Newsletter Summer 2013
According to the Housing Industry Association, September 2013 saw building approvals hit their highest level in over three years
Total seasonally adjusted building approvals growth was strongest in New South Wales(+25.2 per cent), followed by Victoria (+18.0 per cent) and Western Australia (+12.3 per cent). Approvals also increased in Queensland (+3.8 per cent) and South Australia (+0.8 per cent). In trend terms, total building approvals were flat in the Northern Territory and declined by 4.3 per cent in the ACT during September. Tasmania also saw approvals fall during September (-10.3 per cent).
Thank you for your custom during this past year. We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Safe, Prosperous and Happy New Year.
CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS
Close for Christmas break: lunchtime Monday 23rd December, 2013
Re-open: 6.30am Monday 6th January
CHRISTMAS HAMPER
All customers purchasing goods during the month of December will go into the draw to win a Hamper full of delicious Christmas goodies. The lucky winner will have the hamper delivered to their door in time for Christmas. Good Luck!
Roof tiling apprentice award winners from NMIT and Holmesglen TAFEs
“BLOODY BRILLIANT” SNAP-CONNECTOR
“That snap-connector is bloody brilliant!”
Dean Martin (referring to the new addition to his Cable Hoist which does away with nuts and bolts, and allows his machine to just snap into place when un-folded). Assembling your Cable Hoist couldn’t be easier. The new snap-together feature does away with the bother of lost bolts, and makes assembly quicker and easier than ever before. Just unfold, and your Cable Hoist will snap firmly into place, ready for use. This enhancement can also be fitted to older model machines.
NEW MODEL CABLE HOIST TROLLEY
Easier tensioning and longer life for your wire rope. Tensioning the wire rope on a new Cable Hoist Trolley couldn’t be easier. No more fiddling around with a bulldog clamp, you set up your wirerope only once for the life of the cable, adding tension with the quick twist of a dial.
RIDGE RAKER
Another good idea from one of our customers.
For more secure pointing adhesion, simply run the Ridge Raker along the underside of a freshly bedded line of ridge capping prior to pointing up.
MUD BUCKETS
Need a hardy metal bucket to mix your bedding in?
Hytile now stocks mud buckets, so grab one next time you’re in.
HYTILE FLEX
Great value for money
A LITTLE T.L.C. FOR YOUR TILECUTTER
Does your Tilecutter need a bit of attention?
Drop it in and we’ll sharpen the chisel, replace the cutting wheel and give it a bit of grease and oil. And if the cutting action is a little sloppy, we can rectify this with oversize link bolts. You’ll really notice the difference.
Doing the job yourself? When the gap between the chisel and cutter wheel widens with use, sharpen your chisel, but don’t just slide the chisel down and nip up the grub screw – it will pop back up with the first cut. Instead, pack some small washers under the base of the chisel. Replace your cutter wheel when it gets blunt.
INVEST IN YOUR BUSINESS – LEASE A NEW HOIST OR ELEVATOR
Reliable equipment is a must for any business. If your old machine has seen better days and you’re constantly wasting time and money patching it up, perhaps it’s time to consider investing in a new Cable Hoist or Belt Elevator.
Financing new equipment might be just the solution you need. Whether you’re local or interstate, give us
a call on (03) 9725 4488 and we’ll provide you with all the information you need.
HIP TRAY
Why use a Hip Tray?
- Supports tiles at the bottom of hips
- Keeps corners water tight
- Secures your bedding and pointing
- Helps keep possums and birds out of the roof
HYTILE GUTTER PRO
Stay safe and protect your guttering from scratches and dents. A sliding ladder can not only damage the gutter, it can send you tumbling to the ground, and on many occasions right into the casualty
department of the nearest hospital.
The Gutter Pro helps keep your ladder from coming into contact with the guttering, and prevents your ladder moving sideways. Use a Hytile Gutter Pro with your ladder for a safe, professional, hasslefree
job.
- Newsletter Summer 2013 (PDF, 1.59 MB).