The Timber Marketing Forum (TMF), subject of much discussion in the timber industry in recent months, has been officially constituted following the inaugural general meeting held in June in Johannesburg. The TMF is constituted as a non profit organisation with associate and affiliate membership open to industry associations, companies and individuals.

All the speakers said changes in the technological, economic and political landscape need to be embraced by the Quantity Surveying profession. The theme of the Conference was Agility, Swift and Strong

Lonza Wood Protection’s long-standing commitment to the role and development of thatchers in the timber industry was recently highlighted by their sponsorship of the National Thatch Photo Competition, an exciting feature of the Thatching Association of South Africa (TASA) annual congress. As a sponsor of the competition for a number of years, Lonza believes that TASA is a significant platform to acknowledge and applaud the role of thatchers in South Africa.