The topic of the seventh episode of the Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) Talking Timber seminar series was Detailing for Mass Timber Buildings. Samantha Choles of Frog Communications organised the event for SSA. Dr Schalk Grobbelaar…
PG Bison‘s WoodChem factory, lying adjacent to its existing particleboard and upgrading facilities and developing MDF plant in Mkhondo, Mpumalanga, is the largest urea formaldehyde (UF) and melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin producer and the only…
Rubio Monocoat is the original manufacturer of a single-coat wood finishing product and the first with 0% volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is a well-known interior and exterior wood finishing brand in Southern Africa and,…
The supply of MDF in the Southern African market has been constrained for many years. That is all set to change in July 2024. With an investment of R1,875 billion, PG Bison‘s MDF Contiroll line…
Weiss Holzwerk, one of the largest, modern and sustainably managed sawn timber and pallet manufacturers in Bavaria, Germany wanted to guarantee a 24-hour delivery window for their customers by replacing their old cross-cut saw, introducing…
Bigstar subsidiary Panneaux d’Algérie recently produced the inaugural board on its new Dieffenbacher MDF plant in El Tarf, Algeria, the first continuous wood-based panel plant in North Africa. Dieffenbacher says its flexible CPS+ system is…
“Cabinet Vision saves time, eliminates costly mistakes, and increases productivity”, says Christo Van Dyk, director of Manmade Crafts and the authorised dealer for Cabinet Vision in Africa. Cabinet Vision makes it easy for woodworking, furniture,…
Bernhard Lembeck is a former German petro-chemical paint chemist who became obsessed with making natural wood coatings. Along the way he became known as “the green chemist”. WoodBiz Africa caught up with Bernhard and Sandra…
As the media partner of WoodEX for Africa 2023, WoodBiz Africa wants to thank the organiser, visitors at our stand and our fellow exhibitors who made the event an outstanding success. Held in June over…
Wood-Mizer’s three stands at the Ligna 2023 trade show in Germany presented various new solutions and machines for turning logs into finished products profitably. Read the full story here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/june-2023-issue-27/#june-2023-issue-27/22/
