Forstify | Online marketplace for timber

Forstify | Online marketplace for timber

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App for easy and fast timber purchase and selling

Forstify is a forestry industry start-up. The timber market liberalisation inspired the founders to build up a company with bundled competences from the commercial and technical areas that brings together suppliers and buyers of wood in a simple, user-friendly way. The company is established on the market and supports forest owners and buyers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to the pure platform, Forstify also offers direct purchase of insect-infested timber (bark beetle) and handles marketing directly as a service. New topics include a wood measurement feature within the mobile app, easy import and organization of log lists, automatic notifications about new regional offerings, a payment feature and additional consulting and services around wood sales. Using the online marketplace, suppliers and buyers of timber can enter into an exchange easily, quickly and free of charge. In doing so, requirements of the forestry industry are combined with the possibilities of modern internet technologies.

Target groups include: Private and public forest owners, forest enterprises, forest enterprise associations (FBG), forest owner associations (WBV), roundwood traders & exporters, timber marketers, firewood buyers, sawmills, paper mills, timber industry, traders, energy wood processors.

 

Trätyp
Rundvirke
Vedens ursprung
Skog
Mobiliseringspotential
High, simplifies selling timber
Enkel implementering
Easy
ekonomisk påverkan
Forstify was founded using a gap that emerged when timber markets were liberalized in Germany, and is now growing rapidly
Ekonomisk effekt
Value creation for forest owners through easy and specific offer placement
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Easy to use
Huvud domän
Produkter, marknad, handel
Nyckelord
online marketplace timber sales
Utmaning som adresseras
5. Förbättra ekonomisk och miljömässig prestanda för skogsförsörjningskedjor
Type av lösning
Marknadsföringsplattform
Digital lösning
Ja
Innovasion
Ja
Upphovsland
Tyskland
Potential
Gränsöverskridande/transnationell
Start och slutår
2018 -
Kontakt informasion
Ägare eller författare
Forstify GmbH
Marco Hartmann and Christian Kaulich
Rapportör
Forestry Education Center North-Rhine Westphalia
Dr. Marie-Charlotte Hoffmann
References and Resources
Resurser
Android App
iOS & iPad OS App
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Rosewood 4.0