Apr
27
Our new client Komaza is the latest signatory to the Dolphin Bay Quality Pledge – and the Kenyan company sees the pledge as confirmation that they have made the right choice by joining the Dolphin Bay family. “The Quality Pledge is a beautiful idea,” said Komaza Processing Director Charles Kimiti....
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Apr
27
The economy is weird. We don’t say that lightly: economists and commentators from the New York Times to the Washington Post have used the same word – weird – to describe an environment where inflation is high (double digits, even in some developed economies), interest rates are high, and a global recession appears inevitable. At Dolphin...
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Apr
27
Dolphin Bay commissioned its second fully automated factory, in Sabie, just two weeks ago. And what an experience it was! The installation process was like climbing a steep, rocky mountain slope, encountering unforeseen chasms and rockslides – and almost losing our cool – along the way. But the team was...
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Apr
27
Dolphin Bay is happy to see many of our customers setting realistic prices for their treated timber. This gives a glimmer of hope for the sustainability of our sector. Unfortunately, some companies are still undermining the timber treatment industry by offering recklessly low prices to the market. We’ve noticed that...
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Apr
27
Dolphin Bay is making a spray-on fixation indicator available to its customers. This gives results, within seconds, to determine whether their CCA is properly fixated to the treated timber. The indicator is very simple to use. Spray it onto the timber and within 10 seconds, CCA that has not had...
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Apr
27
What’s the best way to verify the quality of CCA-treated timber? It’s a question asked in many markets, especially in Africa, where many countries lack a formal certification body. In one market, a local utility company has acquired X-ray fluorescence (XRF) machines, which they are now using to conduct factory...
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Mar
06
Should we be worried about AI stealing our jobs? Are the democracies of the world really under threat? How will these trends influence South Africa? These were among the burning topics of 2023 explored by futurists Dion Chang and Bronwyn Williams of Flux Trends at a recent event called “Rise...
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Feb
22
The modernisation of our Sabie factory is close to complete. This is another substantial capital investment, following the modernisation of our Mossel Bay factory. “It bears out our confidence in the future of the timber treatment industry, despite all the challenges we’re facing,” said Bertus. “It also shows our commitment...
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Feb
22
Dolphin Bay upgraded Miro Forestry and Timber’s treatment plant in Sierra Leone last month, “bending over backwards” to make sure it was the best possible system, observed Miro’s General Manager for Sierra Leone, George Catterick. Miro is the only forestry company in Sierra Leone and the largest forestry and plantation...
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Feb
22
Would you be interested in determining the solution strength of your Permacure CCA solution by simply filling a beaker and waiting two seconds for the results to display? No more measurements, no more reagents, no more calculations; simply pour and the result appears. These are the benefits of the Dolphin...
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