After a four-year hiatus, LIGNA 2023 did not disappoint. Visitors discovered the latest logyard, sawmilling, woodworking, wood processing, engineered wood products and biomass machinery technologies and trends. The show highlighted themes of sustainability, the green…
Boison Sawmill is part of a group that serves the building and civil engineering construction in Ghana. Its Wood-Mizer equipment ensure that it provides an effective value for money service to its customers while delivering…
AFGRI Equipment Construction and Forestry is excited to announce the opening of its Tzaneen branch in Limpopo, South Africa. The new branch offers a full range of John Deere Equipment, including construction, forestry, agriculture, residential…
Sawmilling South Africa’s (SSA’s) Talking Timber webinar series aims to overcome misconceptions about wood as a structural material by informing architects, engineers, insurance companies, regulatory authorities, academics, and developers about engineered timber products, innovative mass…
One of South Africa’s leading forestry companies is taking its mechanised harvesting machine operator training programmes to the next level by investing in a cutting-edge Ponsse Full Simulator training system. The virtual training environment is…
Congratulations to Tekwani’s Empuluzi Sawmill for participating in the Crickmay & Associates Intermill Comparison (IMC) and attaining the 2023 Sawmill Improvement Award. You can read more on this here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/may-2023-issue-26/#may-2023-issue-26/22/
Optimism increased slightly during the annual Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) general meeting on the back of Michael Peter’s surprisingly positive spin on the electricity crisis, biomass co-gen opportunities for sawmills, mass timber construction and SSA’s…
The York Timbers sponsored “Timber in Context” competition challenges designers to explore new structural and ecological possibilities of timber construction through innovation in contemporary and traditional wooden materials in designing a Biodiversity Skills Centre that…
The STIHL MS 500i chainsaw is the world’s first chainsaw featuring STIHL injection technology that replaces the carburettor with fuel injection, dramatically improving the startup (no choke), fuel consumption, efficiency, and the machine’s acceleration. It…
“If you’re considering purchasing woodworking machinery, it’s important to do your research, compare features and prices, and consider factors like customer service and support before making a decision”, advises Leon Fourie of the CMC Group.…
Woodworking machine specialist Michael Weinig reports that it agreed at the end of March to acquire majority shares in HIT Maschinenbau and HIT Keilzinkentechnik. The move will add automation and mechanisation to Weinig’s portfolio while…
What do an agronomist (Maswazi Mkhtshwa), an accountant (Jabulile Kunene), and a pharmacist (Kholiwe Shabangu) have in common? You’d probably say nothing; however, they are cousins and partners in Khojama Investments, an eSwatini contract harvesting…
