Francois De Villiers

Timber Construction Conference, held on 15 September 2026 at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, explored the theme “Connected by Timber: From Forests to Future Cities.” The event participants included researchers, students, industry leaders, architects, designers, engineers, policymakers and public-sector partners committed to expanding timber’s contribution to South Africa’s built environment. Led primarily by the York

Rubio Monocoat CPD Presentation Day – Cape Town Rubio Monocoat Cape Town recently hosted a successful CPD Presentation Day at its new showroom in the Northgate Business Park, bringing together a diverse audience of architects, interior designers, shopfitters and influential industry decision-makers for a day of learning, inspiration and networking. The event featured presentations from

The 2026 Rubio Monocoat Makers Build-off was a major highlight of WoodEX for Africa, held from 9–11 June at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The three-day competition brought together three talented South African makers — Brandon Scheepers of Made. Dot, Greg Stock of Stock Woodworks and Warren Turnbull of Hutch Custom — who were

Rubio Monocoat was represented at the KSA Networking Event in P.E on Wednesday 18 March. Thanks to our distributor, Jade and team from Go4it Agencies in P.E for exhibiting!

The Cape Floor Expo, held at the Building Centre in Cape Town had its annual expo on Friday 13th March. Rubio Monocoat product demonstrations were made on stage using our Precolour, Pre-Aging and Oil Plus 2C products on Rustic Oak Engineered floor boards from Eco Oak. Overall a great day interacting with customers/architects and the

Rubio Monocoat attended the annual DAS Exhibition on the 5th March at the Canvas at Riversands

Rubio Monocoat supported the Abby’s Angels Golf Day to raise funds for Abby, living with Rett Syndrome. Rett syndrome is a rare, genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects girls, causing a progressive loss of motor skills, speech, and purposeful hand use.