It started as a throw-away line from Uganda’s president in an Executive Order addressing cattle-rustling, with no clear bearing on treated timber. Within months, the issue had escalated into a... read more →
Dolphin Bay has installed solar power at its Mossel Bay plant, in a move that will ensure uninterrupted manufacturing of our CCA in the short term while saving money in... read more →
The South African timber treatment trade often feels like an extended family, where everybody knows everybody else and competitors work together to protect the future of the industry. That family... read more →
The South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA) has ensured the delay of South African regulations that falsely label CCA a banned substance and state that trade in the wood preservative... read more →
The East African Community (EAC) has drafted top-quality new standards for timber treatment in the region, in a major leap towards the sustainability of its timber treatment industry. The standards... read more →
Dolphin Bay’s Auto Strength Detector (ASD) is now available, offering our customers a way to ensure they are using the exact amount of CCA necessary for producing top-quality treated timber.... read more →
There’s more to factory automation than robots and machines. There’s a profoundly human aspect to it, too – as the people who operate the machinery could tell you. Cirvan Valentyn,... read more →
In an exciting development for the African timber treatment industry, Dolphin Bay now offers a service to fully automate your timber treatment plant. The solution, called PROtreat, is a modularised... read more →
In early 2020, the Dolphin Bay Brief first highlighted what was then the growing threat of illegal timber treatment. The problem has mushroomed into a national industry crisis. Concerted efforts... read more →
Dolphin Bay is proud to be a member of the National Business Initiative (NBI), an umbrella body working dedicatedly behind the scenes to help solve South Africa’s seemingly intractable challenges.... read more →
