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/
The global engineered wood market is expected to reach US$490,567 million by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.21% from 2022 to 2030. You can read more on this here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/may-2023-issue-26/#may-2023-issue-26/10/
South Africa has deployed 400 firefighters and 28 managers to Canada to combat what officials believe to be the worst wildfires in Canadian history. The first group of 200 left on 3 June and the…
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…
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…
Forestry South Africa (FSA) and representatives from the mining, agriculture, automotive and freight forwarders sectors met with President Ramaphosa and relevant ministers in April to discuss the dire state of South Africa’s ports and rail…
Nine aspiring, young, black entrepreneurs presented their businesses to a panel of three “dragons” from leading retailers, Mr Price Home, Homewood, and Sheet Street, at KwaZulu-Natal’s eThekwini Furniture Cluster (EFC) Business Accelerator’s second “Dragons’ Den”…
The Weinig Group, with its two brands, Weinig and Holz-Her, will present ground-breaking solutions for improved competitiveness at the Ligna trade fair in Hannover in May. Visitors can expect over 50 technological innovations and developments…
AFGRI Equipment Construction and Forestry has announced a new dealership agreement with ProMac, a leading manufacturer and distributor of earthmoving and agriculture equipment. ProMac’s highly versatile three-wheeled ProLoader is equipped with a cane or log…
The Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance has announced the appointment of Dorah Modise as its new chief executive officer. In a dynamic sector that is largely untapped, Modise looks forward to working with alliance partners…
