cordwood

[markus]

Anybody on Arbtalk import firewood cord from the continent , have been making some inquiries and unless i am missing something it could be a goer especially in a group format anybody buy in cord like this.

[Johny Walker]

Anybody on Arbtalk import firewood cord from the continent , have been making some inquiries and unless i am missing something it could be a goer especially in a group format anybody buy in cord like this.

 

that sounds like a plan

[carpenter1]

What sort of prices?

[Pinkfoot]

Fella told me,Ukraine is a good place to buy from,price wise.

[I Sell Cheap]

the mafia operate in Ukraine ?

Surely it will a all upfront situation ?

Anyone embarking on bringing a container of cord for eastern europe must be desperate as its mega high risk surely ?

the duncan spinner thread shows how dodgy it is even when going through british middle men.

But hey he who dares and all that.

[Bluecoat]

Are there not biosecurity issues with timber that has not been treated by heat/chemicals?

[markus]

these are the issues i am not aware of and that's why i am throwing it open to the forum, i am waiting for transport costs from offloading a ship to transporting 25miles ,if there are environment issues can anyone advise on them, rest assured it's not from eastern block countries .

[santacruz]

A few thousand tons on a boat designed for stone or coal as a return load would be a serious option if it could be shared out between a few firewood guys local to the port. Get every haulier in the area on it for a couple of days should see the boat turned round fast enough. Get an import export specialist company to handle the paper work loading unloading and the risk. At the right price it would be a serious two fingers up to the estates and management companies thinking their hardwood firewood is worth £55 at roadside. In my opinion its not worth that much you just cant make money buying in at that price, maybe importing is the way forward, but I dont think filling a container is the way forward its just not practical to load unload a container with roundwood.

[shavey]

A few thousand tons on a boat designed for stone or coal as a return load would be a serious option if it could be shared out between a few firewood guys local to the port. Get every haulier in the area on it for a couple of days should see the boat turned round fast enough. Get an import export specialist company to handle the paper work loading unloading and the risk. At the right price it would be a serious two fingers up to the estates and management companies thinking their hardwood firewood is worth £55 at roadside. In my opinion its not worth that much you just cant make money buying in at that price, maybe importing is the way forward, but I dont think filling a container is the way forward its just not practical to load unload a container with roundwood.

 

good idea there are always boats here in the devon ports loading wheat, clay etc and alot of port companies would be more interested in a full boat rather than a single container

[ArthurBottlesworth]

I was talking to oak guy in Hereford

All his oak came from france or ukraine ( furniture quality)

Wanted old oakbeam for interior of house, came from limousin france .......

 

You need someone doing empty return from ukraine to uk ........

I believe Its cheaper to send container of stuff from uk to china than from birmingham to london cos ships are full of empty continers going back to china