Seems like a good deal on firewood....

The height of the pallet from ground to top is 81cm, with a 15cm void below - so its only 66cm high where the wood gets stacked

we should change the name of this thread to 'Rathwood Chat'

my crate arrived on zero notice last week. Comparing the volume to the TJ O Mahony crate of beech I got last year it seems about right. The approx weight on the TJ crate was 450kg, Rathwood was 400kg. Based on the area it was stacked in, it looks right.

With TJ coming in at €350 and Rathwood at €170 now its a no brainer, even with the beech to birch difference

So got my delivery of the 800kg birch crate yesterday that I ordered on October 7th. Based on the concerns from 'rob w' I said I'd take measurements of the crate and it would seem to be a similar issue in that it's fairly significantly less than advertised.

Measurements from site: H-1.65m x W-1.15 x D-1.05 = 1.99m3

My measurements External: 1.63 x 1.145 x 1.025 = 1.913m3

My measurements Internal: 1.5 x 1.11 x 0.9 = 1.4985m3

Along with that the wood is only filling to within about 2cm of the top of the crate so the 1.5 is more like 1.48 which gives only 1.47852m3.

So what was received is only about 80% of what was advertised.

To make matters worse I see they've also reduced the price by another €30 now.

Definitely get on to them.

That's a massive difference in measurement.

Guessing here but they might give you the weight argument, i.e 400/800kg.

its all in how they are presenting (wording )it : “Capacity: 1.85 m³ of stacked Hardwood or 2.3 m³ loose”

so they are selling a pallet with a capacity of €1.85m3

They are not saying it’s 1.85m3 of wood, just like they say its approx 400kg.

Net assets (eg, after every cent is paid) of "only" €6,000,000 (€6m) as off December 31st 2022

You may wish to edit your very defamatory statement.

And it looks like they are direct importers (which is almost always paid prior to dispatch) rather than just retailing after purchasing from a distributor.

And also, I run a business, the chance of 3 months credit off any supplier is zilch. Frankly when you make such stupid remarks on a public forum, I suggest you think first.

Which part of my post is defamatory Vince?

Did you check anything else about the company when you researched its net assets?

Do you know what its liquidity ratio is or what it even means?

I turned one into a small log store for some excess wood, I usually burn them though

Ordered on 22nd October from Rathwood and delivery was meant to be last week - no sign. Useless call centre based in the Philippines. Anyone based in Dublin get a delivery from Rathwood of their wood (pallet size) in the past week?

Ordered a 400kg of firewood after reading through here, thanks folks, the coal and new fire insert were not best match, wood seems to give a much better heat

My order was confirmed on 27Oct and delivered this morning. Cork - Rural - Prompto Dispatch delivered. Haven't been home to check it yet.

I ordered 5th October. Received a text message on 27th October that the order was routed for deliver but still no sign.

I'm in Dublin.