Businesses will survive junk status, and will even continue to thrive, if they carry on innovating and providing outstanding services and products. However, they will need to streamline further, doing more with fewer workers, using automation and even moving into the era of artificial intelligence. This is the advice that... read more →

Achieving the recommended retention levels of chemical is a common challenge for wood treaters, and one that is exacerbated by the effects of a changing climate on the structure of timber. However, the challenge can be addressed by careful quality control. In this article, our analytical chemist and lab manager... read more →

Dolphin Bay recently carried out a six-day upgrade to a treatment vessel for New Forest Company Uganda (NFCU), enabling the company to supply the growing demand for 14-metre poles. The upgrade was completed and commissioned on December 9 last year, and the first load of poles successfully treated the same... read more →

Dolphin Bay is offering a service in partnership with our own environmental consultants, Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants, to help you gain peace of mind regarding the environmental compliance of your plant. Under this partnership, we will facilitate Ross Holland’s visits to our clients’ plants, grouping plants together by area... read more →

Timber treaters should feel reassured that a recent letter from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) about upcoming inspections is not a threat to your business, but rather a routine letter sent to all treaters across the country. Some treaters are feeling threatened by the letter. However, it can be... read more →

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has praised the business leaders of the CEO Initiative as “innovators” who have demonstrated that it is possible for business, labour and government to work together on key projects. The trust established between the three parties last year will be the foundation for continued efforts to... read more →

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 →