The Wood Merchants of Ebute-Metta: Ingenuity meets technology (Part 3)
21 July 2017 |
5:40 am
Every aspect of the wood business is crude and the players are proud to let you know. In this episode of our seven part series, you will get a first hand look at the ingenuity of the players in the market and how home-grown technology is powering the wood market.
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