R&B Timber Group
Plants in Durban

R&B Timber Group is a timber business that harvests, processes and pressure treats wooden poles for the domestic and international markets. Which are made up of Timber Treatment Plants, Value Adding Factories, Farms, and Retail Outlets.
The treatment plants are ideally situated in the heart of the “green belt” which is timber land that stretches from Harding right through to Pietermaritzburg.
Altogether the R&B Timber Group Comprises of 19 Separate Entities. HTT is SABS certified and NFP is SATAS certified.
We treat eucalyptus (Gum) poles with two types of treatment- CCA and Creosote, situated in Harding and Richmond, fencing and vineyard requirements.
The company has grown considerably over the years to the extent that we now own two treating plants, thatching, building, telecommunication, for power transmission poles, in the province of KwaZulu- Natal. As a group we are proud to say that we are the leaders within the pole industry throughout all sectors of our market.

The founder of the business was Bob Armour who operated a timber treatment plant in Harding, KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa. His two sons Roy and Brian took over the business and expanded it by purchasing farm land and increasing the treatment plant capacity. Mark’s function in the business is to procure timber and manage the farming operations. Simon is the production director at the two treatment plants and David is the Sales and Marketing director for the group. Together all three are Co-CEO’s of the R&B Timber Group. R&B Timber Group is a timber business that harvests, processes and pressure treats wooden poles for the domestic and international markets. The company has grown considerably over the years to the extent that we now own two treating plants, situated in Harding and Richmond, in the province of KwaZulu- Natal. Which are made up of Timber Treatment Plants, Value Adding Factories, Farms, and Retail Outlets. We treat eucalyptus (Gum) poles with two types of treatment- CCA and Creosote, for power transmission poles, telecommunication, building, thatching, fencing and vineyard requirements. As a group we are proud to say that we are the leaders within the pole industry throughout all sectors of our market. The market for treated poles is predominantly split into two sectors- the building & fencing market and then the export markets for transmission poles. The future growth however is in transmission poles as the demand from our local power company, Eskom, and the many power companies throughout Africa is exorbitant. To carry power you need poles so you can only imagine what the future holds for our product. Just look at some of their key attributes and how we can all benefit from its increased and responsible use. Substituting a cubic metre of timber for other building materials can save almost two tonnes of CO They clean the atmosphere of pollutants and help create the oxygen we breathe. In fact, because of the carbon sink effect of the forests, wood from sustainably managed forests can actually be better than carbon neutral. The average annual increase of European forests amounts to around 0.5 million hectares a year. These industrially applied treatments help to ensure sure we make the most of timber.