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Tom D
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3 1/2 bulkbags in a 10 by 6"6 by 15" ifor trailer.

1120 kg fresh split wet wood.

pine and hardwood mix.

just been to weighbridge.

4320kg

3249kg

1120kg

lwb transit van,10ft ifor.

 

i suppliy a builders merchant & i weightd 3 b/bags of green timber & they came out @ 250 kg each which supprised my as it was green timber & hard wood . so i should get 3,b/bs to the tonne @ least

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so it looks to be more profitable to sell by the net compared to the 1ton bags.

On ebay there selling 1ton bags of hardwood for £30 and under which is 20-25 nets, which as nets would sell for £60 - £75

I suspose the only saving you have is the time spent bagging them?

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We are selling logs in "barrow bags" from BAG Supplies :: Packaging Suppliers covering the UK . They work out to be 0.2 cubic metres and selling them at £20/bag (£100/cubic metre). The good thing is they can be moved on a sack truck and so can easily be tipped closer to where the customer wants them - or they can keep the bags until next time for a small deposit. This might sound like a bit of a faff but when there's a bit of competition about these little extras go a long way. I reckon we are getting the equivalent of 8 or 9 nets per barrow bag (if nets are retailing at £4 each, £32-£36 worth) and so saving our customers a few quid, also free delivery up to 10 miles when an order is for £60 or more.

Doing it this way means I can use my IW trailer with loading ramp to deliver up to 12 bags at a time

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