Steve Bullman

Hi Steve 

We have registered tip site on your site but we have sold up and moved. How do I delete a tip site? Thanks 

Sorry to show my ignorance Steve  but how do I changer my tip site status from free to paying? Tim

Am doing a job tomorrow. Access is via a field. Will be chipping in field which has just had the grass cut. It's very dry. Concerned my chipper exhaust may cause grass to burn. Any advice?

Hi Steve , how do I change my tip site entry? Nancy 

Theft of 500i out of truck 10 yards from where we were working in Holt Park Leeds. Anyone try and flog you one please ring James 07962338263

Leeds Tree Care

I’m struggling with the exact location On my profile of my address, any help would be great 👍 

I’m struggling with the exact location On my profile of my address, any help would be great 👍 

I’m struggling with the exact location On my profile of my address, any help would be great 👍 

I’m struggling with the exact location On my profile of my address, any help would be great 👍 

Is there anyone in the Nairn/local area providing free firewood/arb waste drops to the local tip sites. Posted a Tip Site (Wyvis Drive) for this, but i'm unsure as to whether anyone is actually working/dropping in this area. Looking for logs, lengths, blocks and/or clean wood pallets.

Hi Steve . Hope you are well bud . Amidst all this 'orrible stuff that is going on of late I cheered myself up by collecting a 2021 black edition Nguard .  It probably the last truck I will ever get so I thought I would treat myself . 🙂

Hi Steve . Hope you are well bud . Amidst all this 'orrible stuff that is going on of late I cheered myself up by collecting a 2021 black edition Nguard .  It probably the last truck I will ever get so I thought I would treat myself . 🙂

Hi Steve

I’m new to the site and am trying to figure out how to get some wood chips for my chickens. How does this work?

thanks

Hi not sure I’ve done this correctly, I’m looking for some free wood chip mulch, and have registered as a free tip site.  Please could you advise me if I have understood this correctly, and have registered correctly.  Thank you 😊 

STEVE I have just joined arbtalk and just purchased a 1959 Fordson Major with a Cooks 2-speed winch.  I have photographs but do not know how to post them. What I am looking for is any information, literature/operating manuals, books or any information at all that you or other members may be able to help me with.

thank you in anticipation of your help.

Robin Wheldon 

A very interesting thread.

We do about 2000 loose cubic meters per year. about 30% Kiln Dried from eastern Europe.  

We have been running retail about 5 years after a couple of years supplying rings to wholesale.

We own 100 acres of mixed woodland but most processing that we do comes from adjacent estates in 3 meter lengths processor ready and increasingly tight spec for our Fuelwood firewood factory.

Our prices per cube range from £80 to £125.  We sell a range of accessories kindling, firelighters coal etc.

Our average order value is about £120 per cubic meter.

From our observation the majority of firewood retailers in the small to medium range either do it as a sideline to a day job or as a sideline to an existing business such as Tree Surgery or Farming.  Sideliners have minimal overheads and capital expenditure, existing businesses have shared overheads such as barns and equipment. 

As a stand alone business as we are you can either be very small with minimum investment or invest heavily to grow the business and achieve economies of scale which is the path we have chosen.  We have up to 3 people full time and occasional helpers.

We know exactly the margins on bought in product.  Capital and operating costs on sales marketing and distribution again are well known and profitability depends on volume.  What is much more difficult to get a handle on is processing costs for bought in timber - we have two processors one for volume and one for small stuff and arb waste.  It is really clear small stuff and arb waste has much higher cost.  We now avoid this or sub-contract it out to others as we do felling and forwarding in our own woodland.

Most of our business is from an developed base of about 600 customers within 20 miles of our site - about 70% comes from our website.  We contact the base about 4 times a year for promotional purposes.

Agree with GDH about the hidden nature of expenditure - this is very true in processing which drives the majority of capital requirements.  We do not operate kilns so we do not get the benefit of RHI - we operate forced air drying to supplement natural seasoning.  

just a few thoughts to add to the debate - be very interested in what others think - do you get out of processing altogether or are you supported by RHI.  How do you get profitability up on distribution - smaller area, fewer drops, larger trucks?

Hi Steve. 

Thanks for this site, and a chance to match everyone up with things they need. 

I got an email saying you reacted to my post. (Now I see that you are admin I guess that’s why) 

anyway - I’ve logged into my account and I can’t see your message/reaction. 

Maybe that’s cause I’m a bit of a tech beginner. Or maybe it just isn’t obvious. 

Now that I see that you’re admin I’m just letting you know in case that’s useful feedback - and hoping we might get a message from someone soon. 

Thanks. 

Rachel. 

Good Evening

I'm searching for mulch bark  to use at my garden . 

I put my postcode but I couldn't find results .

Could you please assist.

Kind Regards 

Lisa

Good Evening

I'm searching for mulch bark  to use at my garden . 

I put my postcode but I couldn't find results .

Could you please assist.

Kind Regards 

Lisa

WANTED woodchips 

Just joined and I'm well excited to be doing my cs30/31 and 38 in the next few weeks with Ian Morgan .I'm 39 and feel like a little kid as I'm off to buy all my gear tomorrow. The bank is gonna take a wolloping but it will be money well spent I'm sure.Happy New year to you all✌✌✌✌

Just looking for wood chip to cover borders and planting areas, as well as for composting. 

Just looking for wood chip to cover borders and planting areas, as well as for composting. 

Climbing kits for sale 8 mouths old tree motion harness spider jack 3 bag rope side strop sum beaners 650£ collection only Staffordshire area pics on request call or text 07367445380

Thought I would just say hello.

This is my first time on this forum

I am a coppice worker in Hampshire, a keen woodworker and have done a fair bit of chainsaw milling

Thanks