Brexit impact

[Logsnstuff]

thought it would be kind of positive for firewood guys with machinery import getting even more expensive for the part timer to undercut with and the chance of kiln log imports getting more expensive then with a weak pound exports will go up so the forest industry will be back on it's feet so contractors will have less time to dabble as well and you never know cord price might even drop if more comes to the market but then maybe I'm over optimistic.

[agg221]

thought it would be kind of positive for firewood guys

 

I doubt it will be good for firewood suppliers. Firewood is a luxury item. We are net importers of goods and the current uncertainty is likely to last at least until a deal is concluded, ie several years. The uncertainty will keep the pound weak (it has been since the referendum was announced) so imported prices will remain high. This, combined with lower confidence in consumers (reduced house prices make people feel less well off) is likely to reduce spending on luxuries.

 

It will be interesting to see whether I am right or wrong over the next two or three years.

 

Alec

[Logsnstuff]

I doubt it will be good for firewood suppliers. Firewood is a luxury item. We are net importers of goods and the current uncertainty is likely to last at least until a deal is concluded, ie several years. The uncertainty will keep the pound weak (it has been since the referendum was announced) so imported prices will remain high. This, combined with lower confidence in consumers (reduced house prices make people feel less well off) is likely to reduce spending on luxuries.

 

It will be interesting to see whether I am right or wrong over the next two or three years.

 

Alec

 

spending has been very low since 2014 with SNP keeping banging on about another Scottish Referendum so we have a 2 year head start on everyone else.

[County 764]

thought it would be kind of positive for firewood guys with machinery import getting even more expensive for the part timer to undercut with and the chance of kiln log imports getting more expensive then with a weak pound exports will go up so the forest industry will be back on it's feet so contractors will have less time to dabble as well and you never know cord price might even drop if more comes to the market but then maybe I'm over optimistic.

 

Lets hope your right, if so could be a bumper year for the firewood.

 

Did you see that one of the local guys went bust? seen the sales results online and some of the kit looked cheap

[Logsnstuff]

Lets hope your right, if so could be a bumper year for the firewood.

 

Did you see that one of the local guys went bust? seen the sales results online and some of the kit looked cheap

 

who?, only thing I have heard is a new guy looking to start based in perth wanting to buy 10 Artic load of birch but no idea of name.

[County 764]

Turf & Stuff or Firewood Express, same company.

 

There was a fair bit of almost new kit including a massive Posch which was almost new

 

will see if I can still find a link to the results

[Logsnstuff]

thats a surprise, they were supposed to be shipping out about 60 pallets a week, I remember at wilsons demo last year they had ordered the posch K540

[better dayz]

K540 went for 43k plus 15% premium

 

What's a new one retail at

[County 764]

A bit off topic but what do you think that cost new? it sold for just over 40K I think

[Logsnstuff]

I think it was £60k or £70k