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Creating timber structures using protobuilding and design thinking
15, Jul 2024"What does the optimal sustainable house design look like?" asks Dr Schalk Grobbelaar, "is it possible to apply systems thinking to develop integrated and optimised housing solutions?"...
Read MoreTreated Pole Study to Reach Your Inbox Soon
11, Jul 2024Scientists at Stellenbosch University have completed long-awaited research into the adequacy of the standard for CCA retention in eucalyptus poles. The study results show that CCA...
Read MoreBraecroft Timbers receives 2024 Bushbuck Trophy for forestry management
10, Jul 2024This award recognises Braecroft Timber’s sustainable forestry management practices across CHEP’s 18 pine-timber plantations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)...
Read MoreTimber logging drives JNIM's expansion in Mali
04, Jul 2024Timber logging is at the centre of Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin’s (JNIM) rapid expansion into southern Mali – the government’s last major stronghold...
Read MoreTalking Timber webinar - YouTube link and presentations
03, Jul 2024On behalf of Sawmilling South Africa, ROTHO BLAAS South Africa, Stellenbosch University, the University of Pretoria, York Timbers and the dtic, thank you to those for joining us for the Talking Timber webinar...
Read MoreExecutive Director’s Report / June Newsletter 2024
03, Jul 2024It breaks my heart that I need to start my monthly brief with the devastating news of the sudden passing of Claire Hoatson, wife of Sean Hoatson, on the evening of Saturday 22 June...
Read MoreHybrid free-form curved glue laminated structures now in South Africa
20, Jun 2024This is a serious heading with lots of tongue-tying adjectives. But what is it? A photo is worth a thousand words, and when you look at Bunjil Place in Australia, you can see why I believe Hess Timber...
Read MoreThe nitty-gritty of creating hybrid free-form timber sturctures
19, Jun 2024When Dayne Wright, from Millennia Architects, unleashed his creativity on the structures and designs of a resort at an Eastern Cape private game reserve, he went out on a limb...
Read MoreTurboSawMills now available in South Africa through ATSE
17, Jun 2024Experience precision with Turbosawmill, the world's premier automated swing-blade sawmill, available worldwide. Utilizing proven swing-blade technology, we empower customers to save time and money while...
Read MorePG Bison celebrates another milestone: Commissioning the new MDF (SupaWood) line at its Mkhondo plant
13, Jun 2024PG Bison is commissioning the state-of-the-art medium-density fibreboard (MDF) line at its Mkhondo manufacturing facility in June 2024, one month ahead of schedule...
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