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 →
2025 caught us by surprise. After years of setbacks – the Covid19 pandemic, supply chain crises, inefficient local ports, and loadshedding – this year startled us, in a good way.... read more →
While the industry looks back on a buoyant 2025, Dolphin Bay’s factory managers are welcoming the summer break as a chance to simply catch their breath. Months of record sales... read more →
A year ago, our sales team was feeling optimistic heading into 2025. Now, looking back, they see that their optimism was warranted. “We were expecting a good year for our... read more →
Sabie Poles is a neighbour to Dolphin Bay, sharing a back fence with our Sabie factory. But it was the two companies’ shared values of honesty, integrity, and loyalty that... read more →
Dolphin Bay has helped MillPres set up Africa’s first Permacure ACQ (Alkaline Copper Quaternary) plant to treat timber poles for the export market. It’s a new plant for a new... read more →
Dolphin Bay has updated Pro-Treat, our digital treatment platform which provides users with clear advantages such as streamlined operations and simplified management for their timber treatment plants. Plant managers and... read more →











