This year promises to be a positive one for our industry, and the Dolphin Bay team is feeling extremely enthusiastic and energetic about serving each one of our customers. The political – and therefore economic – turbulence of 2016 looks set to continue. However, our own company and our industry... read more →

The year 2016 was defined by economic volatility and a resulting sense of insecurity through the economy and, of course, our industry. Linked to this, however, was an extremely positive development – of how business collaborated with the other role players to increase stability, for both our broader economy, and... read more →

Dolphin Bay is very proud of the leadership that the National Business Initiative, of which we are a member, is showing in efforts to safeguard our economy and the democratic institutions of South Africa. In one of the most recent steps, the NBI is the secretariat to the CEO Initiative,... read more →

There have been suggestions within the industry that hazardous waste can be washed to reduce the concentrations of CCA it contains, thereby reducing the disposal costs. Dolphin Bay applauds all initiatives in which treatment companies seek to reduce the footprint of their waste. The less hazardous waste that ends up... read more →

Working together, the industry in Tanzania has gained a reprieve to prove that it can produce treated poles of a high quality. The Tanzanian power utility, TANESCO, recently decided to cancel the tenders it had already awarded for wooden treated poles, citing concerns about quality, and reissue the tenders asking... read more →

If you are wanting to buy a new plant or upgrade your existing plant, make sure that the engineering firm you choose is properly accredited and can provide a “data pack” verifying the plant’s compliance. This has become necessary because the authorities recently started enforcing the specifications governing treatment plants,... read more →

Dolphin Bay recently designed and installed a tailor-made plant upgrade for client AH Marais and Sons, enabling the company to increase production and satisfy the rising demand for its treated timber. AH Marais is a family business that started in 1924 and has grown steadily over the years. It now... read more →

South Africa is at an economic crossroads, like the political crossroads of the early 1990s, and needs to have an economic Codesa to ensure its future stability. This was the prognosis from renowned scenario planner Clem Sunter at a business event that Dolphin Bay attended late last month, where he... read more →

Dolphin Bay has introduced a Quality Pledge, providing a platform on which timber treatment companies can show their commitment to excellence. This move follows months of deliberation about how we can best help to ensure the strong reputation of our industry, and ensure its long-term sustainability in Africa. “The pledge... read more →