Cameroon United Forests receives the 2015 Grand Prix Citoyen

Cameroon United Forests receives the 2015 Grand Prix Citoyen

Cameroon United Forests collects diplomas. After receiving the award for the best professional integration in the South region in May 2015, the company received the Grand Prix citoyen 2015 in the forestry sector, awarded by the Association of Journalistes Citoyens on 3 June 2015. This citizen award rewards “excellence, professional competence and the best public…

Labour Day 2015: CUF builds the future of Cameroon

Labour Day 2015: CUF builds the future of Cameroon

Workers from Ebolowa and Avelezok had their 250 pairs of shoes hammered in unison at the Ebolowa Holiday Square on the occasion of the 129th International Labour Day. Preceded by three majorettes in the CUF colours, they proudly marched, each carrying a young plant that will participate in the reforestation of the logging areas. The…

Raising Awareness of Timber Logging

Raising Awareness of Timber Logging

On April 22, 2015, the Bissam Chiefdom’s talking tree hosted an information and awareness-raising meeting for the village’s local population regarding the logging of part of the Ambam-Ebolowa Forest Management Unit (UFA 0919, felling area 4-2). Chaired by the Sub-Divisional Officer of Ebolowa II, the meeting brought together the Sub-Divisional Office’s staff, the Mayor of…

CUF at Dubai WoodShow 2015

CUF at Dubai WoodShow 2015

At the invitation of the State of Cameroon, Cameroon United Forests participated from 14 to 16 April in the 10th edition of the Dubai WoodShow, the largest international trade fair in the Middle East on the logging and industry of wood. The Cameroonian delegation was represented by the Director of Wood Processing and Promotion, Mahamat…

CUF celebrates women

CUF celebrates women

On the occasion of the 30th edition of the International Women’s Day in Cameroon, Cameroon United Forests organized a reception at the Sky Hotel in Bonapriso that honored its 22 female employees. This ceremony resulted in the first election of Miss CUF 2015, Ms. Thérèse Mimfoumou, as well as the best CUF employee 2014, Ms….

COMIFAC visit to Ebolowa

COMIFAC visit to Ebolowa

The Ebolowa sawmill welcomed a delegation from the Central African Forestry Commission (COMIFAC), led by Raymond Mbitikon, Executive Secretary of the organization, on February 5, 2015.  This courtesy visit allowed COMIFAC, which is responsible for the harmonization and monitoring of forestry policies in the countries of the Congo Basin, to see firsthand the realities of…

26 employees decorated with work medals

26 employees decorated with work medals

Silver, vermeil and gold. On 31 October 2014, Joseph Beti Assomo, Governor of the Littoral Region, representing the Minister of Labour and Social Security, presented 53 work medals to 26 employees of Cameroon United Forests (CUF).  Depending on their seniority in the work, the lucky recipients were decorated with silver (33 medals), vermeil (14 medals)…