Dolphin Bay’s forward planning protected us from the shipping delays that affected many companies when Transnet workers in South Africa went on a two-week strike last month. However, Transnet remains... read more →
How do we structure a business that remains strong in the context of fast-rising international inflation and increasing costs, and how can we prepare for growth when economic conditions improve?... read more →
Are you sure that your timber treatment plant complies with the Regulations to the Occupational Health and Safety Act in South Africa? Companies need to guard against the false sense... read more →
Emboldened by lack of action by the National Regulator for Compulsory Standards (NRCS) for almost a year, criminal syndicates are continuing to spread their illegal timber treatment operations across the... read more →
In a controversial move, the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) plans to open up its tenders to utility poles producers outside Tanzania, citing poor quality and inadequate volumes from local... read more →
Your future customers and colleagues are creative, confident thinkers with a distrust of establishments and a strong sense of ethics. This is the gist of comments about the upcoming generation,... read more →
Scientists at the University of Stellenbosch have completed a research paper concluding that treated timber is a “climate-friendly” resource, in dramatic contrast to the alternatives. This comes amid growing acknowledgment... read more →
It has been a successful and satisfying year. The timber treatment industry has continued with the rebound that began last year, and we are pleased to see that, overall, our... read more →
Container logjams and spikes in shipping prices are hobbling world trade. Shipping lines are charging escalating fees - in our experience up to 700% since before Covid-19 struck - despite... read more →
The Ugandan authorities are favouring concrete over CCA-treated timber poles in some regions – a move that the Kenyan authorities made many years ago but reversed due to excessively high... read more →
