February 27th, 2010 by Admin

Madagascar’s rainforests have been pillaged for precious hardwoods, including rosewood and ebony.

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February 24th, 2010 by Admin

02/22/2010 – 10:31
At a recent meeting with Gabon’s Minister for Forests, executives of the country’s timber industries were advised of the official position concerning the ban on the export of logs that was introduced as from 1st January 2010. The meeting was told that the ban is irrevocable. During the discussions estimates were provided of current log stocks.

It has been reported that logs that are already at the port and in storage yards (rail storage and SEPBG storage yards) can be exported immediately by industry to fulfill existing contract commitments. Other log stocks can be exported, but only through the State agency SNBG and not directly by the industry. The existing log stocks can be exported only up until the 30th April 2010. After that date all log exports are banned. The meeting heard that government policy is now to be geared towards downstream processing, beyond sawn lumber and veneers into finished products. It is expected the industry will have to move into the production of mouldings, components and semi-finished products. It was reported that government is now considering ideas for preferential customs tariffs, import and exports tax incentives and other revenue incentives to attract inward investment into downstream processing facilities.

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February 13th, 2010 by Admin

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February 8th, 2010 by Admin

Recently, Ngambe Inc has had many inquiries regarding driftwood from of Africa for various design projects. The end uses have varied from wall decorations to walls themselves and furniture such as tables and end-tables. Aslo, African driftwood are very appealing because of their physical properties which give end-users flexibility in design and craftsmanship. They lend themselves to use with other materials such as cedar, stainless steel, rods, milled metal fasteners and engineering processes.

Unlike other driftwood, African driftwood comes from the root systems of tropical hardwood trees, after being submersed over long periods of time and the process of wind, sunshine, tides and waves and constant exposure, only the hardest part of the trunk, limb or branch remains.  No two pieces will be alike!  For our clients, Ngambe Inc will ensure overall uniformity and color continuity in our selection and quality control process.

Here is an illustration of very elegant driftwood “branches” put together in a very artistic manner!

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January 14th, 2010 by Admin

Cutting down and stealing timber is growing in Central New York because the theft is so easy and so lucrative. In the small town of Parish New York, there have been several recent prosecutions of people who’ve cut down maple and cherry trees regardless of who they’ve belonged to. They are stealing significant numbers of trees and the perpetrators can rake in tens of thousands of dollars in a very short period of time. (Don’t worry, Ngambe isn’t joining in on the action, we’re sticking to African woods!).

Take a look at an article from Central New York’s newspaper, The Post-Standard about the growing problem:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/timber_theft_continues_in_cent.html

And here’s a public radio report on tree thieves in Alabama:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/12/30/pm-timber-theft/

It’s interesting to see that while such scrutiny is placed on policing international wood, pirated wood is grown, stolen and sold right here in the United States. All companies importing sustainable wood are asked to show that their trees were not gotten illegally and were harvested in a way that is sustainable. Ngambe takes the challenge very seriously, harvesting our woods from very sustainable and forest-conscious countries.

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January 6th, 2010 by Admin

Ngambe certainly took notice of this stunning home for sale just north of San Francisco. We love the West Coast AND the unique use of wood in this property. If you have $7 million lying around and were wondering what to do with it, buy this house! Just shy of 7,000 square feet, the home uses wood on the exterior, the floors, the walls, and even in some of the ceilings.

What excites us most about this house is that 1 Via Vandyke features two woods Ngambe harvests directly from Africa – wenge (always a customer favorite) and aniegre. Check out our selection online http://ngambe.com/products.html, and our order form http://ngambe.com/order.html and enjoy the pics of the beauty of an estate.

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January 1st, 2010 by Admin

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December 31st, 2009 by Admin

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December 18th, 2009 by Admin

Want to do good this season? Why not do even better? Here’s how: http://bit.ly/6wme11

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December 15th, 2009 by Admin

Ngambe always appreciates a beautiful project made from stunning wood, so we love the Tye River Cabin in Skykomish, Washington. Nestled in a wooded area, the exterior wood of the cabin is designed to weather and wear so it can better blend in with the trees and forest around it. Ngambe isn’t this cabin’s only fan, the Tye River Cabin received the American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum.

The minimalist cabin packs in two bedrooms, a kitchen, living room and bathroom into 600 sq ft! Those dimensions make even some New York City apartments look big!


The cabin was designed by Seattle based architecture firm Olson, Sundberg, Kundig, Allen. Check out the pics, tell us what you think? Can you see yourself going to Skykomish (population 214!) and relaxing in this wood-lover’s dream?

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