Mass Timber Technologies (MTT), an engineered mass timber prefabrication company is producing over 250m3 of mass timber per month and has recently completed manufacturing a four-storey building. MTT plans to increase its output to over…
Criterion Africa Partners (CAP), in a co-investment with FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has completed an investment of up to US$20 million each in Merensky Timber, one of the leading integrated timber products companies…
Top achievers in Forestry, Wood Technology and Veldfire Management at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) George campus. received special awards for their excellence in the diploma and higher certificate studies. Read more on this here…
From the log infeed upstream of the sawmill to the finished board made of cross-laminated timber (CLT), the entire material flow at the new facility of best wood Schneider in Messkirch, Germany, occurs with minimal…
The owner of Duva Timbers, 25-year-old Pieter van der Linde, sidesteps log supply shortages with his timber assets and meets market needs with Wood-Mizer equipment to ensure the sawmill’s future growth. Van der Linde attributes…
A substantial saving in fuel consumption has justified the purchase of new and more efficient material handling equipment for a Mpumalanga-based manufacturer of timber products. You can read more on this here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/march-2023-issue-24/?fb3d-page=16
It is a tough time to be a South African sawmiller. Economic growth is stagnant, and the timber market is at its worst ever. Electricity and, therefore, production are intermittent. Stocks are piling up. Mills…
Pinnacle-South Africa, the Southern Cape’s sawmill machinery producer, recently designed and manufactured a purpose-built chain- and belt-less screw-feed log singulator for an international client. Read more about this here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/january-2023-issue-22/#january-2023-issue-22/30/
Peter Sorfa dedicated 42 years to South Africa’s sawmilling industry as a researcher, leader, expert consultant, educator and friend to many. His friend for 40 years, Henri du Plessis says Peter had an unrivalled in-depth…
Many medium to large sawmills in Africa either discard or sell their sawmill waste or use some of it to fuel the boilers producing steam for their kilns. Brazilian sawmill equipment supplier, Raphael Rosa says…
Many people underestimate the contribution of the pulp and paper industry in making everyday products such as toilet paper, envelopes, packaging paper or office paper, or how paper is recycled. The Paper Manufacturers Association of…
Cutting Edge, Wood-Mizer’s dealer in Zimbabwe, is rolling out new service delivery solutions for the country’s sawmilling and forestry industries. Read more on this here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/january-2023-issue-22/#january-2023-issue-22/24/
