Despite several challenges plaguing Mozambique’s sawmilling sector, the country’s sawmillers have responded favourably to Saw Services Lda’s eight-branch network established during the past decade. Read the full story here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/september-2023-issue-30/#september-2023-issue-30/26/
Since Termolegno was established in 1994 by the Fornasier family, demand for the “100% designed and made in Italy” brand’s reliable and efficient drying solutions has grown enormously. Read the full story here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/september-2023-issue-30/#september-2023-issue-30/24/
Tekwani’s Thornville Sawmill, twice the winner of the Crickmay & Associates sawmill performance benchmarking programme, has invested in an HTR100 Brunner-Hildebrand low-temperature high-pressure kiln to further improve its recovery. Read the full story here –…
The introduction of the JCB 530-70 Loadall to the South African market by Bell Equipment has brought owning a telehandler within easy reach of farmers looking for a versatile and capable tool for almost any…
Timbersoft-Kilns4Africa: In kiln drying, lumber is placed in a chamber where airflow, temperature and humidity are controlled to provide as rapid drying as can be tolerated by the lumber without increasing defects. Each kiln type…
“Every sawmill is unique. What works for one may not work for you”, Edward Ehlers and Christiaan (CJ) de Klerk of TF Design cautioned attendees at the South African Lumber Dryers Education Association (SALDEA) annual…
Roy Southey’s mantra, “Cut straight and dry flat”, was the focus of the 24th annual South African Lumber Dryer’s Education Association (SALDEA) diverse gathering of kiln drying veterans, soon-to-be-retirees, young graduates, academics and technology suppliers.…
“We have been through thick and thin in the past and survived. But nobody in the sawmilling industry can remember a time like this. Sawn timber sales are at an all-time low because the economy,…
Sawmilling is not all doom and gloom. When kiln managers, suppliers and drying experts get together they focus on shared learning, technologies, kiln controls, drying schedules and more. The annual meeting of the South African…
The topic of the seventh episode of the Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) Talking Timber seminar series was Detailing for Mass Timber Buildings. Samantha Choles of Frog Communications organised the event for SSA. Dr Schalk Grobbelaar…
Kurt Paul’s sons, Ruan and Christian, are the fourth generation following the family’s farming tradition. Today, 60% of KRC Farming’s activities are planted with pine, 30% for regular crops like maize, and the rest for…
Legislation requires South Africa’s forestry and sawmill companies to report GHG emissions and carbon sequestration. However, sawmills and other carbon tax-paying processors can’t offset emissions against the carbon stored in their products unless they own…
