By Ben Potgieter, fire risk consultant and trainer Reducing the fuel load is the most cost effective method for preventing
The Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA), South Africa’s professional body and regulator of the engineered timber structure industry, is set
The Creditors and Shareholders of Masonite Africa Ltd have agreed to the sale of the company’s forestry assets as well
Building Ghana’s timber economy, plank by plank … Gyadosaboc Ltd, Wood-Mizer Africa’s official dealer in Ghana, is the most dynamic
Consultation, consultation, consultation! The first draft of the SA National FSC standard was released for public comment in early January
Aerial reforestation is a farming technique where trees and other crops are planted by being dropped from an aeroplane. The
Large urban trees are excellent filters for urban pollutants and fine particulates. One tree can remove 12 kg of CO2
With 300 employees, (including hand-fellers, peelers and stackers) and eight sets of tractor-trailer short-haul transport systems, Grant Rankin has been
NMMU’s 2016 graduation season was held at the Civic Centre in George recently. A record number of students were awarded
A Masters study of the wood properties of Pinus patula could help sawmillers improve timber utilization, and assist foresters to
This amazing footage takes you on an aerial journey through the complete sawmilling process at the Colville mill in Washington,
Ground-breaking research by a post-graduate student at NMMU will shed light on the water use efficiency of exotic plantation trees.
The new minimum wage for Forestry and Agriculture workers for 2016 came into effect on March 1. This represents a
FSA members sold 15 830 000 tons of timber in the 2015 financial year. This was up 330 000 tons
The first of the new generation SP591 LX eucalyptus harvesting heads has landed in South Africa, and has been put
Wood-Mizer, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of thin kerf narrow bandsaw sawmilling equipment now has a branch in Nelspruit.
York Timbers has embarked upon a process of mechanising cut-to-length thinnings and clearfell operations at its Jessievale plantation in the
The Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) in Prince George – the heart of Canada's forestry region – is the
Adapted from an article by Paul Iarocci, Between the Branches Eric Krume is the owner of Krume Logging & Excavation
While on assignment in the north of Congo in October, I came across the vehicles of one of Africa’s most
Forestry in the Zululand region came under the spotlight at a recent ICFR field day held at the Town Hall
Cellutech, a Swedish company that develops cutting edge new materials and technology based on wood, recently unveiled the prototype of
By Joey Hulbert Members of the public, or ‘citizen scientists’ are helping researchers from the University of Pretoria to identify
The International Day of Forests is scheduled for 21 March, and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests has chosen Forests and Water
