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Welcome to the first update on the ENDUROFRAME® building system.

Want to improve your detailing skills and be trained by industry professionals in the use of the ENDUROCADD® software? Look no further. A beginners and advanced users training sessions will be conducted in the week beginning October 7th. Numbers are limited so click here for more information about topics covered, costs, and dates for each course. We look forward to seeing you there!

The latest version of the ENDUROCADD® is available for download by existing users or new licenses can be purchased for $250 plus GST by filling out our contact us form. The software team has been hard at work getting this version ready before the next major release which will include cyclonic load conditions (more information on this in our next edition!).

Enhancements in this version includes a stud packer menu, the ability to place a stud or post under a truss or beam, an improved truss builder, addition of box gutters in the web editor, and much, much more. Users will also appreciate the ability to import PDF drawings adding to the range of import functions. Further details of this update are available on our website.

The latest ENDUROFRAME® licensee has now started operation in Bundaberg, Central Queensland. McHugh Steel is a leading manufacturer of rollformed steel products and has expanded their existing steel framing capability to being able to offer a wider range of kit homes and frames for conventional housing. Click here for more information about McHugh Steel's range of steel framing.

Steel framing is an ideal material to use for low cost housing in remote areas. It is light weight yet strong, and can be easily assembled on site by low skilled site labour. Find out how the ENDUROFRAME® building system was used by BlueScope Lysaght Thailand to supply 640 low cost houses in Laos. For further information read on here.

Termites are a major cause of housing damage causing Australian households an estimated $780 million per annum. It is a major problem and is not covered by insurance policies with the average cost to remediate the damage around $7000 per affected house.

FAD Steel, based in Tocmwal on the Murray River, has come up with an innovative solution to prevent structural damage to existing houses that does not require chemical treatments. Read here to find out more about their innovative solution.