Would you buy in processed firewood if you could get it cheaper than you can make it?

[David Riding]

Seems an obvious question??

I always wonder how much it costs those who buy in cordwood / timber to produce a dry cubic meter / dry net etc of hardwood / softwood?

Could the smaller / medium suppliers buy in the finished dry product from someone producing say 8,000 tonnes a year cheaper than you can make it yourselves?

Taking into consideration everything labour, all the machinery, breakdowns, fuel, consumables, storage, all misc costs you forget about and not forgetting all the head aches that go with it.

I think some would carry on regardless due to it being a way of life?

Discuss....

[18 stoner]

I would definately David.

 

BUT.....

 

It would have to be to my spec, and not the suppliers.

 

Being able to sell on a "cheap" bought in product can have its problems when your regular customers are used to your standard of firewood.

[David Riding]

I would definately David.

 

BUT.....

 

It would have to be to my spec, and not the suppliers.

 

Being able to sell on a "cheap" bought in product can have its problems when your regular customers are used to your standard of firewood.

 

If the spec was detailed and the delivered product was not up to your spec, then you would reject the load. It would be a foolish supplier to give you a spec that was not up to the standard you require

[gensetsteve]

Have tried this but the product is either rubbish from day one or gradually slides. You dont have control over quality and rejecting the load if they have cleared the payment I dont think so. As one member pointed out to me if I cant afford a bit of bar oil and 2 stroke I should get out the game. But if like me you add up and work a balance sheet you can work out your costs and true profit you will find £6000 a year is alot not a bit:001_smile:

[Yorkshireman]

er .......................... yeah

[David Riding]

Have tried this but the product is either rubbish from day one or gradually slides. You dont have control over quality and rejecting the load if they have cleared the payment I dont think so. As one member pointed out to me if I cant afford a bit of bar oil and 2 stroke I should get out the game. But if like me you add up and work a balance sheet you can work out your costs and true profit you will find £6000 a year is alot not a bit:001_smile:

 

would you not be paying 30 day payments or even 45 days to make sure you were satisfied, and therefore have had time to inspect the delivery,

Edited January 4, 2012 by David Riding

[matthew65]

I buy cordwood all year so spreading the cost's of the raw material. I like the fact that if I need bigger/smaller logs I can process them myself to order. I know that is it is dry enough for the customer as I know how log it has been stored. I know what type of wood I am selling and that it is a good mixture of different types of wood. More importantly I enjoy the whole process of supplying good quality logs, locally sourced and locally processed !.

[nick channer]

i have posted on here before re selling a 26 ton load green hardwood [prob beech] split and delivered... had quite bit interest...

also thought of taking £500 deposit for a 26 ton load green wood... i'll bring it back to my yard and store till its seasoned...process and deliver and get paid balance on delivery... at the heart of the operation needs to be a big processor that can process 26ton in a day to keep the cost down..

[Yorkshireman]

hows tricks Dave ?

 

from the outside you seem to be doing good did you go down the accreditation route ?

[gensetsteve]

would you not be paying 30 day payments or even 45 days to make sure you were satisfied, and therefore have had time to inspect the delivery,

 

If you can get that deal would be good. But I am not sure if they would send a container of logs to someone they have not dealt with before on 45 days credit. Let us know how you get on. Logs are a side line for us and happy with less gross profit if there is less work in it if that makes sense. We have pulled right back on giving credit accounts on our engineering side and we dont carry out service visits on contracts till the money has cleared. Gensets dont leave the yard till paid in full.