Since Melbourne Truss opened its doors in 2005, its journey has been characterised by community upliftment, loyalty, lots of hard work and an ambition to continuously flourish. This year, Melbourne Truss celebrates its 20th anniversary. From its origin as a furniture business to one of Pryda’s largest single-site truss plants, today Melbourne Truss has a… Continue Reading»
Pryda (ITW Offsite) are focusing on reducing our packaging footprint, ensuring what packaging we do utilise is as sustainable as possible and creating innovative solutions to solve packaging waste. We are active members of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO). APCO is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia.… Continue Reading»
Based on the requirements for the new NCC 2022, a fall in the floor is now required to all floor wastes, including non-mandatory wastes. It means that we will see more set down areas for floor trusses. When choosing Pryda floor truss system, the reduced depth is designed in the Pryda software and prefabricated before arriving… Continue Reading»
One of the trends you may have heard about recently is that houses are getting smaller and taller. That means the average home has a smaller footprint and extends up multiple levels, increasing the need for smart flooring systems. The benefits of choosing floor trusses? With the prefabricated trusses, it saves you the labour of onsite cutting… Continue Reading»
At the heart of every Pryda product lies the dedication and knowledge of our Engineering team. But their support doesn’t end there—it extends our fabricators’ design offices and on-site. We talk to Pryda’s Structural Engineer Cici Cai based in Queensland. Cici has been with Pryda for two years and prior to that she spent eight… Continue Reading»
Have you ever wondered the genesis of these innovations? And what’s involved in the process to bring them into life? Our Product Development Manager Luay unveils the journey behind the creations. What’s the product innovation process like at Pryda? It starts with identifying a pain point from customers, followed by extensive research on the application… Continue Reading»
One of the actions that outline in Pryda for the Planet is to celebrate and promote businesses going above and beyond in the pursuit of more sustainable practices. In this episode of the Pryda Pod, we were joined by MB PreFab Big River Group’s HR & WHSE Site Manager John Recourt and Russell Norton from… Continue Reading»
One of our sustainability commitments for Pryda for the Planet is to optimise timber framing design. In the past few years, our Engineering team has been working deep down in Pryda Build, figuring out how we can deliver a safe and compliant design with the least amount of raw material possible. Our Engineering Manager Ian… Continue Reading»
Pryda was a proud sponsor of the Master Builders Association of Victoria Green Living 2023 conference, held in Melbourne. As the industry faces massive change including the NCC code and the transition towards 7-star performance rating, it was a lively day of presentations and discussions with experts from building, design, sustainability, research and manufacturing. Pryda’s… Continue Reading»
After receiving timber products from fabricators, it is important to look after them and ensure they are fit for their original purpose. One of biggest problems for exposed timber framing is repeated wetting and drying events caused by rain, plumbing leaks or ponding issues. Humidity and condensation in a roof space can lead to a phenomenon… Continue Reading»
You may already recognise Banjo if you follow Pryda on Instagram. Banjo is our Business Development Manager from the Builder Solutions Team and works closely with builders to help them overcome pain points. As a carpenter by trade and with some experience in commercial plumbing, he has a deep understanding in increasing productivity and problem-solving… Continue Reading»
Where can you find business knowledge that’s informative and entertaining in under 30 minutes? The Pryda Pod is our own podcast where our mission is to improve the productivity and profitability of the construction industry with a focus on timber framing. Hosted by Pryda’s Marketing and Engineering Manager, Adam Dawson, we’ll feature the industry’s leading experts… Continue Reading»
The faster, easier engineered solution for securing wall plates in stick-built frames Committed to making life faster and easier on the build site, Pryda has introduced new Stick Build Framing Screws to the Pryda FastFix™ family.These new framing screws are a safer, stronger, and faster engineered solution for securing wall plates in stick-built frames. The… Continue Reading»
Testing is one of several tools for verifying compliance with the NCC, and it’s certainly the most hands-on (and the most fun). What follows is a peek behind the curtain at the process and how it produces results that can be relied on for the design life of the structures our connectors are used in.… Continue Reading»
Don’t be surprised to hear the playful growl of a dog the next time you’re on the phone to Robyn, as this correspondent encountered during a recent phone interview. Robyn, Pryda’s recently appointed Sales Manager – Australia, shoulders twin responsibilities, ensuring a strong strategic alignment between Pryda and our customers, and ensuring the Pryda Sales… Continue Reading»
In the rare moments fabricators scratch their heads and click the help button in Pryda Build software, Anita’s knack for explaining things puts software users in the picture and back on track. Ten years with Pryda, Anita works in a team of technical writers and trainers, producing documentation, training materials, and help resources to ensure fabricators get the most out… Continue Reading»
Jay is spearheading Pryda’s new detailing service for fabricators who require extra horsepower to cope with growing orders and skills shortages. Based in Pryda’s Adelaide office, Jay coordinates a network of Pryda certified detailers dotted around the Philippines. Pryda’s newly launched service is designed to mesh with fabricators’ existing operations, serving as a blended model availing… Continue Reading»
Born and bred in Newcastle, New South Wales, Steve is one Australian who calls New Zealand home – well, almost. Having moved to New Zealand with his Kiwi wife and their two children in 2011, Steve’s home base on Auckland’s North Shore, handily located to Pryda’s Albany office. Degree qualified in construction management, Steve joined Pryda… Continue Reading»
Once a quarter we are invited to contribute the Tech Talk column in the FTMA newsletter. For this month’s Tech Talk I’m zooming out from the details and looking at changes in the laws that govern who can provide technical advice and how it is communicated. Fundamentally this is great news for fabricators and will further highlight the value… Continue Reading»
Our Advanced Roof Course is one of our most popular training courses for design staff. David Proudford, Plant Manager at Midcoast Timber Truss and Frame in Ulladulla, sent not one, but two staff members to our Advanced Roof training in June. “They’re both taking on the more difficult jobs and have been more confident in their… Continue Reading»
With a career built in the manufacturing sector, this Kiwi is as passionate about the construction industry as she is about her home country. Having worked in Industrial Gas (BOC), Glass (O-I, now Visy), and Concrete (RamsetReid), Timber was a natural next step for Wendy. With a CV that zigzags between marketing, sales, productivity (Lean… Continue Reading»
When Laurie walked through the doors of Pryda’s head-office in Dandenong for the first time early this year, he was struck by the familiarity of the tools displayed in a storefront demo showcasing Pryda parent ITW’s product range. “It dawned on me that my home workshop is full of ITW tools,” the avid woodworker said.… Continue Reading»
Greg Hay concedes that he’s been around a few years – the last 24 with Pryda. But such longevity qualifies him to make observations about the industry in which he’s spent the lion’s share of his working life. From his early years working in Pryda’s engineering support office, where he produced complex designs for fabricators… Continue Reading»
Truss and Frame equipment is built to last. Sometimes the right choice is to put a new lease of life into a proven equipment choice, and Pryda has a software solution to ensure you can continue to drive productivity. Pryda Build Automation (PBA) was developed in conjunction with fabricators to remove aging automation throughout their manufacturing… Continue Reading»
2019 saw Tristan Pinder promoted into the Service Manager role for Pryda, looking after the equipment team across Australia and New Zealand. With a long history with Pryda, Tristan’s focus is to deliver the right support and service to drive productivity for fabricators. A maintenance fitter by trade, Tristan served his apprenticeship with Pryda, at… Continue Reading»
Once a quarter we are invited to contribute the Tech Talk column in the FTMA newsletter. This month’s topic is all about the benefits of screw tie-down connections, especially when they’re factory-installed. It’s a continuation of my last feature on machine-driven versus hand-hammered nails. Bit by bit, we are building on a message to the industry about the advantages of offsite manufacturing and how innovations like SpeedTruss set Pryda fabricators apart, to the benefit of your customers. If you’re not… Continue Reading»
Nicky says she stumbled into the building and construction industry. But maybe it was destiny – both her father and grandparents were builders. Part way through a mechanical engineering degree she responded to a job advertisement and was accepted for a traineeship at Pryda. Other than a two-year stint running her own truss plant, and… Continue Reading»
Factory-fixed screws shift responsibility from builders’ shoulders. Pryda engineer Bernard Kennelly examines the tricky business of screws and, in the age of panelisation and modularisation, the advantages of factory-fixed screws over site-fixed screws. Industry has cottoned on to the advantages of using screws over traditional stud ties to secure frames. Screws make stronger connections and… Continue Reading»
How is this for an intro – he has eyeballed a saltwater croc about to dine on the family cat, swum with pink dolphins in the Amazon, and taken a dip in Southern Africa’s Zambezi River, a back-eddy’s breadth from the 100-metre plunge that is the Victoria Falls. Nothing phases Pryda’s newly appointed BDM Builder… Continue Reading»
Eighteen years with Pryda, structural engineer Ian Hayward has witnessed the progressive digitisation of frame and truss design. The newly appointed engineering manager for Australia and New Zealand now spends more time with his head in Pryda Build software, developing briefs and tweaking software functions to help designers do their jobs more efficiently. Nevertheless, his… Continue Reading»