WoodScanner
WoodScanner is the UK’s only wood comparison marketplace, a simple-to-use platform that allows users to find timber, locate new suppliers, compare stock and prices, check availability and place orders. From a seller’s perspective it opens the door to a wider but very targeted audience with complete flexibility and control over what you list.
About
WHAT IS IT?
WoodScanner is a digital marketplace designed to connect buyers and sellers in the timber industry. It serves as an additional channel alongside traditional sales methods, offering a seamless online platform where timber merchants can efficiently find and purchase the stock they need. By leveraging technology, WoodScanner enhances market visibility and streamlines the buying process while maintaining privacy for all transactions.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
WoodScanner acts as a bridge between timber suppliers and buyers, facilitating smooth transactions and fostering new business relationships.
- Provides visibility into available timber stocks from various suppliers.
- A user-friendly interface designed for quick and hassle-free browsing.
- Helps importers and distributors meet the demands of an increasingly digital marketplace.
- Supports modern eCommerce solutions, ERP systems, and improved payment mechanisms for a more efficient supply chain.
HOW IT WORKS
WoodScanner will help buyers find and compare multiple product options, quickly and conveniently, connecting them with trusted sellers whose capabilities match their requirements.
It will help sellers, by providing them with a dynamic platform that showcases their brand and business capabilities. At the same time expanding their reach and linking them with potential buyers from within the ever-expanding WoodScanner community.
The platform is built with simplicity and functionality in mind. Users can:
- View real-time stock listings from multiple suppliers.
- Assess pricing, availability, and supplier reputation.
- Communicate directly with suppliers and complete transactions efficiently.
- Transactions are conducted securely while protecting buyer and seller data.
TIMBER IN THE BLOOD
After the best part of 50 years in the industry, Andy Ferguson knows a thing or two about timber. Straight from school he worked for a major timber importer in Liverpool before setting up Beaumont Forest Products 1986, a business he ran successfully for nearly 30 years before selling to Buildbase in 2014, part of the Grafton Group. As part of this £2.2bn turnover group, Andy became the Timber Director with responsibility for developing a timber sales strategy for over 160 merchant branches, before moving to create his own digital timber marketplace in 2018. Andy has always had a bias for doing things differently and so WoodScanner was born! It’s important to try and embrace the modern business tools available – eCommerce, digital ERP systems, better payment systems for customers and suppliers – the whole infrastructure can be made more efficient so the users can get better returns and provide better service.