Competing against the subsidised

[ballibeg]

For three years I've competed against a local social enterprise for log sales. They manage a small woodland bought for a £1 off the Health Board. They've received £100,000 from the lottery over the last three years. They've four staff and volunteers.

 

Their funding has just run out and walking down the high street i got hassled by a guy because my business has taken income from them?!

 

I was swift in my reply that if you can't run a business with a £100,000 subsidy then maybe it's not a real business.

 

Ffs

[NoRush]

Probably means he's going to have to work to make a living like the rest of us. How do you not make a business with a £100,00 grant and a £1 woodland. Where's the money gone in 3 years

[matelot]

that would p1ss me off no end.

 

if the guy is acting like that it's probably because he's not going to be working for them much longer...

[Fib]

I would get some more logs in for this winter... Think there will be a higher demand for your firewood since someone is going out of business.

[Mortimer Firewood]

One of the biggest firewood suppliers in the uk was started off a million pound grant off the goverment. Family's rich as we'll.

 

Shame they have now hit on hard times

[ash_smith123]

We have the same thing in our area. A big funded community woodland with loads of volunteers. We are lucky that they only have softwood available so we can easily be different and supply quality hardwood. Competition is healthy, do something different and if you can't compete on price then don't. Not everyone wants cheaper, Offer something better

[openspaceman]

One of the biggest firewood suppliers in the uk was started off a million pound grant off the goverment. Family's rich as we'll.

 

Shame they have now hit on hard times

 

Only 1 million? If it's the same firm we dealt with they were grant getters par excellence so certainly would have had a lot.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Only 1 million? If it's the same firm we dealt with they were grant getters par excellence so certainly would have had a lot.

 

Yes they certainly would!!!

[eggsarascal]

Only 1 million? If it's the same firm we dealt with they were grant getters par excellence so certainly would have had a lot.

 

I'm not certain you are correct, wood guess you are mind.

[benedmonds]

I was talking to a guy running a local council tree team last week, they are now expected to go out and find domestic work.. I have heard of this before but first time experienced it in my area.. Hopefully they will price realistically..