wood victim of its success, suppliers are struggling to keep up

The activity of firewood suppliers is in full swing in Bordeaux (Gironde). For the month of August, the situation is unprecedented. Individual requests are exploding, and a company’s order book is already very full. “We didn’t have a break. Spring and summer, we continued on this wave of a month, a month and a half of waiting”, confides the manager, Thierry Chadeau. In addition to the delays, the prices have increased by 20% in 2022. It is now necessary to count 110 euros for a cubic meter of logs, in 50 cm. Professionals question the prices of fuel and electricity.

To save on delivery, Thierry Gomes came himself to collect his wood. At a supplier in Cestas (Gironde), new orders are also linked. Customers want wood, and pellets for the stoves. Lydia Leroy, the manager, fails to respond to all requests. The company works on time. Delivered this afternoon for an order placed in May, Claire Rambeau has decided to change her habits. “We will heat less, we will be careful”she says.