? What size plug is fitted?

All the information is at their fingertips.”

Recently, Weldclass launched a range of welding machines that are truly cutting-edge. These high-quality units were exclusively sourced in Europe and manufactured to the highest standards.

“Australia hasn’t seen machines of this level in this particular product segment,” says McDonald. “New technologies used in the creation of these units are a massive step forward for Weldclass, our distributors and the end users. They are going to be a real game changer.”

GIVING BACK

Weldclass is a family-run business

that believes in giving back to the community. While their machines, equipment and products are as tough as the Australian outback, the people of Weldclass are passionate about helping those most in need. The list of charities the company supports is long and varied, including Bushfire Relief, the Children’s Cancer Institute, Drought Relief, Wheelchair Sports NSW and Legacy Australia. McDonald says, “It’s very rewarding for us to be able to give back to the communities and groups most in need. We couldn’t do it without the support of our distributors and end-users alike, so we’re very grateful for that.”

The Weldclass team has a lot of which to be proud in the creation, operation and growth of this quintessential Australian company. The business has one mission—to provide every welder and metal fabricator with world-class tools and equipment. And that’s exactly what they’re doing. 

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PROFILE

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“Our plan is to keep moving and evolving.

We’ll stay focused on keeping all our clients, staff and contractors happy and content, and of course will continue to stand by our product quality.”

Brad Millar, founder, BJ Millar Constructions

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Brad Millar, founder of award-winning BJ Millar Constructions, has had a lifelong commitment to quality and service. But he puts the success of his company down to the versatility of his hardworking team. By Shane Conroy

First Rate T he Gold Coast construction industry is not for the fainthearted. It’s a competitive, fast-paced environment that demands world-class quality. Substandard operators don’t survive for long, and those that do are only as good as their last project.

Not many people know this better than Brad Millar, founder and owner of award-winning BJ Millar Constructions.

His company recently won the 2020 HIA-CSR Australian Housing Awards ‘Home of the Year’. It’s one of the construction industry’s most prestigious awards, and recognises the company’s incredible work on the Cove House in Sanctuary Point.

The waterfront Cove House is a masterclass in subtropical architecture, and combines rich tactile elements with a seamless interplay between internal and external spaces.

INSIDE THE A-TEAM The home is a spectacular testament to Millar’s lifelong commitment to quality, but he’s quick to share the accolades with the client, architect and his wider team at BJ Millar Constructions.

“Some of our team has been with us from the beginning, including our 2IC Warren Davis and my brother Paul (the Bear), who was the supervisor on the Cove project,” he says.

“Communication was so important to the project’s success. The client was able to communicate their vision to the architect, and together the architect and the owner did an excellent job communicating that to us. Then my team was really able to run with it.”

Millar’s brother Paul was the project supervisor, and the company’s crew of expert tradespeople went above and beyond to bring the concept to life. But it didn’t come without its challenges.

“It took about 27 tonnes of steel to

Brad Millar of BJ Millar Constructions achieve the floating roof look,” says Millar. “And because the concrete walls form a large part of the structure, we had to build them in the beginning and protect them for the rest of the construction.

“We knew this was going to be an exciting project from the moment we saw the concept. It was a great opportunity for my team to show the kind of quality they are capable of producing.”

THE HARD YARDS This commitment to quality has been in the making for over 40 years. Millar started the company in 1995 after completing an apprenticeship at his father’s construction business and spending his early career working alongside his father and brother.

“We started the business with just myself and a couple of guys working out of my house,” he says. “When we outgrew that, I bought a house on an acreage with a six-car garage for work, CSS F.A.T. MAG 17

PROFILE “Having capable, versatile tradesmen at our disposal who are prepared to turn their hands to anything has been, and still is, especially important for the business.”

Brad Millar, founder, BJ Millar Constructions

Left: Brad Millar and his wife Leonie, with the family dog; and the team at BJ Millar Constructions celebrating their ‘Home of the Year’ award.

but the business swallowed that house up to.”

So Millar decided to take the plunge on building a factory for the business.

He rented out half the factory to help with cashflow, then when the tenant wanted to take over the entire factory, he moved the business to its current facility.

Today, BJ Millar Constructions employs a team of around a dozen that consists of four supervisors, a full-time cabinet maker, a plumber, a labourer and several carpenters.

RISING TO NEW HEIGHTS The business has come a long way since its early days as a predominantly carpentry works business. Millar says the company’s big break came when they won a contract to build a commercial kitchen and extend the ground floor of a high-rise in Surfers Paradise.

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took us from carpentry to contracting,” he says. “After that we started to win residential renovations and other commercial projects.”

However, the business never lost touch with its more humble beginnings, and still services smaller jobs among the larger, more glamorous projects. In fact, it’s this flexibility and no-job-istoo-small attitude that Millar credits for the long-term success of the business.

“It has always been a reasonably slow progression,” he says. “We did a lot of insurance work for a while, and have gone through stages where that’s faded and we’ve switched focus to building factories, for example.

“It’s a never-ending cycle, but diversity is our key. Even as we speak, we’re doing a little commercial fit-out, and a small high-rise fit-out. Having capable, versatile tradesmen at our disposal who are prepared to turn their hands to anything has been, and still is, especially important for the business.”

QUALITY COMES FIRST It’s the company’s high-end residential projects that are winning it the most attention at present. The Cove House is just one on a growing list of many and varied architectural renovations, extensions and new builds. And there may be another award-winner in the works.

“The Cove House was actually our fifth project with that client,” says Millar. “We have a great relationship, and there may be another build in the pipeline.”

It’s a case of ‘watch this space’ for now, but whatever is next for BJ Millar Constructions, you can be sure their commitment to quality will be at the centre of the project.

“Our plan is to keep moving and evolving,” says Millar. “We’ll stay focused on keeping all our clients, staff and contractors happy and content, and of course will continue to stand by our product quality.” 

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The transition period for new global labelling and classification requirements for hazardous chemicals starts January 2021. By Meg Crawford

Getting ready for GHS 7 B efore the introduction of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), hazard classifications for workplace chemicals differed all over the world.

As a result, what was considered carcinogenic or flammable in one country wasn’t necessarily the same elsewhere. In response to this labelling chaos, the United Nations developed an internationally agreed set of standards for labelling chemicals for use across the globe. The key elements of the GHS included standardised safety data sheets (SDS), hazard testing criteria and warning pictograms.

Australia implemented the 3rd revised edition of the GHS (GHS 3) at the start of 2012. Since that time, GHS 3 has

been the only system in Australia that could be used for developing labels and safety data sheets (SDS) for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.

However, in those eight years, we’ve lagged a little behind GHS developments internationally. In light of this, from 1 January 2021, Australia will commence a two-year transition period (wrapping up 31 December 2022) allowing for the implementation of the 7th revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7).

Originally, the transition period for GHS 7 was slated for a 1 July 2020 start, but in recognition of the COVID-19 impact on businesses, the date has shifted back.

“Moving to GHS 7 under the model work health and safety laws keeps Australia up to date with our trading partners and international best practice

for chemical assessment and hazard communication,” says Michelle Baxter, CEO, Safe Work Australia (the government statutory body, established in 2008 to develop national policy about workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation). “GHS 7 brings improvements that will continue to protect the health and safety of Australian workers.”

WHAT IS GHS 7?

While GHS 7 has a greater impact for manufacturers and importers of hazardous chemicals, suppliers and users must also be aware of the proposed changes. “GHS 7 brings changes to the classification and labelling requirements for aerosols, flammable gases and desensitised

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explosives,” Baxter explains. “There are also changes to the precautionary statements on hazardous chemical labels to provide more accurate information about how to eliminate or minimise the risks posed by chemicals.”

“Essentially, the changes relate to the introduction of some new hazard categories and classes for certain substances, including desensitised explosives, pyrophoric gases, chemically unstable gases and non-flammable aerosols,” adds Global Spill & Safety director Brad Lowson. “In addition to that, there are some updates to the precautionary statements, and that’s mainly around eye irritation. It really is a revision more than an update. The fundamentals are largely the same.”

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The bulk of responsibility for implementing the GHS 7 changes falls with manufacturers and importers. “If

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Brad Lowson, director, Global Spill & Safety you manufacture or import chemicals, you should review the changes to determine if the classification requirements for any of your products have changed,” Baxter urges.

However, users aren’t let off the hook entirely. That said, the steps during the transitional period are pretty straight forward, and Lowson has some useful tips to assist. “First of all, check that

your labelling and SDS match up on your hazardous chemicals,” he says.

“Next, check their dates. Particularly towards the end of December 2022, you need to check in with your suppliers and make sure that they’re observing the new requirements. Also, make sure that you have an appropriate person in your business to manage the updates to your labels and SDS. You need someone to champion that.”

As a director of a company with 30 years’ experience in providing Australianmanufactured storage solutions for dangerous goods, Lowson’s next suggestions relate to the safe storage and control measures that should underpin the use of chemicals governed

by GHS 7. “As always, make sure that your hazardous chemicals are stored safely and securely, and you have the correct spill equipment on hand so you can deal with any incidents safely and efficiently. Also, make sure that the storage and handling methods are up to date, meeting any new information or

safety requirements or standards.”

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Happily, there’s no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater just yet, if you’re using chemicals governed by GHS 3. “During the transition period, users of hazardous chemicals don’t have to relabel or dispose of existing stock,” Lowson explains. “It’s okay to keep using, handling and storing them, so long as they’re labelled in accordance with GHS 3 and manufactured and imported before 1 January 2023.

“After 1 January 2023, companies shouldn’t be accepting anything that’s not classified or labelled in accordance with GHS 7 or has an SDS that’s not drawn up to comply with GHS 7. It’s really going to be at the back end of 2022 that people will need to pull their socks up and make sure everything is in line.”

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Old hand

Encouraging more mature age apprentices to take on a trade will become more important than ever as Australia tries to meet labour demands in the aftermath of the pandemic.

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BARRIERS TO CLEAR

While the long-term outlook for mature age apprentices looks positive, some training programs have taken a hit during COVID-19.

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in Melbourne, for instance, stage 4 lockdown rules have reduced the allowable number of workers on construction sites. As a result, many apprentices have experienced roster cuts. Nevertheless, he says there is anecdotal evidence during the crisis to suggest that older workers are seeking a career change, including pursuing licenced registered trades such as plumbing and electrical. “They are highly desirable in that they’re more bulletproof than other trades,” Scott says.

One challenge for mature age apprentices is that industry regulations dictate that they initially receive a higher rate of pay, regardless of their experience. This can put them at a hiring disadvantage when competing with similarly skilled teenagers.

Scott advocates incentives for employers—along similar lines to the JobKeeper wages subsidy that the Australian Government has introduced during the pandemic to help pay employees’ wages—to offset some of the imposts of older apprentices.

“It’s a tricky balancing act, but it would be nice to see something similar to JobKeeper for mature age apprentices.”

To further embolden the industry, McEvoy also calls for greater funding of training organisations to ensure they can prepare the industry leaders of tomorrow. “From a selfish perspective there needs to be that investment so we have the latest technology and the latest understanding to keep our staff up to date,” he says.

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES THE KEY

It is clear that the Australian Government wants to back the apprenticeship space, with employers in October praising a new wages subsidy as Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged to add 100,000 apprentices and trainees by paying half their wages over the next year.

The $1.2 billion commitment came on the back of funding earlier this year whereby small businesses were offered up to $7000 of wage assistance each quarter in a bid to retain existing apprentices and trainees.

With JobKeeper winding down, Canberra has also unveiled its JobMaker hiring credit program in a bid to generate jobs. Under the scheme, employers will receive a credit for each new job they create —$200 a week for 16 to 29-year-olds, and $100 a week for 30 to 35-year-olds.

While Scott welcomes JobMaker, he

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s Australia seeks to build its way out of a postpandemic economic malaise, an army of mature age apprentices is likely to play a key role in the rebound.

The Federal Government has promised to fast track infrastructure projects worth $7.5 billion as part of its October 2020 budget announcements, creating the hope of a pipeline of initiatives that will keep building and construction workers busy across many trades for years to come.

“It’s the best decision ever,” says Terry McEvoy, director of the Department of Trades and Engineering Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology. “The way out of our economic crisis will be through infrastructure growth, and apprentices can get on a trade now and know that work won’t be slowing down for another 10 to 15 years.”

He expects mature age apprentices— defined as those aged 21 and above—to especially embrace the flexibility of working for a company, subcontracting or starting their own business. “The world’s their oyster—and having a trade behind them gives them those choices.”

“It’s about trying to go beyond the dollars to see the value you can get out a of a mature age person and the value they can bring.”

Dale Scott, field officer, Master Plumbers

doubts it will specifically assist mature age apprentices. “An employer who is looking purely at the dollars will take the younger apprentice and take the JobMaker incentive as well.”

He hopes some bosses will regardless use the subsidies to take on older workers at lower overall hiring costs.

McEvoy is confident wages subsidies, while not perfect, will “make a big difference” and help employers, apprentices and training organisations.

WHAT BUSINESSES CAN DO

There were 272,505 apprentices and trainees in training as of March 2020, a decrease of 2.9 per cent from the year before, according to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. The hope is that a post-pandemic building boom can boost numbers.

Scott says trade-based businesses can play their part in bringing on more

mature age apprentices simply by having an open mind about the benefits they deliver. Too many bosses, he believes, simply employ younger apprentices because of cheaper hourly rates.

“It’s about trying to go beyond the dollars to see the value you can get out of a mature age person and the value they can bring.”

With their extra maturity and life experiences, he says mature age apprentices often bring a higher level of stability and commitment— and register fewer sickies—than their younger cohorts. Many of them have already worked in the building and construction sector, and some may have multiple skills across disciplines such as carpentry, welding and boilermaking.

“So when you can pick up someone like that, it’s a real bonus.”

For its part, Master Plumbers practises what it preaches, charging out its mature age apprentices at the same

rate as juniors. “We take a hit on them initially, but we understand that we usually get an employee who is lower maintenance and who we get good reports on in terms of feedback.”

McEvoy agrees that mature age apprentices represent a great investment, including the growing band of female workers in the trades.

“They have life experience and can set goals and targets and manage their own time,” he says.

For those seeking a viable long-term career, he endorses an apprenticeship as the starting point. “If you’re a mature age person looking for a career change, trades are an absolute monty. They open so many doors.”

If you want to become a mature age apprentice or are a business looking to hire one, contact Master Plumbers (plumber.com.au) or its apprenticeship and labour hire division (plumber.com. au/pav).  CSS F.A.T. MAG 23

MEMBERS IN ACTION

The closing of the Goondicum mine was a blow for the community in central Queensland, but presented a unique opportunity for CSS member DJ’s Steel & Concrete.

Breaking up is hard to do T he Goondicum mine in central Queensland had a pretty rough trot. The ilmenite mine, which opened in 2007, had faced a series of stops and starts before finally closing down in 2019. Ilmenite prices had crashed around the world, just as the region was in the grip of drought, creating a double blow to locals.

But out of a crisis came an opportunity for CSS member DJ’s Steel & Concrete, who received a contract from the mine’s owners to decommission the site.

“We’ve been involved in this particular project for about 10 years,” says Damien Zieth, co-owner of DJ’s Steel & Concrete, which supplies construction, engineering and fabrication services as well as operating hardware retail outlets. “The site wasn’t financially viable, so the bits and pieces got sold off.

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“Probably one of the biggest parts of the plant was the feed prep. We had been involved in supplying to the mine from day one, so our knowledge up there gave us a bit of a foot in the door when it came to decommissioning.”

Decommissioning mine sites is pretty unusual work. According to Jess Mollenhagen, who managed the project for DJ’s, “In the mining sector, a lot of mines are sold as an ongoing concern, which means a smaller company would come in and take up where the larger company perhaps couldn’t make it viable. So this is not a very common thing. I haven’t experienced too much of it since I’ve been in the industry.

You very rarely find yourself dividing up pieces of equipment as we’ve done here.

“We do a lot more with construction, not deconstruction,” she adds. “So it was an interesting project for us because when you start pulling things

apart, it’s a little bit different to putting things together or maintaining it. This is a standalone project, compared to what we’ve done before. But nevertheless, it was something where we were quite familiar with the equipment. It made the job or the task a little bit easier for us because we knew the way the equipment worked and how we needed to go about pulling it down, deconstructing it, so we can then get it out.”

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The feed prep plant in the mine is the facility that washes, crushes, sorts and prepares the minerals for transport to market from the port in Gladstone.

“With this project and with the area and the layout of the site, when we talk about feed prep, we’re talking about the whole process from the ROM, which is your run of your mine, through to your crushing circuit, through to

“We do a lot more with construction, not deconstruction.

So it was an interesting project for us because when you start pulling things apart, it’s a little bit different to putting things together or maintaining it.�

Jess Mollenhagen

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MEMBERS IN ACTION

“Obviously, we were happy to come across it, it was a great opportunity. But with that being said, if there were more jobs out there like this, we’d be certainly happy to take them on as well.”

Jess Mollenhagen

your conveyors, your screens, trommel scrubbers and all those sorts of things,” explains Mollenhagen.

Which was a big enough job in itself—but they had the added challenge of deadline set by legislation. If they missed the deadline, they couldn’t take the equipment offsite. “Once the site becomes an abandoned mine it’s handed back to the government,” Mollenhagen explains. “Whatever is left on the site then becomes property of the government. You can ask for an extension, but the obstacle that we faced then was it was an election year in Queensland, and the job started just before the state election on 31 October.

To be able to get that processed and through the government would be near impossible.”

The mine’s owners had sold the equipment to a South African company.

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to ensure it will pass quarantine,” Mollenhagen explains. “And when we pull it apart, we need to document the way that we pulled it apart, so they know how to put it back together when they get over there. So that entailed getting 3D scanning of all the equipment, and every piece of equipment needs to be numbered, and then there needs to be instruction on how that piece of equipment goes back together as well.”

THE MOVING CHALLENGE

The challenge wasn’t just in the detail of dissembling and labelling roughly 400 individual items. The equipment involved was often huge. “With the drive over crusher bin, for instance, we had two dozers working on that for about two weeks just to move away the earth around that, so we could actually pull it out,” says Mollenhagen.

“Some of these pieces of equipment are large. For instance, the scrubber base is 42 tonnes. So we had to mobilise larger cranes to site. We had a 130-tonne crane onsite to assist with the deconstruction of it. Obviously

with that, we had all the electrical requirements as well. So we had to pull and wind all your electrical cabling, all your conveyor belts and then commence dismantling the equipment.

“Probably the biggest obstacle we had was getting it offsite. Where this mine sits, you’ve got to go through about six to 10 causeways. So it makes it really, really difficult to get the equipment offsite. It’s quite a rough road to get there, and that poses a bit of an issue within itself. So altogether we looked at about 50 truckloads to get the equipment offsite.”

From beginning to end, the physical work of taking the plant apart took about three months (not counting the preparatory work that went into it). And while this type of work isn’t common, it’s opened up a window of opportunity for the expertise DJ’s team has developed.

“Obviously, we were happy to come across it, it was a great opportunity,” says Mollenhagen. “But with that being said, if there were more jobs out there like this, we’d be certainly happy to take them on as well.” 

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However, duty cycle should not be considered in isolation.

Just as you would (normally) not make a decision to purchase a motor car based only on it’s top speed (say without considering aspects like handling, acceleration, safety, etc) in the same way, there are other factors to be considered when it comes to welding machines.

Firstly, the welding process itself can alter the importance of duty-cycle.

Having a higher duty cycle can be important for MIG welders, but may be less important for Stick/MMA and TIG. The subject of power draw, power supply and the efficiency of the welder also add another dimension to the duty-cycle subject.

This is especially the case with

single-phase (240V) welding machines, where the machine (according to the AS60974-1 standard) must have an effective input current draw (I1eff) equal to or less than the rated power supply that the machine is designed to operate on—commonly either 10A or 15A. Often, this requirement is the restriction (or “ceiling”) on duty-cycle, more so than what the machine is actually capable of. For example, the Weldforce WF-180MST MIG welder, has a duty cycle of 10% at maximum output of 180A. This machine is actually capable of significantly higher dutycycle, but in order to be suitable for 10A power supply the ouput and duty cycle have been restricted, or capped.

This is why machines with greater efficiency offer an advantage (especially 240V 10A/15A single phase machines).

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heavy applications, with additional power and extensive runtime.

First in the new lineup is the DEWALT 54V XR FLEXVOLT DCS578 184mm Circular Saws, which are up to 47% more powerful* than their predecessors. With a 64mm depth of cut at 90°, these heavy-duty saws feature an AirLock™ dust port, an electronic safety brake and rapid, tool-free adjustment.

The second updated tool to incorporate the advanced new features is the DEWALT 54V XR FLEXVOLT DCG418 125mm Angle Grinder, an ergonomically-engineered grinder that couples outstanding performance with unbeatable user protection and comfort.

This upgraded model delivers up to 30%

more power than the previous model.

Lastly, offering extraordinary cutting power, a premium, well-balanced body design and sculptured rear handle, the DEWALT 54V XR FLEXVOLT DCS389 Reciprocating Saw performs with up to 19% more power than its precursor, to tackle the most challenging cutting applications. 

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*Products tested under controlled conditions to measure power.

Power increase compares peak power of DCS578 with DCB547 and DCS575 with DCB546. DCS389 with DCB547 and DCS388 with DCB546. DCG418 with DCB547 and DCG414 with DCB546.

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ADVERTORIAL

ON THE CUTTING EDGE

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icture yourself looking at the top of a communications tower knowing you need to drill four 14mm holes to attach a bracket to the tower. You need to climb up the tower with a 12kg magnetic based drill on your back just to drill the hole and then work out how to thread it. It is heavy, dangerous work. Then along comes the Versadrive by Alpha; your job just got a whole lot easier, and faster!

Versadrive by Alpha is the 1st modular cutting system in the world that allows cutting tools to be used across multiple

tool platforms such as impact wrenches, drills, and drivers along with rotary drills, magnetic based drills and pillar drills.

This innovative system features a range of impact rated and rotary rated cutting and threading tools coupled with a collection of specially designed and engineered adapters to rapidly fit power tools providing fast tool changeover.

The tools in the range have been engineered and tested to outperform and outlast comparable products.

They guarantee faster cutting, longer wear life and are designed to maximise

The Versadrive system by Alpha allows multiple cutting tools to be used across multiple tool platforms.

performance. Versadrive tools save time, increase productivity and save money!

When you get to the top of the tower with your Versadrive kit you can use your standard, portable power tools to get the job done fast and more importantly, safely. Investing in Versadrive by Alpha cutting & threading tools removes the challenges of on-site drilling, hole-making and threading in one easy system. ď‚Ľ

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CSS F.A.T. MAG 33

ADVERTORIAL

DECK ENVY IS HERE

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here is nothing more Australian than throwing a snag on the BBQ, and there is nothing more enjoyable than spending a summers day out on your deck with family and friends.

However, while the Aussie sun can be great, it can also be harsh on your timber decking. Timber decks exposed to the elements are at risk from harmful UV rays, which can not only lead to cosmetic problems, such as discoloration and greying, but structural issues as well.

Impact-A’s new Deck Envy rejuvenates, cleans and restores natural timber. It contains surfactants to remove dirt, oil, grease, algae and mould while restoring the natural colour to your timber. It is biodegradable and Australian Made, so

you know it’s ideal for Aussie conditions.

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Breathe new life into your deck with Impact-A Deck Envy and be the envy of your neighbours for years to come.  Available from your local CSS Member store.

DECK ENVY OUTDOOR TIMBER PREP/CLEANER Rejuvenates, cleans, and restores natural timber, and is perfect for preparing your deck before applying the topcoat.

BE THE ENVY OF YOUR NEIGHBOURS Australian Made & available now from your local CSS Member store.

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DELTA FORCE: EVERY NOW AND THEN A REVOLUTION IS NEEDED!

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s specialists in industrial and engineering products, Bordo has a long history of continually improving and evolving existing technologies to give our customers the best tools possible. Drill bits are no exception to this rule.

But while evolution is great, every now and again a ‘revolution’ is needed.

Traditional drill bits have always been chisel point where the flat tip of the drill had to effectively push through the material being drilled. There was a tendency for the drill bit to wander unless the material had been punched.

Split point drill bits are now more common. They are faster drilling and there is less drill bit wander. However, despite their advantages, split point drill bit design would best be described as a design evolution rather than a revolution.

The development of the Delta Point drill tip, however, meant going back to the drawing board. John Lojko, head of

Engineering Development at Bordo said that ‘it was never going to be a case of simply modifying existing point types or tweaking the grind angles. Delta Point tip design required a revolutionary re-think of drill tip function’.

Delta Point drills have a multi-faceted cutting tip. The protruding centre tip acts like a pilot drill significantly increasing drill bit efficiency, especially on curved surfaces. The overall length of the cutting edge significantly exceeds that of conventional drills. Drilling times for a range of split point and Delta Point drills consistently showed that Delta Point bits were nearly twice as fast in

mild steel. During independent lifetime testing, Delta Point drills drilled ten times the number of holes than split point drills in mild steel. Testing was also done in different materials and one surprising outcome was how well Delta Point drilled in stainless steel. The go-to drill for stainless has always been the cobalt jobber drill, but Delta Point outperformed this drill type, drilling more than double the number of holes. Delta Point drills are available in all 1mm and 0.5mm sizes to 13mm as well as all the tapping drill sizes.  For more information on Delta Point contact your CSS Member Store

A revolutionary re-think of drill tip design.

• High Performance multi-faceted cutting tip.

• During independant lifetime testing Delta Point bits lasted 10 times longer than conventional split point bits.

• High productivity – testing under constant load Delta Point bits drilled 2 times faster in ferrous metals.

• Self piloting for fast, punch-free starting on both flat and curved surfaces.

• Precision ground M2 High Speed Steel.

• Available in 1.0-13.0mm x 0.5mm increments clam shell packed.

• Available in 1.0-13.0mm x 0.5mm increments plus tapping sizes in bulk packaging.

2015-M2 1.0-10.0 x 0.5mm

2015-M3 1.0-13.0 x 0.5mm

2015-M5 1.0-6.5 x 0.5mm, 7.0-13.0 x 1.0mm

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solid carbide Drill Bits

DESIGNED AND MADE IN GERMANY

The solid carbide four head cutting design allows for a neat true hole.

Flutes have been designed for effective dust removal.

Sharp pyramid shaped centring tip, provides stability at the start of drilling.

SDS PLUS –SC4 DRILL BITS SIZES RANGE FROM 5 x 110 mm to 25 x 450 mm

Extremely Heavy Duty

For more information contact your local member store.

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Extremely Long Life

High Precision of Drilled Hole

As proof of quality, flute is stamped with the test mark of the PGM Masonry Drill Bit Association.

Bears a wear mark indicating if the diameter of the hole is still in tolerance for metal anchor setting.

THE SOLID PERFORMER DON’T SETTLE FOR SECOND BEST

Nitto Kohki’s high quality, high precision, CUPLA range has earned constant customer trust. Holding numerous patents and development of over 25,000 different Cupla variations, puts Nitto Kohki’s Cupla is in a class of its own.

Nitto Kohki Cuplas are built to outperform the rest of the pack. Key components are made using hardened steel to withstand the toughest of use and their unique tolerances and manufactured precision is based on strict quality control.

There are many ‘Nitto Style’ copies in the marketplace. These inferior options can have different tolerances and can cause leaking and possible damage and injury when used with the Nitto Kohki Genuine Cupla. All our Products are TRADEMARKED so when selecting your couplings check for these markings to determine their authenticity.

Genuine

Check the sign ~ keep it

CHANGE - OVER PROGRAM

SWITCH OVER TO THE WINNING TEAM Nitto Kohki would like to offer end-users the opportunity to upgrade their competitor profile or copy couplings to Genuine Nitto Kohki Cuplas during February - March 2021. For every Genuine Nitto Kohki Socket purchased we offer a FREE Genuine Plug. Ask your Cupla distributor for details of the Change-Over Program conditions. Remember all Genuine Cuplas come with a 12 month warranty.

Hi-Cupla ~ Sockets

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SF SM Hose Connection (SH) 20SH For 1/4” Hose 30SH For 3/8” Hose 40SH For 1/2” Hose Male Thread Connection (SM) 20SM 1/4” Male BSP 30SM 3/8” Male BSP 40SM 1/2” Male BSP Female Thread Connection (SF) 20SF 1/4” Female BSP 30SF 3/8” Female BSP 40SF 1/2” Female BSP

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* Terms & Conditions Apply. Applies to certain Nitto Kohki Cupla types only. Ask your local NITTO KOHKI distributor for more details.

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