Buyers can browse and purchase hardwood lumber and plywood from anywhere in the U.S.

NEW YORK – Furniture manufacturers can now purchase lumber and plywood through a new online automated marketplace.

The marketplace, from New York-based startup broker Mickey, offers hardwood lumber and other sustainable wood products sourced directly from producers certified by the National Hardwood Lumber Assn.

“Until now, the hardwood lumber market relied on traditional and outdated buying and selling methods,” said Alex Meyers, Mickey’s COO. “We’re giving forest product suppliers access to a national liquid marketplace and ultimately the opportunity to sell at market prices without being undercut by middlemen and wholesalers.”

Buyers can access live, real-time inventories, and check out with a completely automated fulfillment process, says Mickey. Mickey handles the entire process, including the marketing, payment, logistics, and shipment of orders.

“The Marketplace will handle the entire transaction from order placement and payment processing to shipment and delivery without any human touch,” said Meyers.

Orders can be placed for delivery within one to 30 days depending on buyer demand and supplier availability. Expected delivery times will be around one to five days depending on buyer and supplier proximity, and currently Mickey can only ship within the continental U.S.

At launch, buyers will be able to purchase full truckloads of kiln-dried hardwood, rough or S2S in Western red alder; white or black ash; basswood; beech; yellow or white birch; cherry; hard, soft or Pacific Coast maple; red or white Oak; walnut; hickory; sap gum; tupelo; sycamore; or cottonwood. Inventory will include a variety of thicknesses from 3/4″ to 16/4″ and random widths and lengths.

Buyers are able to search for a product and get an instant quote. All listed inventory is live.

For suppliers, the company utilizes data from tech-enabled logistics partners that links in real-time to their API. They’ll get an all-in delivered trucking rate from any two points in the country. Suppliers will get an all-in delivered per 1,000 rate for a truckload of lumber.

Mickey began in 2019 with its Mickey “OS” operating system, which automates and streamlines logistics and order fulfillment for North American suppliers of natural resources.

Robert Dalheim, senior editor of case goods and global sourcing, has been writing about the woodworking industry and business news since 2015. He is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with degrees in journalism and political science. Contact Bobby at rdalheim@furnituretoday.com or by calling (336) 605-3815.

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