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Hey guys, you may remember about a year ago i posted This Thread about my ongoing pivot to sourcing wood from S.E asia. I said that i found the suppliers to be reliable and honest, the wood quality to be excellent, and that through long team fair dealing I was getting access to the highest quality materials I could find.
And over the past year that has largely been true. Ive been sourcing incredible stuff and my supply connections have only strengthened. But that takes me to the issue. The economic outlook in these regions is currently shaky. Inflation is high, food and fuel are expensive, and their tourist and export economies have been damaged by covid and by the lockdowns in China. That has left a lot of my smaller scale suppliers struggling. To reciprocate the reliability and trust these suppliers gave to me, I am trying to increase my short term orders, prepay for wood and generally help support them through these times. That means I both have a short term capital requirement, and over the more medium term im just receiving more inventory. I have decided against taking out any loans which was the overwhelming advice here, and instead im going to just try to move my inventory through more quickly.
And to address that, Im hoping to sell more material at lower prices. I have a deep discount running on my website, greenbergwoods, and I am posting whole sale pieces of burl and figured material to both my instagram, greenberg_woods and to my website.
If you are able to dry or process your own material to a degree, or can buy in some bulk you can get some great deals.
I appreciate any support, if you have any questions about wood generally or the wood trade more specifically, please do ask.
And I do appreciate all you guys being a part of my business decisions, I have decided to avoid loans if at all possible and instead rely on moving my inventory. I appreciate all the advice and support.
Ben Greenberg
Greenberg Woods
And over the past year that has largely been true. Ive been sourcing incredible stuff and my supply connections have only strengthened. But that takes me to the issue. The economic outlook in these regions is currently shaky. Inflation is high, food and fuel are expensive, and their tourist and export economies have been damaged by covid and by the lockdowns in China. That has left a lot of my smaller scale suppliers struggling. To reciprocate the reliability and trust these suppliers gave to me, I am trying to increase my short term orders, prepay for wood and generally help support them through these times. That means I both have a short term capital requirement, and over the more medium term im just receiving more inventory. I have decided against taking out any loans which was the overwhelming advice here, and instead im going to just try to move my inventory through more quickly.
And to address that, Im hoping to sell more material at lower prices. I have a deep discount running on my website, greenbergwoods, and I am posting whole sale pieces of burl and figured material to both my instagram, greenberg_woods and to my website.
If you are able to dry or process your own material to a degree, or can buy in some bulk you can get some great deals.
I appreciate any support, if you have any questions about wood generally or the wood trade more specifically, please do ask.
And I do appreciate all you guys being a part of my business decisions, I have decided to avoid loans if at all possible and instead rely on moving my inventory. I appreciate all the advice and support.
Ben Greenberg
Greenberg Woods
. I will take a look at your website!
