Jane Molony says misinformation about paper and its impact on our planet is increasing. The nay-sayers ignore the science-based facts that sustainably grown trees act as carbon sinks and farmed wood is a renewable resource.…
Situated at around 1,000m above sea level, the breathtaking Karkloof landscape, with its magnificent indigenous forests, commercial plantations, sprawling grassland, waterfalls and streams, is a paradise for trail runners and cyclists. It is also the…
Africa’s distinct ecosystems demand a specialised approach to logging that emphasises sustainability while catering to the ever-growing global demand for timber. Enter John Deere’s innovations: TimberMatic Maps, TimberManager, JDLink and IBC. These state-of-the-art solutions, having…
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…
The University of Pretoria’s Engineering 4.0 Campus was an appropriate setting for South Africa’s first timber colloquium, which featured 16 reports by wood and structural timber researchers and scientists from three academic institutions in South…
Forestry South Africa (FSA’s) Timber Industry Pesticide Working Group (TIPWG) commissioned and funded a PhD student, Noxolo Ndlovu, from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), to investigate the environmental behaviour of pesticides in South Africa and risks…
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…
Fletcher Building has ordered a complete Dieffenbacher Cebro plant for its Laminex site in Taupo on North Island, New Zealand. The order includes the German machine and plant manufacturer’s new Belt Dryer to produce Fine…
