SA to brace for structural timber imports

The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA), South Africa’s professional body for the engineered timber construction sector predicts an uptick in structural timber imports as a result of the recent spate of devastating fires in the Eastern Cape. As such, the Institute encourages the industry to remain fastidious in selecting and using structural timber that…

SAFCOL to host Forestry Industrialisation Conference

The South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL), a South African government-owned company primarily involved in the forestry sector with the mandate to conduct forestry business including timber harvesting, processing and related activities, will be hosting its Forestry Industrialisation Conference 2017 (FIC 2017) in partnership with the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), the Department of Agriculture,…