Anyone tried importing firewood?

[woodworm]

Has anyone on here tried importing any ready processed firewood in those

1.8m3 stacked pallet crates. If you have, how did it go, were there any pitfalls and how much loose firewood is there in one of those stacked crates. Some of the prices I've been quoted are quite tempting but I'm not brave enough to take the plunge:001_unsure:

[Hodge]

The carbon footprint would be massive.

[armchairarborist]

:willy:not to mention there could be foreign creepycrawlies in the box..

[woodworm]

The carbon footprint would be massive.

 

I agree, but so is the carbon footprint for every single woodchip that goes into a uk power station whether produced in the uk or imported, but that doesn't seem to worry anyone

[porky]

What a great idea! There's loads of rain forest out there after all.

[Mark Bolam]

It's a lot easier importing the labour, mate.......

[dazlog]

Don`t know the full score,but there`s a chap up in the borders bringing in hardwood kiln dried from Germany charging a bloody fortune for them. Friend told me he had a article in one of the local rags telling people that very few local dealers could supply such quailty, failed to mention about carbon foot print

Edited October 3, 2010 by Steve Bullman
unnecessary comment

[Stephen Blair]

i have been getting loads of emails regarding this, Latvian i think. I have wood coming out my ears so i dont see the point personally

[armchairarborist]

i have been getting loads of emails regarding this, Latvian i think. I have wood coming out my ears so i dont see the point personally

 

you should wash more..

[dangerous brian]

If defra dont sort their sh.t out regarding the Larch situation,this import idea could take off big style,its certainly worth investigating.