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AFGRI’s new Tzaneen branch brings John Deere to Limpopo foresters

AFGRI Equipment Construction and Forestry is excited to announce the opening of its Tzaneen branch in Limpopo, South Africa. The new branch offers a full range of John Deere Equipment, including construction, forestry, agriculture, residential…

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The benefits of FSC certification for green star building ratings: the road to net zero

Sawmilling South Africa’s (SSA’s) Talking Timber webinar series aims to overcome misconceptions about wood as a structural material by informing architects, engineers, insurance companies, regulatory authorities, academics, and developers about engineered timber products, innovative mass…

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Kallfass’ CLT press rounds off its automated CLT product portfolio

Sawmilling automation specialist, Kallfass, has expanded its product portfolio for cross-laminated timber (CLT) production with its own CLT press. With the new press, Kallfass can now supply a complete mechanisation system, from the package pick-up…

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South African architects and developers are starting to adopt mass timber technologies

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…

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eThekwini Furniture Cluster announces the winners of its second Business Accelerator

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”…

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