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... read more →
Dec
09
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... read more →
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,... read more →
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.... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
Oct
22
Dolphin Bay is offering a state-of-the-art new digital treatment book to our customers. Called Pro-treat Books, it is unique in our industry in that it is not dependent on a single computer or device but is an application platform on cloud infrastructure, and its resources can be unlocked and used... read more →
Oct
22
We wish to bring our industry’s attention to the need for all timber treatment operations to register as Pest Control Operators (PCOs) and obtain a PCO certificate from the Department of Agriculture. However, there is still uncertainty for our industry, as the process for registering a timber treatment plant has... read more →
Oct
22
Our new customer DN Products has a business model that reflects the agile and entrepreneurial character that the growing Tanzanian timber treatment market has become known for. This approach has led to changes in and growth of the business over time, with prospects for fresh growth brought by its recent... read more →
Oct
22
South African timber treatment operator Grand Timber (previously Grand Select) was poised for an upswing. They had an increased supply of raw materials, along with an increased demand for their treated timber. However, they faced a constraint: the plant was too small to substantially increase its output. In January 2024,... read more →











