JRM Pallets in Hectorspruit, Mpumalanga, is impressed with the quality of the lumber and recovery achieved by the Wood-Mizer WB2000 pine structural timber line commissioned in April 2022. Read more on this – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/november-december-2022-issue-21/#november-december-2022-issue-21/34/
Stora Enso’s new EUR 79-million production site for cross-laminated timber (CLT) at Ždírec, in the Czech Republic, strengthens the Scandinavian company’s position as a leading provider of wood-based building solutions. The estimated annual production capacity…
Dr Letitia Schoeman recently presented her breakthrough X-ray computed tomography (CT) of eucalypts research at the Fifth Xylem International Meeting (XIM5), in Würzburg, Germany. Her investigations demonstrate that X-ray CT is a valuable tool for examining…
East Africa’s forestry value chain is modernising. The launching of the Geospatial Forestry Platform (GFP) opens the door to precision silviculture and harvesting practices that could transform the entire value chain. Read more on this…
Vacsol Azure, a metal-free light organic solvent wood preservative (LOSP) is verified to be worthy of the Global Green Tag certificate that is recognised by leading green building programmes worldwide including the Green Building Council…
“If I got R100 every time I get a request for the whereabouts of a qualified saw doctor, or a mill manager looking for assistance in sorting out sawing issues, I could afford to go…
It’s easy to fall into a groove by doing the same thing every day. Unfortunately, it is a dangerous place to be. You start to miss critical things, seeing them but not recognising them as…
Gatsby Africa’s Commercial Forestry team took a small group of Kenyan and Ugandan furniture and joinery firms on a recent three-day tour of South Africa to explore the use of eucalyptus in high-end manufacturing. Read…
The media are the dominant source of information on wildfires in South Africa. They influence the public and policymakers’ views, opinions, memories, and how society understands and responds to fire. Negative public perceptions create barriers…
Five years have passed since the mega-fire in and around the Knysna area of the Southern Cape, but the burn scars run deep in the topography and the region’s psyche. In November 2022, the 13th…
