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AGENTS (11)
• Export Agents (1) • Farm Sales (1) • Import Agents (1) • Land Evaluations (2) • Shipping Agents (1) • Timber Agents (5) -
ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANISATIONS (5)
• Associations and Organisations (4) • Associations and Organisations (non-timber) (1) -
BIOFUEL (10)
• Biofuel Plants (1) • Biomass Machines (1) • Chipping Machines (5) • Mulchers (2) • Pellet Machines (1) -
BROKERS (2)
• Insurance Brokers (2) -
CONSULTANTS (11)
• Consultants (7) • Engineering Consultants (1) • Environmental / Conservation Consultants (1) • Fire Consultants (1) • Forestry Consultants (1) -
CONSUMABLES (18)
• Bandsaw Blades (4) • Pole Assessories / Anti-split plates (1) • Sawmill Blades (7) • Sawmillblades (Circular) (1) • Sawmillblades (Plate) (1) • Sawmillblades (TCT) (1) • Timber Marking (3) -
CONTRACTORS (11)
• Harvesting Contractors (7) • Kiln Drying Contractors (1) • Silviculture Contractors (1) • Transport Contractors (2) -
EDUCATION (6)
• Colleges (1) • Short Courses (1) • Technikons (1) • Universities (3) -
ENVIRONMENTAL / CONSERVATION (1)
• Environmental / Conservation Consultants (1) -
FASTNERS (4)
• Concrete Anchors (1) • Fastners (1) • Timber Connectors (2) -
FIRE FIGHTING & PREVENTION (26)
• Associations & Organisations (1) • Fire Carts (1) • Fire Consultants (1) • Fire Equipment Suppliers (7) • Fire Fighting Contractors (5) • Fire Fighting Equipment (1) • Protective Clothing Dealers (10) -
FORESTRY COMPANIES (24)
• Forestry Companies (4) • Forestry Management (1) • Pole Manufacturers / Suppliers (16) • Pulp Manufacturers / Suppliers (1) • Saw Timber Manufacturers / Suppliers (2) -
HARVESTING (76)
• 3 Wheel Loggers (1) • Carriers (1) • Chains / Grip Chains (1) • Chainsaw Dealers (1) • Chainsaw Manufacturers (2) • Chainsaw Parts + Spares (1) • Chipping Machines (5) • Delimbers (1) • Feller Bunchers (1) • Felling / Harvester Heads (1) • Forestry Equipment (5) • Forwarders (1) • Grapple Harvesters (1) • Grapple Saws (1) • Harvesters (1) • Harvesting Contractors (7) • Harvesting Equipment (13) • Harvesting Equipment Rental (1) • Log Splitters (1) • Processor Heads (1) • Protective Clothing Dealers (10) • Rotators (1) • Sawchain & Guidebars (1) • Shovel Yarders (2) • Shredders (1) • Skidders (2) • Skylines (1) • Slasher Saws (1) • Stump Grinders (3) • Timber Grapples (3) • Timber Loaders (2) • Timber Trailers (2) -
IT (2)
• Business Communication (1) • Computer Training (1) -
LOADING (7)
• Bell Loggers (1) • Forklifts (1) • Timber Grapples (3) • Timber Loaders (2) -
MANUFACTURING / VALUE ADDING (201)
• Blockboard Manufacturers (1) • Chipboard Manufacturers (1) • CLT Beams (1) • Cross Laminated Panels (1) • Droppers (1) • Dunnage (3) • Film Faced Plywood (1) • Flooring (1) • Garden Equipment (1) • Hardboard Manufacturers (1) • Kiln Dried Timber Suppliers (27) • MDF Manufacturers (1) • Mining Timber Suppliers (4) • Pallet Manufacturers / Suppliers (8) • Plywood Manufacturers (1) • Pole Manufacturers / Suppliers (16) • Pulp and Paper Manufacturers (2) • Roof Trusses (3) • Router Bits (1) • Sawdust Dunnage (1) • Sawmills (All) (39) • Sawmills (Formal) (29) • Sawmills (Industrial) (7) • Sawmills (Portable / Bushmill) (4) • Sawn Timber (2) • Structural Timber (10) • Survey Droppers (1) • Timber Decking (7) • Timber Houses (1) • Timber Manufacturers (2) • Timber Packaging (Boxes / Crating) (2) • Wet off Saw Timber Suppliers (15) • Wood Shaving Suppliers (1) • Wooden DIY Products (1) • Wooden Interiors (2) • Wooden Products (2) -
MEDIA (3)
• Trade Magazines (3) -
MENSURATION (2)
• Forest Measuring Equipment / Suppliers (1) • Forest Mensuration Service (1) -
MINING TIMBER (4)
• Mining Timber Suppliers (4) -
NURSERIES (11)
• Nurseries (9) • Seedling Suppliers (2) -
OTHER EQUIPMENT (1)
• Fasteners (1) -
PALLET MANUFACTURERS (6)
• Pallet Manufacturers / Suppliers (6) -
PARTS AND SPARES (4)
• Chainsaw - Parts & Spares (1) • Engine - Parts & Spares (1) • Harvesting Equipment - Parts & Spares (2) -
POLES (19)
• Pole Assessories / Anti-split Plates (1) • Pole Manufacturers / Suppliers (16) • Poles: CCA (2) -
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (20)
• Fire Fighting Protective Gear (10) • Protective Clothing Dealers (10) -
RESEARCH (3)
• Research Institutes (3) -
ROAD CONSTRUCTION / MAINTENANCE (2)
• Graders (1) • Road Maintenance Equipment (1) -
SAFETY (15)
• Fire Fighting Protective Gear (1) • Medical and Safety Training (1) • Protective Clothing Dealers (10) • Safety Equipment (3) -
SAW DOCTORING (9)
• Saw Doctoring Equipment (1) • Saw Sharpening Machinery (1) • Sawmill Blades (7) -
SAWMILLING (150)
• 3 Wheel Loggers (1) • Bandsaw Blades (4) • Bandsaws (5) • Chipping Machines (5) • Circular Saw Blades (1) • Circular Saws (1) • Fingerjoining Equipment (1) • Forklifts (1) • Kiln Dried Timber (27) • Kilns (3) • Log Edgers (1) • Multi Rip Saws (1) • Planer Blades (1) • Pulp & Paper Mills (1) • Resaws (1) • Sawmill (Formal) (29) • Sawmill (Industrial) (7) • Sawmill (Portable / Bushmills) (4) • Sawmill Equipment Manufacturers / Suppliers (5) • Sawmills (All) (34) • Timber Marking (2) • Wet off Saw Timber Suppliers (15) -
SHORT HAUL (2)
• Trailers (2) -
SILVICULTURE (42)
• Augers (2) • Boom Sprayers (1) • Brushcutters (3) • Clearing Saws (1) • Cultivators (1) • Growing Medium (1) • Herbicides (2) • Line Trimmers (1) • Mist Blowers (1) • Mulchers (2) • Nurseries (8) • Pest Control (1) • Pesticides (2) • Plant Protection (1) • Pruning and Cutting (1) • Rotorvators (1) • Seedling Suppliers (3) • Silviculture Contractors (1) • Silviculture Equipment (1) • Sprayers (1) • Stump Grinders (3) • Tillers (3) • Tree Felling (1) -
TIMBER CO-OPERATIVES (1)
• Timber Co-operatives (1) -
TIMBER GROWERS (17)
• Large Scale Timber Growers (1) • Private Timber Growers (16) -
TIMBER PROTECTION (22)
• Pole Manufacturers / Suppliers (3) • Poles: CCA (2) • Timber Protection (4) • Treated Timber (13) -
TRAINING (7)
• Computer Training (1) • Forestry Training (1) • Machine Training (1) • Medical and Safety Training (1) • Training Courses (2) • Woodworking Training (1) -
TRANSPORT (17)
• Auto Electricians (1) • Engine Manufacturers (1) • Forklifts (1) • Fuel (1) • Labour Trailers (1) • LDV's (1) • Load Cells (1) • On Board Weighing Systems (2) • Timber Bolsters (1) • Trailers (1) • Transport Contractors (Road) (2) • Truck Bodies (1) • Trucks (1) • Tyre Protection / Grip Chains (1) • Vehicle / Car Rentals (1) -
WASTE MANAGEMENT (5)
• Chipping Machines (5) -
WOOD SHAVINGS (1)
• Wood Shaving Suppliers (1) -
WOODWORKING (24)
• Bandsaws (2) • Beam Saws (1) • Boring Machines (2) • CNC Machines (1) • Dove Tailers (1) • Edge Banders (1) • Panel Saws (1) • Presses (1) • Shapers (1) • Spindles (1) • Veneer Machines (1) • Woodworking Equipment (1) • Woodworking Machines (2) • Woodworking Tools (7) • Woodworking Training (1)
NOTE: The commercial aspect of the Forestry South Africa (FSA) website, as well as the commercial side of the FSA Newsletter, is managed and run by ForestrySA CC which is a separately run entity to the non-profit organisation Forestry South Africa.
FSA Notices
- Weaker pulp markets are forcing pulp manufacturers worldwide to reduce costs, resulting in the lowest softwood wood fiber prices seen since 2010
- FSA Looking for a Business Development Director
- FITPA/SAFCA - Report on the 3rd Annual Training Indaba
- Agri SA Media Release – Clarification from Minister of Labour on sectoral determination for agriculture review
- The Global Timber and Forest Industry This Quarter - Wood Resource Quarterly
- Higher lumber demand in the US increased both US lumber production and importation in the 3Q/12, but sawlog prices have remained unchanged since 2011
- Timber Statistics Report 2010 to 2011
- Timber Statistics Report 2009 to 2010
- URGENT: PUBLIC HEARINGS ON AGRICULTURAL SECTORAL DETERMINATION
- First discovery of Selitrichodes neseri in the field
Employment Opportunity
Sales Representative - Western CapePosted: 13.06.2013
Product line and activities - delivering materials and construction for low-energy, ecological wood-construction and construction: Wooden constructive system NOVATOP ... read more
Senior Forester Required
Posted: 11.06.2013
Senior Forester required by R & B Timbers for the Richmond Area. ... read more
Harvesting Manager (Grade S7)
Posted: 07.06.2013
Sappi: To manage and control the Harvesting operations in the district in order to ensure the sustainable supply of timber to various markets. ... read more
Management Forester - Project Grow (Grade S8)
Posted: 07.06.2013
To market forestry and direct the development of the emerging farmers and communities to create sustainable forestry enterprises and supply fibre to Sappi markets. ... read more
Instrument Technician
Posted: 04.06.2013
SAFCOL is dedicated to growing its business in the plantation forestry and forest products value chain(s) and maximising stakeholder value. The organisation seeks to recruit the following persons at the Timbadola Sawmill Instrument Technician Reporting to the Mill Engineer. ... read more
Production Planner
Posted: 04.06.2013
3 Years experience in Production Planning. Experience in the Carpentry or Timber Industry will be advantageous. Valid Code 10 and Forklift license will be advantageous. ... read more
Internal Sales Representative - Port Elizabeth
Posted: 04.06.2013
Relevant Sales and Marketing Qualification will be advantageous. 2 to 3 Years experience in a Carpentry or Timber Industry. Hardware Experience is essential. Ability to interpret various cutting drawings. Good interpersonal skills and ability to deal with clients and suppliers. ... read more
Sales Representative
Posted: 04.06.2013
Lomati Saw Mill situated in Barberton is seeking to employ a sales and marketing person to provide a service function to the mill for Marketing and Sales of saw timber. ... read more
Workshop Manager
Posted: 30.05.2013
Private Sawmill in the Picturesque Garden route seeks the services of an experienced, technical manager. The successful applicant will be responsible for the complete technical function within the sawmill including all maintenance and upgrade project work. ... read more
Farm Manager - Eshowe, East Coast
Posted: 29.05.2013
Previous experience on sugarcane farm is a minimum requirement. ... read more
Operations Manager
Posted: 09.05.2013
A manufacturer and Distributor of Timber product has an outstanding position for an Operations Manager. Only South African citizens, who are suitably qualified, live in the applicable area and meet the requirements of the position are eligible to apply for this vacancy. ... read more
Senior Forester
Posted: 07.05.2013
Applicants must be in possession of a National diploma/degree in Forestry, Environmental Management and/or Nature Conservation (you are required to furnish a credit certificate and or statement of results). ... read more
District Forest Manager: Zululand
Posted: 29.04.2013
To lead and implement regional strategic objectives and targets for the Area of fibre production and estate management within resource and SHEQ parameters to ensure sustainable fibre supply. ... read more
Sawmill Manager - Pietermartizburg
Posted: 08.04.2013
A Pietermaritzburg based company is looking for a Sawmill Manager who will oversee around 100 staff members and multiple production lines. ... read more
Senior Accountant
Posted: 29.05.2013
Senior Accountant - Hluhluwe, EastCoast. Previous experience as an Accountant in the Agricultural industry is a definate pre-requisite. ... read more
Farm Manager
Posted: 27.03.2013
Farm Manager - Hluhluwe, East Coast. Previous experience on sugarcane farm as well as experience with irrigation is a minimum requirement. ... read more
Seeking Employment?
Seeking employment in the forestry industry? Contact Kerry Kopp from Kopp Consulting to be put onto her database for any upcoming positions in the forstry industry. ... read more
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