Life, business, politics… It all comes down to human relationships. And even the most difficult of deals can be settled through finding common ground. In one telling of the story,... read more →
Kelvin Bland, the operations director at Vryheid-based sawmill and treatment operation RF Gevers, was taught in the old school way. “My mentor always taught me adapt to change,” he said.... read more →
Sometimes, operators need an assistant so alert that it will speak up to help prevent errors even before they happen. That’s where Pro-Treat Books’ Intelligence comes in. Pro-Treat Intelligence is... read more →
For years, we had refused to buy our young son a phone. Everything changed with a short, astute observation from my stepdaughter. “But he has no way of chatting with... read more →
Like all industries, the timber trade has been deeply affected by the sudden spike in fuel prices. Since the United States and Israel began their attack on Iran on 28... read more →
Flux Trend futurist Bronwyn Williams and business strategist Pierre du Plessis gave fascinating, and at times hilarious, advice for entrepreneurs at Heavy Chef’s The Futurists event last month. Heavy Chef... read more →
Gold and silver prices reached record highs in 2025, as did copper, which reached $14500 per metric tonne on the London Metal Exchange in January this year. This boom had... read more →
Some years ago, a prominent South African forestry company came up with the saying, “It’s time to put down the axe.” The industry modernised, expanding its operations into new products... read more →
We work in an industry of real things: timber and its products. I am grateful for this. And it’s important to remember, as our worlds of work and play become... read more →
This past year − if I’m honest the process actually began late last year − stretched me more than I expected. However, after a business disappointment, I remember telling the... read more →
