We’re a tough lot, us CCA-treated poles. Treat us right and we’ll withstand pretty extreme conditions. But hot lava churning out of a volcano is too much, even for us.... read more →
Africa’s burgeoning population: opportunity and risk Experts predict that Africa will have a major economic influence on the globe by the end of the century because of its huge population... read more →
The shipping industry transports 80% of the world’s cargo, providing the backbone for our era of globalised trade. Yet shipping is still run in a cumbersome and old-fashioned way: bills of... read more →
Dolphin Bay is supporting the national Defend our Democracy campaign, launched in March this year to support the South African Constitution. The campaign arose earlier this year following years of... read more →
Miro Forestry started planting trees in Sierra Leone and Ghana just over a decade ago. It now has over 20 000ha of plantation – in tracts large enough to be seen... read more →
Ambiance Tree Farm is certified with the Rural Electrification Agency in Uganda as a vendor of treated timber and is already starting to receive orders, just months after setting up... read more →
Moving a timber treatment plant across the country, then setting it up and commissioning it, is a major operation in logistics. This is what Pull Scar Timber Company achieved with... read more →
Dolphin Bay completed health and safety audits for three clients in Kenya last month, as part of a service we offer all customers to help safeguard their staff and the... read more →
Reading the financial news leaves many of us confused about the true state of our local and the global economy and what to expect in future. On the one hand,... read more →
Yes, we are finally in 2021 - which at times during last year, we could not envisage! Often I found, when talking to people about the events of last year, that... read more →











