WoodBiz Africa is the only digital B2B trade journal for the forestry, sawmilling, timber construction, wood products, engineered board products, furniture and woody biomass industries in Southern and East Africa.

At the heart of WoodBiz Africa is the passionate dedication of two women, Mickey Petersen and Joy Crane.

WoodBiz Africa is published 11 months a year by ForSawn Media (PTY) Ltd.

ForSawn Media (PTY) Ltd also offers special brand-building services that include:

  • Event brochures, e.g. WoodEx for Africa exhibition brochure
  • Company & individual profiles, e.g. MTS and Ponsse, Nukor’s 62 years of service, and the annual Furniture Design Competition
  • Annual desk pad
  • Annual flip calendar
  • Buyers’ Guides and niche directories
  • Educational publications
  • Vlogs
  • Professional writing and editing services
  • Assistance with Website, Meta and LinkedIn marketing
  • Monthly digital newsletter

 

Advertising in WoodBiz Africa Mickey Petersen

mickey@woodbizafrica.co.za

(+27) 082 3210371
Editor & content manager Joy Crane

joy@woodbizafrica.co.za

(+27) 082 3300777

OUR MISSION

We are on a mission to be Southern Africa’s leading source of news, opinions, and profiles of people making a difference at all levels of business.

We do this by facilitating the flow of information that creates opportunities for foresters, sawmillers, wood and engineered timber products manufacturers, technology suppliers, academics, students, entrepreneurs and communities to share knowledge and ideas.

We help you add value to your business and that of your customers.

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Our focus includes:

  • Useful & relevant research, technologies, innovations & supplies.
  • People in board rooms, on the shop floor, & in-field.
  • Industry institutions, associations, government initiatives, & thought leaders.
  • International & local market trends & events.
  • Education & skills development providers, courses & opportunities.

Africa’s forest-based value chains include all aspects of silviculture, tree protection, precision forestry, preventing and fighting wildfires, education and training, timber transport, log yards, sawmilling and kiln drying, biomass, risk management, engineered wood-based products, wood processing, construction and treated timber, poles, product design, shopfitting, kitchens, furniture manufacturing, corporate social responsibility, transformation, and Industry 4.0.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

Add value

We value you and your business

Offer a good investment at an affordable cost

Present you to a niche and targeted circulation of contacts that belong to your demographic market profile

Communication Media

We have excellent listening skills and value clear, concise and honest communication.

Add value by assisting you in explaining your products through an array of multi-media

Respect

Respect you, our clients, partners, associates and readers

Strive to be as honest and objective as possible

Be responsible and ethical

Creative

Persevere with passionate enthusiasm

We are creative and friendly. We challenge our ideas of what’s possible to better meet our customers’ needs.

Work with diverse and creative designers to present WoodBiz Africa and our other products as aesthetically pleasing as possible

Partner with You

We are more than an online magazine. We strive to understand and grow with our client partners. We’re relentlessly curious about our client’s strengths and needs and integrate what we learn into our solutions to solve challenges.

We are committed to building sound relationships

Responsible

We’re honest, transparent and committed to doing what’s best for our customers and company.

Encourage environmental stewardship by informing our readers about climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystem services

Customised Solutions

When you succeed, we succeed. We innovate and expand our business offerings to provide clients with new avenues to achieve ever-greater success.

OUR VISION

WoodBiz Africa’s Vision is to create opportunities where small, medium and large businesses in the forestry and wood products value chains can connect and do business with each other and their customers.

We want to be the primary go-to resource of information to stimulate the sector’s growth, development, and sustainability in Africa while focusing on its people, profit and stewardship of the planet.