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TAKING A STRONG STAND ON QUALITY

Dolphin Bay is promoting the principles of our Quality Pledge more vigorously than ever, having resolved to supply our CCA... read more →

November 8, 2023

NEW REGULATIONS CAUSE CONCERN

A new regulation has been published by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), banning the use... read more →

November 8, 2023

NEMA AMENDMENT ACT STOKES UNCERTAINTY

A seemingly minor legislative update is causing major concern in the South African industry, as manufacturers scramble to understand what... read more →

November 8, 2023

DOLPHIN BAY ASSISTS MERENSKY TIMBER’S CAPE TOWN RELOCATION

Dolphin Bay recently helped Merensky Timber to successfully relocate their Cape Town plant in a process that incorporated the design... read more →

November 8, 2023

TAKING FUN (A LITTLE) SERIOUSLY

The Chief Operating Officer at Dolphin Bay, Thinus Ferreira, hands me a book called ‘The Power of Fun’ by Catherine... read more →

November 8, 2023

HOW CORRUPTION STARTS – AND ENDS

Multinational tech solutions company EOH was once a darling of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with an exploding share price and... read more →

September 13, 2023

UGANDAN TIMBER TREATMENT INDUSTRY FELLED BY EXPORT BAN

It started as a throw-away line from Uganda’s president in an Executive Order addressing cattle-rustling, with no clear bearing on... read more →

September 13, 2023

MOSSEL BAY PLANT GOES SOLAR

Dolphin Bay has installed solar power at its Mossel Bay plant, in a move that will ensure uninterrupted manufacturing of... read more →

September 13, 2023

PSP TIMBERS: THE POWER OF FAMILY

The South African timber treatment trade often feels like an extended family, where everybody knows everybody else and competitors work... read more →

September 13, 2023

SAWPA ENSURES DELAY IN REGULATIONS CITING “BANNED” CCA

The South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA) has ensured the delay of South African regulations that falsely label CCA a... read more →

July 19, 2023

EAST AFRICAN INDUSTRY SETS NEW STANDARDS

The East African Community (EAC) has drafted top-quality new standards for timber treatment in the region, in a major leap... read more →

July 19, 2023

AUTO STRENGTH DETECTOR NOW AVAILABLE

Dolphin Bay’s Auto Strength Detector (ASD) is now available, offering our customers a way to ensure they are using the... read more →

July 19, 2023

THE HUMAN FACE OF AUTOMATION

There’s more to factory automation than robots and machines. There’s a profoundly human aspect to it, too – as the... read more →

July 19, 2023

AUTOMATION – GEARING YOUR PLANT FOR THE FUTURE

In an exciting development for the African timber treatment industry, Dolphin Bay now offers a service to fully automate your... read more →

July 19, 2023

NO ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL TIMBER TREATERS

In early 2020, the Dolphin Bay Brief first highlighted what was then the growing threat of illegal timber treatment. The... read more →

July 19, 2023

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Join the Quality Pledge Programme.

The Quality Pledge is a platform where timber treatment companies can commit to excellence and receive recognition for being reputable operations producing high-quality poles.

To join the Quality Pledge your operation does not need to be compliant form the start, as working towards quality is what the Pledge is all about.