Dolphin Bay Brief
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2022
December 2022
This newsletter wraps up 2022, describing the varied challenges the timber treatment industry has experienced and outlining our reasons for hope.
Newsletter stories:
- Drawing on our history of resilience
- Business must rekindle its can-do spirit
- Our sales team’s optimism tested
We trust you will find it encouraging.
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD
November 2022
This newsletter describes how honesty and adding value enable us to build strong business partnerships and explores the danger cost-cutting poses to the timber industry.
Newsletter stories:
- NFC growth – driven by vision
- Weathering the ports strike
- Facing rising interest rates
- African countries that set an example
- Active parenting grows champions
We trust you will find it interesting.
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD
October 2022
This newsletter outlines little-known details of South African health and safety laws and clears up confusion about the new GHS requirements.
Newsletter stories:
- Does your plant comply with Health and Safety laws?
- GHS: Setting the record straight
- Enterprising Brookewood signs up with Dolphin Bay
- How Sammy Became Spartacus
I trust you will find it helpful!
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD
August 2022
This newsletter showcases developments in the businesses of our customers as they ensure top-quality timber treatment, and gives a fresh perspective on the
expected world recession.
Newsletter story:
- Sotsho launches top-notch treatment plant in Eastern Cape
- Clifton Pine taps into Dolphin Bay expertise to complete its value chain
- Solutions were just a phone call away for Low’s Creek
- Alternative perspective on world recession
Trust you will find it interesting!
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD
June 2022
Illegal ‘timber treaters’ are proliferating in South Africa; Agro-Serve is set to launch our new DIY product, and why a world recession looks likely – these are the subjects we address in this newsletter.
Newsletter story:
- NRCS’ inaction spurs on dangerous criminals
- Client Agro-Serve launches our new DIY timber treatment product
- How to brace for a world recession
- Flashback story: March 2022. The “huge value-add” of operator training.
We trust you find it useful!
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD
March 2022
This newsletter explores the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine on our timber treatment industry, the characteristics of your future customers, and the value of operator training.
Newsletter story:
- Gen Z in Africa – meet your future customers
- Rising commodity costs to shrink wallets across the world
- The ‘huge value-add’ of operator training
- New research recommends ‘climate-friendly’ timber over steel and concrete.
Enjoy the read!
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD
January 2022
Our motivation in automating our factory was not to acquire new hardware, but to give our team and customers the utmost trust in our operations. This newsletter also shows some unseen photos to give you a glimpse into the automation process.
Newsletter story:
- How robotics improves our production process
We trust you will enjoy reading more!
Sincerely,
Bertus Coetzee – MD