EU Imported firewood into the UK

[billythegoat]

Morning all, are we going to accept the increase of attempts from Eastern Europe to flood the UK market with kiln dried firewood?

 

came across this site locally The White Horse Energy Company

selling firewood , briquets etc.

Thoughts, comments please

 

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[Goaty]

Let em get on with it. It will only last so long. Alot of European timber is worthles due to shot and shrapnel from the conflicts of the last century. The USA and Canada have long term biomass contracts with uk power stations. We as an island dont have enough forest to be independent. The days of the uk paying the higher value for products have waned away. The Eastern Europeans have returned home in large numbers.

Generally the smaller producer will keep his local clients I reckon.

[billythegoat]

pleased that we share the same view.

have a good weekend Goaty.

[BestFirewoodUK]

CPL buys 60% of their wood from abroad . SME's will keep local customers I reckon as wood is seasonal business and its impossible to be national and offer low cost efficient delivery price. There will always be a local farmer who can beat the price.

[Woodworks]

What Goaty said

[gensetsteve]

Small suppliers should be able to compete due to the cost of moving heavy low profit goods along way. Packaging boxing and covering in cellophane is also looked down on as not pc. Local,quality and enviromentally sound is the way to go.

[bigdave]

i dont think it will effect the small - medium producer who only sells his wares locally!!!!

 

we all have our `regular` customers who are happy with our logs & service!!!

[rovers90]

At a recent eco show I was displaying at, everybody we talked to asked where the logs came from and were pleased when we could name the local estates we had bought timber in from. I recently picked up a new customer who refused to buy logs from his local garden centre as they were from Russia so I think a lot of the buying public do mind where there wood comes from.

[billythegoat]

always a good idea to inform our customers were there wood comes from in the

UK .

[Alycidon]

It occurs to me that this timber from Russia and similar Baltic states was right in the slot when Chenoble went up. Does wood carry radio activity?.

 

We wont stop imports, if anyone wants a container full direct then you can easily find 20 companies prepared to sell it to you direct.

 

I came across a national firewood seller the other day who when I quizzed them said their seasoned logs were 45%-50% MC and if I wanted logs for immediate use to buy their kiln dried. Thing is kilned logs are not much below 20%. Process your uk logs, wack them in a barn for 12-18 months and you should have 16% or less. Then hammer the heat output against MC. From memory this is 25%MC-16 Mj/kg. 16% MC - 25 Mj/kg, ie 50% more heat from the same log.

 

I also came across another guy who swore that a 90x90x90 bag was a cubic meter.

 

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