The market was thoroughly investigated:
This search produced a short list about 50 potential suppliers which were subsequently contracted to assess their ability to deliver Pinus Sylvestris of the desired diameter and length.
- In sum, ten potential suppliers confirmed the ability to deliver a total of 350.000m3 Pinus Sylvestris per year.
- A further four potential suppliers have the ability to deliver Pinus Sylvestris, but they either could not be reached for further qualification or could not make definitive commitments to the amount of timber they could deliver.
- 32 suppliers were disqualified because they either did not have significant amounts of Pinus Sylvestris in their forests or, in the case of two Forestry Departments, because they are not allowed to sell timber for export as long as the domestic industry needs it.
The initial research showed, that it does not appear reasonable to extend the search to further suppliers, as others suppliers are increasingly small and unable to deliver significant amounts of timber
All the information about the contacted „targets“ was delivered in a transparent, well-structured way and prioritized by the MES team and delivered to the client in form of an excel sheet according to the ISO9001:2008 certified method. The list was containing all relevant information including quantitates qualities and sizes etc.
Also valuable, additional information was delivered about the general mechanisms of this market.
Based on this – rather negative information about the very complicated German wood market – following the MES team provided further steps to possible solve the question of quantity and quality supply of the desired woods.
