Commercial
Pre-buy: reserve it before you need it
Commit to a season's tonnage ahead of winter and hold both the supply and the price.
What pre-buy is
Pre-buy is a commitment in both directions, made before the season starts. You tell us the tonnage you expect to use. We hold it for your account and fix what you pay for it.
The value is not the discount. It is that in the week everybody else is calling round looking for material, your allocation already has your name on it.
Terms change from season to season, and the numbers that matter to you depend on volume, material and where it is going. Ask us and we will put the current season's terms in front of you.
How it works
How it runs
- 1
Estimate the season
What you used last year, and what has changed.
- 2
Agree the terms
Tonnage, material, price and how it draws down.
- 3
Draw against it
Order as you need it. Every load reduces the balance.
- 4
See where you stand
Your remaining tonnage is in the portal, not in an email.
Ask about this season's pre-buy
Terms are set each year. Tell us roughly what you use and we will send you the current ones.
