finding hardwood firewood is crazy

[Marko]

In light of probable cord prices in 2014 it is now becoming more cost effective to import ready processed.

 

There have been a few threads on such in the past and despite feeling that it just can't be right to transport logs from Latvia, I agree that it is likely to be a serious financial consideration for 2014. At the right price I could squeeze in an artic load now.

 

Is there a need for a thread where dealings with good, reliable providers are shared?

[gensetsteve]

Our logs were always the right size for the customer, no trash and easily below 25% moisture. We had around 100 regular customers and all but a hand full would go elsewhere for cheap logs when they were about. We used to charge £80 a cube and still do when we have some. We would be dead until January then sell out in a few weeks unless it was mild then we would be left with a pile of logs. I looked into importing logs but the price I would pay was exactly the same as the idiots charge around here. I have other much better ways of making money and cant see the point in making an already difficult time harder for the decent log sellers in my area so now concentrate on supplying them with kindling. If you encourage the import of logs they will get established and by pass you and supply the public direct.

Edited December 14, 2013 by gensetsteve

[ballibeg]

If you encourage the import of logs they will get established and by pass you and supply the public direct.

 

A very well made point indeed. Only the fringes, the rural areas where delivery is prohibitively costly, will be left out of the business model of the importers.

 

Dave

[Triassic]

Our local firewood processors has sold off all his kit, he says there is too little profit in it for him and could not see the situation improving. He's focusing on the landscaping side of his business.

[Alycidon]

It was on one of our sites that the chap was killed , we'd stripped out all the crowns on an isolation as it was near overhead lines so they could be felled at a later time . We are still waiting to find out what exactly happened

 

 

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That's the one, about 3 miles from me. If at some point there is timber for sale there I would be interested.

 

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Edited December 14, 2013 by Alycidon

[Alycidon]

A very well made point indeed. Only the fringes, the rural areas where delivery is prohibitively costly, will be left out of the business model of the importers.

 

Dave

 

Agreed 100%, hence I don't deal with CW !!. You will have to straight to the source and take a flyer.

 

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[Marc Lewis]

A very well made point indeed. Only the fringes, the rural areas where delivery is prohibitively costly, will be left out of the business model of the importers.

 

Dave

 

I can see this being a problem in the future also.

[Stereo]

So is this the time to be planting huge stands of poplar? In 10 years you would have a decent crop of hardwood. Nice and easy to harvest too.

[Mortimer Firewood]

So is this the time to be planting huge stands of poplar? In 10 years you would have a decent crop of hardwood. Nice and easy to harvest too.

 

Why poplar.

[skyhuck]

Why poplar.

 

It grows real fast.