In four years, The Wood App website has inspired over 8,500 South African architects, developers, designers, industry retirees, contractors and DIYers to use wood more extensively in the built environment. Dr Philip Crafford, The Wood…
The rubber sector in Malaysia is celebrating the game-changing accomplishment of achieving its first Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification under CMO Malaysia’s FSC Group Scheme for 56 smallholder farmers working on 183,14ha of rubber plantation…
Structural design considerations and testing The eighth episode of Sawmilling South Africa’s (SSA’s) Talking Timber webinar series featured the University of Pretoria’s structural engineer, Dr Johann van der Merwe, and Stellenbosch University’s wood scientist, Prof…
Architecture and engineering postgrads and professionals are increasingly questioning their roles in designing and creating environmentally friendly “green” built environments rather than brick, cement and steel construction. They are considering the carbon lifecycles of their…
Dr Schalk Grobbelaar at Pretoria University suggests applying systems thinking to develop integrated and optimised housing solutions. This is different from traditional housing design that plugs various solutions into a shell without integrating them into…
The 13th annual Wood Conference is happening at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Wednesday 28 February 2024. This year the theme of the day-long event is “Shaping Africa’s Cities through Sustainable Construction.…
“If it weren’t for the commercial planting of trees from the early 1900s, the country’s indigenous forests would have been eliminated many years ago for our fuel, furniture and fibre needs”, asserts Roy Southey, CEO…
Neil Bassingthwaighte’s company, NB Tool Suppliers in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is the official Leitz tools and tooling distributor and service provider in South Africa. He is a sharpening specialist with over a decade of experience maintaining…
PG Bison recently handed over a custom-made firefighting 4×4 truck to the Mkhondo Fire Department to enhance the department’s firefighting capabilities. Read the full report here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/november-december-2023-issue-32/#november-december-2023-issue-32/52/
Bell Forestry & Agriculture and JCB Agriculture dealers recently attended an intensive two-day product training session presented by Ben Mansfield, JCB product manager for Loadalls (telehandlers) from the UK. Read the full insert here –…
