TALKING TIMBER WEBINAR – Structural design considerations and testing
On behalf of Sawmilling South Africa and its timber promotion partners, you are invited to join the next Talking Timber webinar on 12 December focusing on TALKING TIMBER WEBINAR – Structural design considerations and testing from 12:30-14:00. In this final Talking Timber webinar for 2023, we have Dr Johann van der Merwe and Prof Brand […]
Executive Director’s Report / October Newsletter 2023
Read the full October Newsletter HERE Wow! Another month down, and now we are certainly looking at the downhill run to the year-end. Can you believe it? It would be remiss of me not to mention the ‘green and gold’ high that our country is experiencing with the Springboks’ victorious win at the Rugby World Cup. […]
Executive Director’s Report / September Newsletter 2023
Read the full August newsletter HERE Greetings! With the advent of spring and the end of the year approaching, time just seems to speed up. In the past, this was a period when bulging order books saw mills work to full capacity to clear outstanding orders before the annual shutdown. Given the difficulties encountered this year, […]
Executive Director’s Report / August Newsletter 2023
Read the full August newsletter HERE September 1st heralds not only a new season but also the start of Arbour Week in South Africa. It is a month that celebrates trees of all kinds. Of course, I need not remind you that our sawmilling sector relies on the renewable resource of farmed wood. Our colleagues […]
TALKING TIMBER WEBINAR – Construction Detailing for Mass Timber Building
On behalf of Sawmilling South Africa and its timber promotion partners, you are invited to join the next Talking Timber webinar on 17 August 2023 focusing on Construction Detailing for Mass Timber Building from 13:00-14:30. Please register here. We have two speakers: Mark O’Connor of Rothoblaas on Connections, Waterproofing and Acoustic Details for Timber Buildings Michael Kloos, a […]
SSA – July 2023 Newsletter
Read the full newsletter HERE Good day to all you brave sawmillers and I mean brave! I have been in this industry for more than 30 years now and I cannot recall a time when sawmillers were up against such odds. In the past, it’s always been either market or logs, but now you have to […]
Executive Director’s Report – June 2023
June has been a particularly busy month for Sawmilling South Africa and its members, and in this issue, we can report back on our Executive Management Meeting, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the 2023 edition of WoodEX for Africa. The AGM was held on 7 June at the University of Pretoria’s Engineering 4.0 facility […]
SSA – June 2023 Newsletter
Read the full newsletter HERE June has been a particularly busy month for Sawmilling South Africa and its members, and in this issue, we can report back on our Executive Management Meeting, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the 2023 edition of WoodEX for Africa. The AGM was held on 7 June at the University of […]
Sawmilling South Africa – May Update
Last month, we described the uncertain situation bedevilling the sawmilling industry for a variety of unavoidable reasons. The question on everyone’s lips is when will it ever end? At the Forestry South Africa AGM held in Pietermaritzburg last week, there shone a glimmer of hope. Delegates are reported to have been encouraged by speeches delivered by […]
SSA – May 2023 Newsletter
Read the full newsletter HERE Last month, we described the uncertain situation bedevilling the sawmilling industry for a variety of unavoidable reasons. The question on everyone’s lips is when will it ever end? At the Forestry South Africa AGM held in Pietermaritzburg last week, there shone a glimmer of hope. Delegates are reported to have been encouraged […]
WoodEX for Africa 2023: Only Two Months to Go and 80% Sold Out!
WoodEX for Africa is preparing for the most important event in the sub-Saharan African wood and machinery industry. With over 80% of the stands already sold out, this event expects to attract over 8,500 visitors and feature 150 exhibitors from 30 different countries. The event provides an ideal opportunity for exhibitors to network with important […]
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