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Reproduction in whole or part without permission is strictly prohibited. or visit www.anthonyinnovations.com.au Applications close: 31 July 2015 WinterApplications 2015 www.awa.org.au 1 close: 31 July 2015 WORDS elcome to our winter edition of Windows. members indicates that most businesses are busy and On the back of a reduction in the official certainly if you are actively ‘hunting’ the work, it’s there Wcash rate to a historic low of two per cent, for the signing. the commentary has begun. Soaring property prices particularly in Sydney, with a forecast growth of a further The indicators looking forward are also positive with seven per cent in 2015/16, look to send the median house total building commencement data displaying constant price well above $1 million. Prices are also set to take off activity off an already solid base in some states, and total in Brisbane, but growth will be much more subdued in commencement growth of up to 14 per cent in other MICHAEL Melbourne and Adelaide, and prices will fall in Perth. states. So despite the ensuing cold as we ‘rug up’ for O’keefe winter, we should have plenty of work to keep us warm With pockets of the country still reporting significant and additionally the signs for the next twelve months are Chairman housing shortages, will 0.25 per cent off a prospective quite encouraging. of the Board buyer’s mortgage be enough to encourage them to invest? It would appear that many Australians are looking Enjoy this edition of Windows and I look forward to more towards retiring non deductible debt than going catching up with many in warm and sunny Darwin during further into debt. So what position does all this rhetoric Fenestration Australia 2015, when you take a break from leave our window industry in for the next twelve to your busy schedules. eighteen months? The current activity reported by our ebProNews released a very interesting • Information about candidate drinking or using drugs – article last month regarding the growth in 40 per cent. Wthe number of businesses screening social • Candidate bad-mouthed previous company or fellow media such as Facebook and Twitter before hiring a new employee – 34 per cent. employee. • Poor communication skills – 30 per cent. The author notes that whilst you may be qualified for One of the more interesting finds from CareerBuilder’s that job you’re trying to land, something you said on TRACEY study is that whitewashing your social media accounts Facebook might turn off potential employers. This has may be a good idea, but deleting them entirely might not GRAMLICK been true for years, but companies’ reliance on social be so smart. media to screen potential employees is rising. According Executive Director to a recent study in the USA, over half of employers are As this trend continues, some employers are starting to researching job applicants on social media. consider a candidate’s absence from social media to be a red flag. More than one third (35 per cent) said they’d be The study was conducted by CareerBuilder, who found less likely to interview someone they couldn’t find online. that 52 per cent of companies surveyed check on potential employees’ Facebook, Twitter and other social Employers may now find it strange if you’re not on media accounts. That’s up from 39 per cent just two Facebook or Twitter: They might overlook you if they years ago. can’t find any information about you. According to the study, the biggest red flags for Of course, don’t let that put you off visiting the AWA employers and the percentage of which caused them to Facebook page to see what your association and reject a candidate are: colleagues are posting and to find information about our • Provocative or inappropriate photographs – 46 per upcoming state and national conferences. I look forward cent. to catching up with many of you there. his winter edition of Windows 2015 celebrates Do you have a picture that would make a good front Peter Leeke from Canterbury Windows who cover of Windows magazine? Send it to Thas decided to retire after four decades in [email protected] the industry. The issue also includes a report from Paarhammer on a fantastic project supplied in Tasmania, Don’t forget to download a copy of the media kit and a member profile on Gabbett Machinery and regular ensure you submit your case studies, news and new articles from Harley Dale, David Esler and Stephanie products for each edition of Windows. Visit Dale. www.awa.org.au and look under the News tab. GARy smith Marketing and Don’t forget to check out the information on the 2015 Sit back, relax in front of the fire and enjoy the winter Design Awards, Fenestration Australia and the State edition of Windows. Communications Conferences. Manager 2 Australian Window Association Winter 2015 MEMBER PROFILE As the exclusive Australian distributor for many of the world’s greatest woodworking and aluminium machinery manufacturers, Gabbett Machinery has built a reputation as an industry leader in factory floor efficiency. abbett Machinery’s rapid evolution With clients spanning a broad range of “As a trend, customers want machinery as an internationally respected industries – from kitchen, furniture and that can do more in less space and which Gbusiness mirrors that of the fast- window manufacturing to shopfitting and is easy to use and affordable; these are the paced industries it serves. a host of ancillary sub-industries, Gabbett ongoing design challenges driving product Machinery is now a highly diversified development from year to year,” Lee says. From humble beginnings in suburban Sydney business with two main divisions, sales and in the late 1970s, Gabbett Machinery has service. Gabbett Machinery’s relationship with its grown to become a globally recognised suppliers is far more dynamic than many company with approximately 60 staff in the art of efficiency customers realise. A strong ‘two-way’ Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and communication process exists between Perth. Contemporary manufacturing machinery Gabbett and its overseas manufacturers, for both wood and aluminium sectors driven by the fact that Australia leads the Director, Lee Gabbett, says his father has changed dramatically in recent years, way in many technical product applications. Barry established the company in 1978 with computer-controlled, high-precision This means Gabbett Machinery, with its as a supplier of mostly second-hand equipment now dominating markets that powerful Australian customer base, plays woodworking machinery, “My father was a were, until comparatively recently, slow- a lead role in directing manufacturers’ wood machinist by trade and he’s the first functioning and ‘manual’ in style.