Firewood is a type of fuel demanded by a variety of categories of buyers. On this, a skilled entrepreneur can build a good business. We will study what nuances may be characteristic of this type of commercial activity.

Who will buy firewood?

— quite promising even taking into account the prevalence of other sources of fuel in Russia. At the same time, even among urban residents there may be a significant demand for firewood. Firstly, this may be due to the fact that many citizens have dachas, country houses, which even in summer may require heating (not to mention winter). Secondly, within the boundaries of many Russian cities there are private houses that are not heated except with the help of firewood.

But, it is quite likely that residents of villages or suburbs will still be active customers of firewood (although it can be more difficult to get used to the relevant market, since potential consumers of firewood in villages, as a rule, buy firewood from familiar suppliers, sometimes at very preferential prices).

Firewood - despite the fact that it is, which is quite obvious, a technologically very simple product, it is made as part of a rather complex production cycle. Let's study its features.

Firewood is a product of wood processing. At the same time, by the time of the split, this wood must:

1. Legally cut down in the forest.

For these purposes, it is necessary to issue a special license in the municipal authority of the area in which the forest grows. Its issuance is not at all guaranteed on the basis that forest areas where legal logging is possible may already be “contracted”.

There is an option - contact a special company that can assist in obtaining the appropriate license. It is possible that she will have established legal relations with business entities that have the necessary permission, but do not carry out logging on the scale that is possible - and they may need a partner or contractor.

The cost of the license in question can reach several hundred thousand rubles, depending on the area of ​​the forest where cutting can be carried out.

2. Treat, dry.

This will require special premises and equipment - investments in which can cost millions of rubles. In addition, the considered stage of firewood production can last a very long time - up to several months.

3. Saw the round timber into wood blanks.

This stage of firewood production is carried out at a special sawmill, with the use of loading equipment for large volumes of wood.

After that, wood is chopped.

Ready firewood must be placed in a place protected from rain, sun, with sufficient humidity and optimal storage temperature.

Thus, the production of firewood is carried out within the framework of a fairly large-scale production, the main characteristic of which is capital intensity. Independently with the indicated stages of firewood production (not counting their delivery to the buyer), it is extremely difficult for a novice entrepreneur alone. Attachments in the full cycle of firewood production can be calculated with amounts comparable to the construction of a small industrial enterprise. It will be extremely difficult for an ordinary novice entrepreneur to fit into this scheme in terms of logistics. However, it is in his power to become a participant in one of the indicated stages of firewood production.

If an entrepreneur has average financial capabilities, then it is quite possible for him to master:

• purchase of round timber, its sawing and splitting;
• search for buyers and delivery of firewood to them.

Thus, the sale of firewood as a business in our scenario, as one of the realistic ones, will be carried out within the framework of the two indicated types of activities.

We will study what expenses can characterize this business scheme, as well as how much you can earn with it.

How much can you earn?

How to start producing firewood according to the scheme in question (when the business starts with the purchase of round timber)?

First of all, with the arrangement of the premises in which raw materials will be placed and processed. Its value will be directly determined by the estimated demand for the product. If an entrepreneur starts a business from scratch, and he doesn’t know for sure whether he will be able to reach decent speeds - you can get by with a very small room that has an area for accommodating round timber, as well as for sawing and splitting it - about 100-150 square meters. meters. Its rent will cost about 70-80 thousand rubles a month.

The cost of 1 cubic meter of round timber varies greatly depending on the region. There are subjects of the Russian Federation that are rich in timber, and there are those where wood is in short supply. But, on average, you can focus on the price of round timber in the amount of about 2000 rubles per 1 cubic meter.

Here you need to add the costs associated with the delivery of round timber. Per cubic meter, they are directly related to the volume of wood ordered, as well as the transportation distance. Delivery in this case is calculated in cubic kilometers. Prices for it are very dependent on the region. But on average, you can focus on about 3 rubles per cubic kilometer.

Thus, the transportation of 40 cubic meters of round timber from a supplier located at a distance of 100 km will cost about 12,000 rubles (40 times 3, and then 100). Or - about 300 rubles per 1 cubic meter.

The cost of delivering firewood is usually borne by the buyer - but within reasonable limits (we will consider this nuance later in the article).

The market value of 1 cubic meter of chopped firewood is, remarkably, about the same as that of round timber. However, there is a nuance here - a key one from the point of view of the formation of the added value of the goods: it is quite obvious that in 1 cubic meter of firewood there will be more areas not filled with wood - air than in the case of round timber.

On average, about 1.7-2 cubic meters of firewood can be made from 1 cubic meter of round timber. So the operating profitability with a sufficient volume of production (about 100-120 cubic meters of firewood per month), the business can approach - taking into account the indicated costs, approximately 30-40%.

Of course - provided that the entrepreneur will do the work on his own. If assistants are involved, then the payment of their salaries, taking into account social contributions, will correspond to expenses comparable to the profit of the entrepreneur.

In turn, if the volume of orders reaches an indicator of about 200 cubic meters of firewood, then it will not be easy for the owner of the enterprise to cope with them on his own. In this case, it will be necessary to form a staff - however, taking into account the increased revenue, the total profit, despite the reduced profitability, may increase significantly.

Business payback: nuances

Payback rate firewood supply companies can be increased by calculating the optimal time to open a business based on the specifics of the climate in the region, that is, by determining the season in which the greatest demand for firewood will be observed.

If, for example, in Central Russia, colds come closer to December, then in regions located closer to the Arctic Circle - in the middle of autumn. An entrepreneur who did not have time to deliver firewood to the northerners on time may be outrun by competitors, and with early delivery of fuel to the Middle Strip region, it is likely that firewood will lie unpurchased for quite a long time.

Thus, then beneficial or not will sell firewood, largely depends on the moment the business starts. In this sense, the entrepreneur should familiarize himself in advance, first of all, with the peculiarities of the demand for fuel in a particular region.

If a potential buyer of firewood is too far away, it may not make sense to work with him, because in this case the final price tag for fuel, taking into account transport costs, may not be very profitable for him. To work at a loss - taking on the corresponding costs, not every entrepreneur will be ready.

But, of course, this nuance should be considered taking into account the volume of ordered fuel. If it is monthly at the end of the season, of course, you can meet the buyer halfway and agree to pay partially or fully the transport costs. In the next season, at the same time, the entrepreneur will be able to count on the highest loyalty of this buyer. In addition, he will prepare the necessary infrastructure in advance for the prompt preparation of a large order.

Currently, the leading position in the heating system is occupied by gasification. However, one should not think that firewood as a fuel is irrelevant. On the contrary, country houses and cottages are heated only with the help of wood. In addition, the owners of private houses like to build baths and saunas on the site. And what is a sauna without firewood? If you live in a rural area, then this area is just perfect for starting your own business. A wood burning business is profitable for several reasons: no need to invest a large amount of money, quick payback and low competition. These factors are very important for becoming an entrepreneur in the market.

Business profitability

It is worth noting that the firewood business has a high level of profitability. If there are many orders, then all investments pay off in one season. Among the positive aspects, one can note the fact that firewood can be stored for a long time. In this case, all properties are preserved. Many harvest a large amount of firewood, and then sell it throughout the year.

The demand for these products is quite high, and is unlikely to fall in the near future. Firewood for fireplaces, stoves, etc. is especially in demand among the population. If you provide such services, then things will go up. The greatest profit can be obtained by carrying out a full cycle of firewood harvesting: felling the forest, sawing it into logs, then into logs, chopping and selling the resulting firewood to the population.

A novice entrepreneur is recommended to deal with organizational issues and the search for clients. Direct work should be entrusted to local lumberjacks, agreeing on payment. If you chop wood yourself, then the business will develop slowly. In addition, this is a high physical load that not everyone can withstand.

Finding Clients

It is necessary to take into account all the nuances when developing a business idea. Firewood needs to be sold to someone, which means that you need to actively look for customers. Despite prejudice, finding people who need this product is quite simple. It is necessary to search in the following areas: use as a fuel for fireplaces, use for heating boilers, enterprises, saunas and baths.

In a private house, there is a high probability that there is a fireplace, and the owner of the site will gladly purchase chopped firewood. It should be noted that such products are not cheap. As for the premises heated by the boiler, firewood is also needed there. True, their price will be much less, but no one finds fault with the quality.

Enterprises buy firewood in large volumes, as they need this raw material. Often they enter into a contract for the supply of material. Quality requirements are low, the price is average. For saunas and baths, firewood is ordered in small quantities.

Where to begin? Registration

How to organize a wood burning business? As in other areas, there are some nuances that you need to know about. First you need to officially register your business. As you know, in Russia at the moment there are two most popular organizational forms: IP (individual entrepreneur) and LLC (limited liability company).

If you plan to open a small business, it is recommended to choose an individual entrepreneur. This form is easier to register, and you do not need to submit a lot of reports and documents. If you plan to work for a long time, including with state-owned enterprises, it is better to opt for an LLC. Despite certain difficulties with registration, large firms are willing to make deals. Many companies do not agree to work with IP for various reasons.

Storage room

Starting a business on firewood is impossible without the presence of a room where it can be stored. If you are planning a large-scale business, it is recommended to use a spacious warehouse or hangar. The main requirement is the absence of moisture, no one needs damp firewood. Where to get such a room? Everyone decides the question depending on their capabilities. The warehouse can be rented or purchased. If you plan a small wood-burning business, you can build a room yourself.

It is recommended to select the territory of the warehouse so that there is free space next to it. Sometimes even a spacious room is not enough to accommodate long firewood or whole whips. To begin with, you can build a small canopy and fence off the room. In the future, as far as possible, the warehouse can be improved and improved.

Raw materials

This refers, of course, to the forest that will be used for firewood. First you need to arrange a place for cutting. To do this, you need to agree with the forestry. After all issues are resolved, the forester will show the place, and you can get to work. Birch, oak and aspen firewood are in demand, this should be given special attention.

Raw materials can be found at sawmills and sawmills. A large number of scraps accumulate there, which are also in demand. Small firewood can be sawn and packaged in bags. Get cheap raw materials from old wooden houses. Now a large number of such buildings are dismantled. Of course, not all of these firewood meet quality standards, but there will be a buyer. You can also ask the administration if there are any plans to cut down trees. This is very beneficial, because in addition to raw materials, you can get more money for help in business.

Equipment

This business cannot be organized without the necessary inventory and equipment. To begin with, you should purchase a large number of gloves, goggles and other consumables. From the tools you will need sharp axes, crowbars, etc. If you are chopping firewood, you should take care of metal wedges for cutting stumps.

The main tool is a chainsaw, which is represented on the market in a large number of different types. What to buy, the entrepreneur decides, it depends on financial capabilities. If they allow, then it is better to take a tool from a quality manufacturer: "Calm", "Partner", etc.

The equipment also includes a wood splitter, which passes a stump through itself and cuts it into logs. This inventory is also represented by different types. The average cost of a wood splitter is about 20,000 rubles. However, such a tool will not be very powerful.

Firewood category

In total, there are three most popular categories of wood products:

1. Some chopped wood. To make a profit, you do not need to make any effort here. It is not even necessary to draw up a business plan for the sale of firewood. The main task is to transport to the warehouse and from there to carry out the implementation.
2. Chopped firewood. This is the most popular and profitable type of business. Such firewood can be sold in different ways. You should organize splitting and packing them on your territory. The split wood business is not easy, but if you put in the effort, you can make a good profit.
3. Branded firewood. These products belong to the premium class, and the cost of the bar increases significantly. Such firewood differs in that an exclusive logo is applied on the end part. They are popular with owners of country houses and cottages.

Chopped firewood. Business plan

When organizing a business, it is necessary to have at least minimal knowledge about the income and expenses of this business. We will consider an approximate business plan for the sale of chopped firewood.

On average, the cost of 1 cubic meter is about 1000-1500 rubles. If you produce 3 cubic meters per hour, then their number will be 24 per working day. If you take the minimum cost, then you can make firewood for 24,000 rubles per day. Having made simple calculations, we find out that in a month you can get about 530,000 rubles, taking into account two days off a week. Of course, this figure is relevant if there are distribution channels and products are constantly being sold.

This amount does not reflect net income. From it you need to subtract the costs of transport, the purchase of raw materials, the wages of workers, etc. Even if you consider that you can receive half of this amount per month, this is quite a decent income. It is necessary to keep in mind the seasonality of this production.

Harvesting and selling firewood is a business idea from scratch.

In the past few years, wood fuel prices have begun to rise noticeably, this is due to the rather high demand for firewood as fuel for owners of suburban real estate who heat their homes with installed fireplaces and stoves. With the ever-increasing prices for gas and electricity, it has become unprofitable to use them as heating for industrial premises, for example, greenhouses. Installing a stove for wood is much more economical, and for the owners of baths and saunas it is also more practical.

You can organize a business on firewood almost from scratch

The principle of operation is to harvest firewood, folding it for drying in a warehouse or under a canopy from the rain. Next, an advertisement is given for the sale of firewood in all possible ways, in local newspapers, posting ads on poles, etc. To deliver firewood, you will need a truck or at least a gazelle, the customer pays the delivery cost separately, so at first you can hire a private trader for transportation.

Wood preparation.

Firewood is harvested in forest plantations, it may be necessary to obtain permission from the forestry, first of all, dead wood and fallen trees are cut with chain saws. The tree is sawn into logs and transported to a warehouse or site, the logs are split with cleavers and stacked for drying. Firewood is harvested in logs, split logs and wood chips. Each type of firewood has its own buyer, for fireplaces they buy even small whole and chopped logs 40-60 cm long, for stoves about 30 cm, everything, including wood chips.

Firewood comes in hardwoods - oak, ash, pear and softwoods - poplar, aspen, alder, pine, willow, etc. Hardwood firewood is valued more because it releases more heat during combustion and burns longer than softwood.

Sale of firewood.

Firewood is sold by cubic meters, so, for example, 1 m³ of hardwood costs $30 and more, fireplace firewood costs $50 per cubic meter. Prices also vary by region. Usually, the purchase of firewood is actively started at the end of summer; in winter, those who do not have enough stocks most often buy. About 30% are regular customers. There is a good demand for firewood in mesh bags.

Is a wood burning business profitable? This business has its pros and cons. Firewood can be stored in a warehouse for many years, it does not deteriorate and does not lose its properties, this is a significant plus when demand falls. Usually no one buys one or two cubic meters of firewood, they order a car with a full load. For example, in ZIL - 130 with extended sides, up to 5 cubes of firewood are placed, in Kamaz, the usual side is 5, with a slide of 6 cubes. The amount of firewood depends on how it is stacked and sawn. Despite the great competition in this business, the demand for firewood is constantly growing.

Harvesting and selling firewood is a business idea.

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In my opinion, a good idea of ​​own business for a country where there is snow for half a year. Given the realities of our climate and the huge number of private households, this business is simply “doomed” to success and will bring you a steady income. Especially - in the autumn-winter period.

If everything is organized correctly, success is guaranteed, money will fly to you like chips.

The idea for creating your own business is to organize a wholesale and retail firewood sales, as well as supplying them with commercial outlets involved in the sale of firewood for the population.

The simplest and most profitable scheme is to organize a warehouse or site where whole logs will be delivered. Ideally, the workflow would look like this:

• Workers cut the logs to standard lengths of 40 to 60 cm. Two workers with chainsaws on average have to cut two cords of firewood per hour.
• Two workers working with a powerful cleaver must keep up with the sawmills.
• Two more workers stack finished firewood on pallets or in a temporary warehouse until the goods are sold.

If you organize your business according to these guidelines, you will get the most profit and you will not have to do manual labor personally.

If you want to become a wholesale supplier and wholesale firewood to further sell them in retail, place an ad or hire people to sell on commission to retail buyers. For these sales options, you will need assistants.

bundles of firewood especially for shops selling fireplaces and stove accessories.

As a general rule, people buy a whole log or a truckload of firewood for the winter, some will buy in small quantities, enough to survive cold snaps.

If you sell firewood in bulk, bypassing retail, make sure that your prices, at least on average, correspond to retail prices. Don't cut prices, retailers are your backbone.

If you decide to engage in retail sales on your own (in other words, to be a retailer) - you cannot do without good advertising, especially at first.

It will be very useful to have a kind of database of your customers - with the name, address and phone number of each of your customers. Statistics show that about 20 percent of your potential buyers start buying firewood in advance. The other 30 percent wait for the first cold weather, then buy from the first seller they come across. The rest buy on promotional offers.

Sale of firewood: how to start a business from scratch

This is where a list of names, addresses and phone numbers of people who came to you one day comes in handy. Start calling these people and pitching your product.

Here are some things to consider when harvesting and selling firewood:

• Hardwood burns the longest and generates the most heat.
• Firewood sawn in spring and dried in summer is in great demand and pays more for it.

Given this, you should take care of the long-term planning of your company.

And once your business is stable and profitable, you'll find that with your equipment and experience, you can create additional lines of products and services, such as selling accessories, stoves, built-in fireplaces, thermal insulation, or even home improvement services.

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They cut the forest - the money flies!

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Business idea for the village: harvesting and selling firewood

Especially - in the autumn-winter period.

If everything is organized correctly, success is guaranteed, money will fly to you like chips.

The idea for creating your own business is to organize a wholesale and retail firewood sales, as well as supplying them with commercial outlets involved in the sale of firewood for the population.

The simplest and most profitable scheme is to organize a warehouse or site where whole logs will be delivered. Ideally, the workflow would look like this:

• Workers cut the logs to standard lengths of 40 to 60 cm. Two workers with chainsaws on average have to cut two cords of firewood per hour.
• Two workers working with a powerful cleaver must keep up with the sawmills.
• Two more workers stack finished firewood on pallets or in a temporary warehouse until the goods are sold.

If you organize your business according to these guidelines, you will get the most profit and you will not have to do manual labor personally.

If you want to become a wholesale supplier and wholesale firewood to further sell them in retail, place an ad or hire people to sell on commission to retail buyers. For these sales options, you will need assistants.

Firewood is sold in bags and pallets. Understand a simple thing: the more bags or pallets you get into which you can divide one supply of firewood, the more profit you will receive from each supply. You can also do bundles of firewood especially for shops selling fireplaces and stove accessories.

As a general rule, people buy a whole log or a truckload of firewood for the winter, some will buy in small quantities, enough to survive cold snaps.

If you sell firewood in bulk, bypassing retail, make sure that your prices, at least on average, correspond to retail prices. Don't cut prices, retailers are your backbone.

If you decide to engage in retail sales on your own (in other words, to be a retailer) - you cannot do without good advertising, especially at first.

It will be very useful to have a kind of database of your customers - with the name, address and phone number of each of your customers. Statistics show that about 20 percent of your potential buyers start buying firewood in advance. The other 30 percent wait for the first cold weather, then buy from the first seller they come across. The rest buy on promotional offers.

This is where a list of names, addresses and phone numbers of people who came to you one day comes in handy. Start calling these people and pitching your product.

Here are some things to consider when harvesting and selling firewood:

• Hardwood burns the longest and generates the most heat.
• Firewood sawn in spring and dried in summer is in great demand and pays more for it.

Given this, you should take care of the long-term planning of your company.

And once your business is stable and profitable, you'll find that with your equipment and experience, you can create additional lines of products and services, such as selling accessories, stoves, built-in fireplaces, thermal insulation, or even home improvement services.

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Denis_16 Nov 2007

I used to work for my "uncle" on firewood, now I do it myself, that is, I buy cheap wood on the vine (mainly burner and bonnet), I saw, chop and sell with delivery on my car, I also buy slabs, waste and also for firewood, I work without registration yet. For half a year now, this business has been standing still, you can even say it is going down, it is becoming more and more difficult to get wood, there are also problems with customers ....

So willing to listen to any arguments, criticism, suggestions on this matter. Maybe someone has dealt with this...

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Gennadiy16 Nov 2007

firewood for stoves?
If you are interested in this business, then think about firewood for barbecues and fireplaces.

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Beautiful bundles of firewood can even be sold through supermarket chains

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Denis_16 Nov 2007

firewood for stoves?
If you are interested in this business, then think about firewood for barbecues and fireplaces. Beautiful bundles of firewood can even be sold through supermarket chains

Yes, for stove heating, that is, a person calls, orders, I load and deliver to the address, I’ll think about the account for fireplaces and barbecues, but we don’t have problems with this in the city, the city is small (300,000 people), supermarkets are crammed with both coal and firewood for barbecue .
Recently, competition has been pressing, which is why the price per cubic meter of firewood has to be reduced, and the purchase price is growing.
I’m thinking of buying a couple more trucks in the future, helping drivers and increasing sales, so to speak, but right now I don’t have enough work to do alone, maybe I can do more advertising ....

Anyway, can anyone give me some advice....

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Volkodavur17 Nov 2007

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Denis_17 Nov 2007

Throw faster, look for another direction, the new order presses the tails of independent cutters.

I know about the legislation, but so far there are no problems with the documents and I hope there won’t be.

The question is how to develop this direction? Is it worth registering? I don’t know if it would be better if I register as an individual entrepreneur… what will it give me?

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Home business idea: wood fired business

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A home-based business idea for men that is not difficult to establish and run all the time. It is quite possible to build a big business on firewood if you devote a lot of time to this business and use some features of the business idea.

Firewood business in villages

Starting capital: 3 - 15 thousand rubles;

Monthly profit: 10 - 50 thousand rubles;

Payback: 1 month.

In the villages, there are several types of wood-burning business:

Wood preparation. In villages, they usually use stove heating and constantly buy firewood. To harvest firewood, you must have your own truck, chainsaws and a partner. Usually firewood is harvested during the warm period, but you can sell it all year round. To harvest firewood, you need to buy a ticket in the forestry for cutting down a certain number of trees. Trees can be sawn on the spot into stumps, or they can be loaded whole, but this way they take up more space. It is not difficult to find buyers for firewood, it is enough to place an advertisement in the newspaper and park a loaded car near the house. In the villages, usually everyone knows who is in the wood-burning business and will be able to find a way to contact you.

You can also sell chopped firewood, which will be more expensive. In addition, there are times when people do not have enough firewood for the winter, and they buy chopped firewood in winter.

Chop wood. You can also earn money by chopping firewood.

Sale of firewood as a business

If the village is large and there are many orders, you can buy a special machine for chopping firewood. In this case, advertising can be expanded to advertising at bus stops, placing advertising banners of small sizes and creating a business card.

Business on firewood in cottage settlements and dachas

The cottages also have the usual stove heating or fireplaces, as in the cottages, so you can also arrange the sale of chopped firewood here.

If the area is rich, you can create firewood of a certain design and apply your logo. On the “show-offs” of the rich, you can earn good money by promoting your brand. You can also create promotional packaging with contacts for them. Such a wood burning business can bring good profits. It is important to dry the firewood well and apply a high-quality logo. Such firewood will have to be turned, but the profit will go every year if the goods are presented to the market correctly.

Profit from a wood burning business

You need to focus on your market. Usually a cube of firewood costs 700-900 rubles. Chopped firewood is 100-400 rubles more expensive. Designer firewood is even more expensive; for a bag of firewood with a logo, you can ask up to 1000 rubles. Buying firewood in the forestry, they will cost 300-500 rubles per cubic meter.

Fighting competition in business

Competition in the wood burning business is not uncommon and there will definitely be people on the market who have been doing this for a long time. But everyone has their own weaknesses, so these methods of fighting competition will help you conquer the market:

When harvesting firewood, use even, medium-sized logs.

Chopped firewood and splitting firewood should be balanced, approximately equal amount of both thick and thin firewood.

Prices are lower than competitors. Even 100 rubles matters or a little more firewood.

Creation of a complete business. Here we are talking about the most voluminous advertising with high quality services, as well as firewood with its own logo.

With a partner and a truck, you can purchase saws and start a wood burning business. Evaluate the business idea, and when you identify little competition and a large number of customers, you can use all of the above methods to create a business on firewood.

Despite the general gasification and electrification, firewood is still a sought-after commodity. In country houses, in dachas, people put fireplaces, saunas and baths, which perform their direct function. In the city, many catering establishments offer dishes cooked on an open fire. For such cases, the issue of acquiring wood fuel is always acute. Therefore, the firewood business is in demand quite widely. You can organize it in several ways: by selling chopped and non-chopped firewood.

Where to get raw materials

The easiest way to organize a wood burning business is if there is a sawmill near your area. Then you will be able to bring or arrange the delivery of logs to your warehouse. As a rule, for such purposes, a defective log is purchased at a price of up to $ 3 per piece. But the price still cannot be fixed and depends on the total number of logs for loading and the total size of the delivery.

You can cut logs right at the felling site, but for this you need to obtain a special permit from the forestry. Trees are sawn into logs about two meters long.

Another option for the source of logs is nearby villages. A tree can be obtained for free if there are areas in the settlement where extra or fallen trees need to be removed. If you can’t get them for free, at least you can pay a certain percentage of the collected wood.

A good opportunity to make money on firewood is cooperation with construction companies of residential buildings or highways. Most often, during construction, they need to clear the territory, including cutting down trees.

Firewood not chopped

This option allows you to earn on firewood with the least effort. Your main task is to supply logs to your own warehouse. They can serve as a fenced area of ​​about a hectare near the city. It is desirable that there should be at least a change house, which will serve as an office, and where the sale will be held.

The client comes to your warehouse and chooses a suitable log for himself. Further, such scenarios are possible: he saws, stabs and takes it away himself or pays you extra for these works.

Therefore, in addition to the actual sale of logs, you can additionally earn:

• rental of chain saws and axes;
• sawing logs ($5 apiece);
• prickly rounds ($10 apiece);
• loading ($10);
• delivery.

A full set of services will cost about $ 100. Logs should be sold at a price twice as high as when they were purchased from a supplier.

chopped firewood

The sale of chopped firewood is carried out at retail outlets, catering establishments, and individuals. But then it is necessary to fully organize the process of sawing, splitting, packaging of goods, as well as its delivery to customers.

To do this, you need to hire workers who will first saw logs into round logs 40-60 cm long. Working with a chain saw, two workers can cut two cords of firewood per hour (the cord is 3.63 cubic meters). Two more will chop the rounds on the cleaver, and two more will put them on pallets and transport them to the warehouse.

Your task, as a business leader, is to find customers and organize deliveries. Over time, for this you need to hire a manager. You can sell chopped firewood wholesale to direct customers, retail to local residents. In such cases, the goods must be packed in bags or pallets. In any case, advertising your company will be necessary.

Branded firewood

Firewood can also be premium. As practice has shown, customers who buy them for home fireplaces, their own saunas and baths are happy to buy branded firewood. These are even, washed, clean, dried logs, on the end of which the logo of the manufacturer is applied. They are packaged in equally beautiful and clean boxes. The cost of such a package can reach up to a thousand rubles against the standard cost of tying firewood 100-150 rubles.

However, the sale of branded firewood requires additional costs - at least for the registration of the brand and the creation of your own beautiful logo.

Types of wood used

It should be borne in mind that hardwood gives off more heat during combustion, because it burns longer. Therefore, aspen is the least in demand, and the sale of birch and oak can increase your income several times. Birch gives 15% more heat than pine and 20% more than aspen. Oak is considered the leader of thermal conductivity. In addition, firewood that was sawn and dried in the summer will cost more.

How to organize a business

First of all, you need to register your activity. In general, the sale of firewood can be easily carried out by an individual entrepreneur. But if you are planning wholesale deliveries and work with large companies, you need to register an LLC.

Then you need to rent a warehouse: a spacious room with electrical wiring, in which the humidity is minimal. From the equipment you will need at least chain saws and axes. You also need to have your own car, which will be used for delivery. The equipment largely depends on the planned sales volumes.

Payback of the enterprise

Despite the low cost of packing firewood, the profitability of the business is high. One knitting costs an average of 150 rubles. While a kilogram of wood costs 10-50 rubles. depending on the breed. That is, the cost of purchasing raw materials will be three times less than income. The only business problem is the distinct seasonality. In summer, the demand for firewood drops sharply, despite the fact that this is the barbecue season. Therefore, it makes sense to organize a related business to the wood business.