Sawmilling South Africa (SSA)
The objective of the SSA is to promote the interests of all sawmillers big and small in the Republic of South Africa and to create unity of purpose and identity amongst its members;
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South African Wood Preservers’ Association (SAWPA)
The South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA) is a non-profit association formed in 1980, by the South African wood preserving industry, primarily to promote timber treatment and treated timber products. Commercially grown timber in Southern Africa is mainly of the Eucalyptus and Pinus species, both of which are not durable. By applying the correct chemicals to these timbers we are able to ensure that the timber performs as if it were durable thereby giving predictable long life performance.
Continue reading →South African Utility Pole Association (SAUPA)
SOUTH AFRICAN UTILITY POLE ASSOCIATION – (SAUPA) is a voluntary association not for gain, with legal personality and perpetual succession. SAUPA is the formation of a grouping of South African Eucalyptus Utility Pole Treating plants (SANS 754 mark holders) and users focused on the marketing and promotion of eucalyptus utility poles for local and export markets, as a contribution to the aims and objectives of the South African Utility Pole Organisatio
Continue reading →South African Institute of Timber Builders (SAITB)
Timber construction companies in South Africa may now apply to become members of the newly formed South African Institute of Timber Builders – SAITB with its head office in Somerset West, Cape Town and representatives in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern and Southern Cape.
The South African Institute of Timber Builders (SAITB) aims to ensure a substantially larger timber construction representative body in SA to better serve its members, clients, consumers, and related businesses.
Continue reading →National Bargaining Council for the Wood and Paper Sector (NBCWPS)
The National Bargaining Council for the Wood and Paper Sector is responsible for regulating and monitoring employment conditions in the national Wood and Paper Sector.
Continue reading →Southern African Wood, Laminate and Flooring Association (SAWLFA)
The Southern African Wood and Laminate Flooring Association (SAWLFA) was formed in November 1998 to develop an awareness of wood and laminate flooring and to address the needs of both the local industry and the customer.
Continue reading →Forest Sector Charter Council (FSCC)
The FSCC was established to support, monitor and facilitate the implementation of the Forest Sector Transformation Charter and ensure a transformed and sustainable forest sector that is fully compliant with the Forest Sector Code.
Continue reading →Wits Woodworkers Association (WWA)
Established in 1990, the Witwatersrand Woodworkers Association (WWA) is a non-profit organisation that exists to promote and maintain interest, skill and excellence in the working of wood. We support all facets of woodworking, and have amateurs from all walks of life and many professional woodworkers among our members.
Continue reading →Western Cape Woodturners Association (WCWA)
The Western Cape Woodturners Association (“WCWA”) is a club set up by woodturners for woodturners, with an aim to promote and nurture the art of wood-turning in all its aspects, as well as provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and techniques
The Western Cape Woodturners Association is a member club of the Association of Woodturners of South Africa (“AWSA”).
Port Elizabeth Woodturners Guild (PEWG)
The objectives of the Port Elizabeth Woodturners Guild is to promote & encourage woodturning in the Eastern Cape. Beginner Courses, monthly
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