Why ISO Certification matters
ISO certification sets the worldwide benchmark for the highest level of standardisation and is therefore one of the most important metrics to consider when choosing a timber treatment product. […]
Higher wages hamper growth
The National Minimum Wage for farm workers (including forestry workers) that took effect on 01 March 2021, will reverberate throughout the timber sector, including the entire supply chain and the construction industry. The new minimum [...]
Wow, can wood make that?
For millennia, trees have provided mankind with fuel, food, fibre and medicine from their fruit, flowers, roots, wood, leaves and branches. In fact, many things we use daily are connected to wood. Printer paper, chewing [...]
Student housing project inspires new heights
By Dovetail Communications First published in Wood Design & Building, 2020 Joensuu is a small but growing city – where more than 10% of the population attends either the University of Eastern Finland or the [...]
Timber ticks the boxes
It is estimated that two billion square metres of new building stock will be required every year between 2019 and 2025 alone to keep up with urban development and population growth. This is according to [...]
Roy’s Garden Shed
In the June issue of Timber IQ Roy Trembath tells us about his timber project in Wilderness Heights near George on the Garden Route in the Western Cape. […]
Prof Slippers builds bridges
Professor Bernard Slippers, director at the Forestry and Biotechnology (FABI) Institute at the University of Pretoria spoke to Timber iQ about the key challenges and opportunities in the forestry sector of South Africa and how [...]
Wood is good for the brain
Wood is not only good for the local economy, but it is also a major driver of wellbeing and health. The South African forestry and forest product sector employs 158 000 people, with 690 000 [...]
Timber is carbon-neutral and renewable
Mention timber buildings, and most people think of Wendy houses, log cabins, fire hazards or deforestation. According to Roy Southey, executive director for Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) the opposite is true. “The consumption of sustainable [...]
PG Bison receives approval for new MFB press
South African based manufacturer of wood-based panel products, PG Bison, announced that it has received approval for the purchase of a new Melamine Faced Board (MFB) press and an additional hot coating line from its [...]