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NitraLife nitrogen generators: In for the ‘long haul’ with Jabula Plant Hire
26, Feb 2018f all the components on a commercial vehicle, tyres are one of the more critical items, as their reliability affects not only the vehicle’s performance but its safety as well. National heavy duty transporter Jabula Plant Hire...
Read MoreNo ‘brakes’ on innovation: First Cut brings Bystronic’s award-winning Xpert 40 press brake/Mobile Bending Cell combination to South Africa
14, Feb 2018Great innovation deserves to be rewarded. In the case of the foremost Swiss OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Bystronic - a leading global provider of high-quality solutions for the sheet-metal processing industry
Read MoreHouse Memel: A house for all seasons
29, Jan 2018Situated on a cattle farm just outside Memel in the Free State, House Memel is a retirement dream brought to life with timber frame construction. With difficult building terrain underpinned by heavy clay conditions...
Read More‘Timber industry can grow economy’
23, Jan 2018THE Zambia Association of Timber and Forestry Based Industries says the timber industry has the potential to contribute to economic growth and create more than five million jobs if well managed.
Read MoreEIA's 'Rosewood Racket' Report Prompts International Probe into Nigeria-China Timber Trafficking
23, Jan 2018This week, in response to the dire rosewood crisis in West Africa and particularly in Nigeria, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Read MoreIn 2017, EU’s timber imports slumped due to lower exports from Cameroon, Gabon and Congo
23, Jan 2018During the first nine months of 2017, the slowdown of logging activities in Cameroon, Gabon and Congo, three of the six member countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
Read MoreZimbabwe: Border Timbers to Outsource Pole Plant
16, Jan 2018Forestry and sawmilling concern Border Timbers' production volumes for the five months to November 2017 (FY2018) were 16% higher than during the same period last year...
Read MoreThe year in review
14, Dec 2017This year has been a challenging one for all of us. Nonetheless, we have seen increasing innovation within our industry, along with several positive developments that are leap-frogging the sector...
Read MoreRoof inspector training uplifts industry
13, Dec 2017The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA), SAQA-registered Professional Body for the engineered timber construction industry, hosted a Roof Inspector Training Course...
Read MoreThe Global Forest Industry in the 3Q/2017
11, Dec 2017Sawlog prices were up in most regions of the world in the 3Q/17. The price increases from the 2Q/17 were generally smaller in the local currencies than in US dollar terms because of the weakening US dollar.
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