- Far West Forest Products has been in business since 1983 and for the past 25 years almost exclusively worked with urban wood, salvaged wood, and reclaimed woods.
- We rescue trees that were not harvested for their timber value and give them a second life.
- One of our big selling points has always been the story of the tree.
- As our company grew, we struggled just to know what we had in inventory and where it was, much less to recall which tree came from where and to know it’s unique backstory.
- We used archaic methods to track our inventory; clipboards, notepads, paint, spreadsheets, etc.
- It was a MESS, and we were overwhelmed.
- We’d sell something and not have a clue where it was.
- We researched inventory management systems for our unique niche industry, and there were no solutions on the market – so I decided to partner with a group of other experts, and we built one!
- Today, Far Wests inventory is tracked with a QR code labeling system that traces all products back to the original tree or trees and shows how much carbon is stored in them among so many other things.
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From Jennifer Alger, CEO, Far West Forest Products
How AncesTREE changed our business
