Oct
22
What is the best strategy for getting ahead in business? Does being a good guy really pay or is it better to be cunning, even sneaky, in one’s own self-interest? We were delighted to discover that Game Theory explores and provides mathematical evidence for the answers and reaffirms our approach...
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Aug
20
Katunda Magambo Shabani has become the first student to receive a special Dolphin Bay award for the top student in wood treatment at the Forestry and Wood Industry Training Centre (FWITC) in Tanzania. This is the latest development in our partnership with the centre, where we helped to add a...
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Aug
20
People could become Africa’s biggest export to the world’s most-developed countries in future, which wouldn’t be all bad news for the continent. This is the implication of a slew of news reports in recent years about growing labour shortages in the EU and Japan, and the Dolphin Bay Brief’s interview...
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Aug
20
Dolphin Bay was delighted to install South Africa’s first preassembled wood treatment plant for our new customer, Brondal Treated Timbers, this month. Brondal, in the Nelspruit area of Mpumalanga province, is one of South Africa’s biggest timber treatment operations. It treats poles used for building, fencing, and agriculture, sourcing timber...
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Aug
20
For the first time in many months there’s a palpable sense of optimism among Dolphin Bay’s South African customers who sell agricultural poles. Their markets have improved substantially, and most of their order books are full. Will this trend last, bringing an enduring uptick to our industry? We spoke to...
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Jul
03
Scientists at Stellenbosch University have completed long-awaited research into the adequacy of the standard for CCA retention in eucalyptus poles. The study results show that CCA retentions in vineyard poles should increase for adequate durability. The South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA) will send the results to the industry soon...
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Jul
03
Meet Eucalyptus grandis, called rose gum in English, the subject of the research described in the story above and a stalwart of the South African forestry industry. We thought it would be interesting to explore the traits of this tree and the story of its use in South Africa. As...
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Jul
03
A woman turns to a forester called Philip, who is sitting next to her on an aeroplane, and asks genially, “So what do you do for a living?” “I’m a forester,” he says. Her expression darkens, and Philip realises he’s in trouble − yet again. Doesn’t he know that plantations...
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Jul
03
Dolphin Bay and our occupational medicine specialist, Dr Greg Kew (pictured above), have drawn up a programme for biomedical evaluation compliance at our manufacturing facilities. Much of this programme, which we have dubbed BECOP (biomedical evaluation compliance programme), is translatable to the operations of our customers, who must complete the...
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Jul
03
Dolphin Bay is delighted to be offering continued services to one of our longest-standing customers, Somerset Timbers in the Western Cape. These services recently included operator training. “As we've said on many occasions, the trust which has been built up over years with customers like Somerset Timbers is something that...
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