Nukor has been dedicated for over 60 years to supplying top-tier machinery, expert technical support, and reliable after-sales service to Southern Africa’s woodworking, sawmilling, and forestry industries. As our clients expand, so do we. We…
Rob Scott, owner of the Shire Eco Lodge near Stutterheim, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, says the curved shape of its chalets takes its cue from nature. “I wanted the design of the chalets…
The highly anticipated second Timber Construction Conference again showed that “growing timber connections” involves human relationships, supply chain strength, environmental stewardship, economic sustainability and transdisciplinary collaboration across knowledge domains. The 230-strong enthusiastic group of architects,…
Talkmore Kanda is the marketing manager of Allied Timbers, Zimbabwe’s state-owned entity responsible for domestic and export timber sales under the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. In a conversation with Justin Nyakudanga, he says the…
“If it weren’t for the commercial planting of trees from the early 1900s, the country’s indigenous forests would have been eliminated many years ago for our fuel, furniture and fibre needs”, asserts Roy Southey, CEO…
Speaking at Focus on Forestry in October 2023, Peet van Staden, Wood-Mizer’s senior industrial product specialist, said sawmilling is vital to the forestry value chain. However, it remains lagging in emerging markets. It has, in…
Merensky Timber has relocated its Cape Town Depot from Transnet Park in Belville to a new, purpose-built, expansive warehouse facility in Dynamo Way, Wimbledon Estate in Blackheath. It boasts a weighbridge, a CCA timber treatment…
Founded in Moussey, France, three generations ago, the family-owned Lemaire Sawmill has recently expanded and supplemented its large-diameter sawlog line with a new small-diameter processing facility with the assistance of Kallfass. Read the full story…
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/
