Any good alternatives to CW flamers?

[Woodworks]

We dont sell many firelighters but it's nice to be able to offer customers some. We have just finished our stores of flamers and wondered if there are any other similar firelighters out there that might be a bit cheaper.

 

Thanks

[SbTVF]

Woodbioma do an excellent wood wool flamer. You have to buy a crate of 800 x50 though! There’s a good margin to be had on them though but if you don’t sell a lot it’s not ideal.

Looking at these myself and they are UK produced.
Only contacted them yesterday so am awaiting a sample and price list.

https://woodwooluk.com/

[Woodworks]

Yes 800 would be just a tad too many for our logs business. Thinking along the lines of 50 maybe 100 boxes of 50. 

[ash_smith123]

I have our own branded ones I'm happy to sell you at wholesale. £3.20+vat per 50 box.
I can get 30 boxes in a big box and they are £8+vat delivery.

[SbTVF]

I have our own branded ones I'm happy to sell you at wholesale. £3.20+vat per 50 box.
I can get 30 boxes in a big box and they are £8+vat delivery.

Where did you get those made?

[arboriculturist]

1 hour ago, SbTVF said:

Where did you get those made?

He's not going to tell you that ! 

[arboriculturist]

4 hours ago, ash_smith123 said:

I have our own branded ones I'm happy to sell you at wholesale. £3.20+vat per 50 box.
I can get 30 boxes in a big box and they are £8+vat delivery.

I've never ever been asked for these - do they sell well? How do you encourage people to buy them? I like the idea of offering other home grown UK products.

[ash_smith123]

We sell to retail customers about 1000 boxes a year at £5 each if they are buying them with a cubic metre. Just ask with every order if they would like kindling and firelighters and a lot of people say yes, kindling £4 each or 3 for £10. 99% of the time they go for 3.

On the website we put on the description of the cubic metre loads "we recommend 3 nets of kindling and 1 box of firelighters per cubic metre" and most people when ordering online also order them both.

[arboriculturist]

4 minutes ago, ash_smith123 said:

We sell to retail customers about 1000 boxes a year at £5 each if they are buying them with a cubic metre. Just ask with every order if they would like kindling and firelighters and a lot of people say yes, kindling £4 each or 3 for £10. 99% of the time they go for 3.

On the website we put on the description of the cubic metre loads "we recommend 3 nets of kindling and 1 box of firelighters per cubic metre" and most people when ordering online also order them both.

Nice feedback and pleased you sell Kindling and don't give it away !

I'll pm you at some stage in the year.

[SbTVF]

He's not going to tell you that ! 

Why not? We’re all friendly here and We’re not in local competition. I’m not about to be buying firefighters with another firewood company’s logo on them if I can get them from source with my own logo on.