The topic of the fifth webinar of Sawmilling South Africa’s Talking Timber series was the Sustainability of Timber in Construction. Some decision-makers believe timber is not a workable material for structural applications. As a result,…
Ask a seasoned sawmiller about value-adding at the mill, and the immediate answer is, “it starts in the log yard”. From the gate to the infeed, the purpose of the logyard is to kickstart the…
Mention wood and pulp; the first things that come to mind are furniture, trusses, paper and packaging. But wait, there’s much more. Dissolving pulp is an incredibly versatile product serving as a feedstock to a…
The Cape Timber & Furniture Cluster (CTFC) is a fresh approach to business collaboration. It has adopted the European Union (EU) cluster guidelines used by over 3000 clusters. This Cape-based cluster focuses on the whole…
Cassie Greyling’s company, Can-Do Timbers, recently took delivery of a new John Deere 859MH tracked harvester carrying a Waratah 616C series-III harvesting head. The machine is an upgrade on the company’s reliable nine years…
