Feb
19
The good times are back in South Africa… or there’s at least a glimmer that the bad times are ending. This is the upshot of our investigation into the improved business optimism in South Africa, including in our own timber treatment industry. The spark for this story was lit by...
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Feb
19
When Dolphin Bay’s Braam Rust was deciding what to study as a young man, his choices were agriculture or forestry. He came from farming stock and would have chosen agriculture, but his parents encouraged him to go into forestry. In both sectors, people work with nature. As a result, they...
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Feb
19
The process of applying for Pest Control Operator (PCO) certification is well under way in the timber treatment industry, with help from the South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA). Dolphin Bay Brief previously explained the urgent need for treaters to gain PCO certificates from the Department of Agriculture. Many of...
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Dec
09
It has been an interesting year – a phenomenal one, really – and a year of reflection. In previous years, my letter focused on what happened during the year. This time I’ll include the facts but will focus more on how we dealt with things and what we’ve learnt. There...
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Dec
09
If 2024 taught us anything, it’s how small the world is. This year, Dolphin Bay was again confronted by the complexities of a global economy that substantially tested our logistics. In a world where the buzzword is AI and how it will shape business in the future, we’ve almost forgotten...
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Dec
09
This has been a year of proactive and painstaking financial management for Dolphin Bay. As a result, we were able to build up the company’s resilience, despite the economic pressures of our times. Happily, our revenue growth exceeded our expectations slightly, thanks to the hard work of our team in...
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Dec
09
We had some fun with the wrap from our sales team this year, asking them to sum up how they are feeling about 2024 in just five words or less. As we write this, we can’t help wondering what you, our customers, might say? Let us know. For Mark Duckham,...
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Nov
11
You’re feeling burnt out as you ponder yet another day of hellish juggle. There’s so much on your plate at work that you have no idea how you’ll finish it all, but afterwards you’ll have to hare home to take care of children, housework, and admin before collapsing into bed....
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Oct
22
We’re wrestling with MrBeast, the world’s most influential YouTube celebrity. It’s not a physical wrestle, although that’s a stunt he’s hinted at offering soon; rather, we’re wrestling with his impact on our kids and our culture and what, if anything, to do about it. If your children watch YouTube for...
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Oct
22
Draft laws containing errors that posed a threat to the timber treatment industry have now been corrected in a shift that creates more certainty for the future. Industry has been waiting for two sets of legislation to be finalised: the PIC regulation governing the movement of hazardous chemicals in line...
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