growing responsibly

Creating value in timber & aligned industries since 1987.

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Evergreen Holdings manages a group of companies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Over the past three decades, we’ve built a sustainable private forestry company invested at every step of the timber value chain, from our forests and sawmill to mechanised harvesting services. 

We import, export, source and supply timber products to the furniture, construction, wood chip and pulp sectors both within South Africa and beyond. Evergreen Holdings is diversified into real estate, manufacturing and private finance to ensure we are built to last.

Our Companies

Evergreen Holdings is comprised of three forestry companies and three that bring diversity to our portfolio. Click the company images below to find out more.

6,500ha of pine and eucalyptus across seven plantations

Innovative mid-size sawmill in Crammond, KZN

Mechanised forestry services & consultancy

Timber and basic supplies for construction

380,000m² business park in Ballito, KZN

Quality tools and building components

OUTLOOK

We’re in it for the long term

Our forestry business is increasingly focused on furniture-quality pine logs grown at 24-year cycles to ensure the highest quality lumber is delivered. To grow timber of the highest quality takes knowledge, focus and a process that maximises the value of the growing asset. This commitment to the long term is reflected in all areas of our business. We’re in it for the long-term, and we value partners who share our worldview.

Chapter 2: creating the opportunity for upliftment 

Evergreen Holdings is a founding member of Chapter 2, a non-profit established in 2012 to bridge the gap between South Africa’s potential for greatness, and the resources its young people need to realise it.

Chapter 2 is a collaboration between entrepreneurs who believe in extending a hand to the communities in which we do business. We have several ongoing projects in education, housing, food, health and water, and invite you to support our efforts to build a better future for our country.

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We see the value in building long-term partnerships that grow in value as they develop. As a supplier of top quality forestry and building products, we believe that quality is its own reward.

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Evergreen Forestry

Evergreen Forestry is a vertically integrated, sustainably focused forestry company managing seven plantations across the KZN Midlands. Evergreen Forestry grows its own trees for pulp and sawmilling, with an increasing focus on the sawmilling value chain.

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EVERGREEN FORESTRY IN NUMBERS

58

Permanent staff

4900ha

Hectares under management

200,000m³

Annual softwood production
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