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16March

Rest your neck and relax while you work with Necprotech!

The award winning Necprotech is the newest addition to Pro Plasters product line. The neck, shoulder and back support system is worn like a backpack and helps to alleviate stress in the neck and shoulder muscles, allowing you to rest your neck whilst working – preventing long term damage to your neck and spine.

The Necprotech works by supporting the weight of your head when looking up for long periods of time. It releases tension from the shoulder and neck muscles that are forced to work harder to support the heavy weight of the head.

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01March

Construction Trade Shortages a Frightening Reality

The need for more apprentices and an urgent reform of industry training is becoming more evident as the shortage of skilled workers in residential construction is set to fall to almost 65,000 nationally by 2012 – 2013.

The HIA estimates that there will be a national shortfall of 59,400 construction workers in 2010 alone. The biggest shortfall is in NSW (34,000), followed by QLD (16,000) in second and WA (6,000) in third.

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24February

New General Manager Announced for Pro Plaster Products

Pro Plaster Products is pleased to welcome Jason Hallett as the new General Manager of Pro Plaster Products effective 1st March 2010.

Jason expressed enthusiasm about his appointment to this role and believes there are a lot of opportunities ahead for Pro Plaster.

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02February

The Word - Vol 5

Two thousand and ten or twenty ten, whichever you prefer, it’s here! The worst of the global financial crisis has come and gone (or so they say) and better times are ahead for all.

At Pro Plaster we are certainly viewing 2010 as a year of opportunities. As the saying goes, “if you do the same thing tomorrow as you did yesterday you will probably get the same result”, which from my experience is reasonably accurate.

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02February

BSA Building Threshold Increase

Amendments to the Queensland Building Services Authority Regulation (QBSA Regulation) commenced on 1 December 2009.

With some exceptions, the amendments change the threshold for work considered ‘building work’. Work valued at $3,300 or less is now not building work and can be performed without holding a BSA licence. The previous threshold was $1,100.

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