The production of OSB-plates and their sale is that rare type of business where the invested funds are able to pay off in the shortest possible time and in the future bring steady profit, not depending on market fluctuations in the construction market. Demand for this type of product, otherwise referred to as “chipboard”, is characterized by rare stability. Not a single construction site can do without it.
What is an OSB plate
This is a sheet of building material, which is widely used in modern construction. It has rigidity and significant strength properties, which provides it with a wide range of applications.
All the technology of cottage housing is based on the massive use of these products. OSB-boards are used both in interior decoration and roofing. When constructing complex multi-slope frame structures, they are placed on the rafters as a rigid base for the subsequent installation of the roofing.
The production of OSB boards is based on the use of woodworking waste. Various natural and synthetic substances, including those based on formaldehyde resins, are used as an astringent. These chemical compounds are far from environmentally friendly, therefore, an active search is currently underway for an alternative, environmentally friendly basis for the production of OSB boards.
Where to start - analysis of the initial situation
First of all, it is necessary to correctly assess the demand on the construction market of the region for this type of product. Most often, it exceeds the available offer, especially at the height of the construction season. Next, it is necessary to draw up in chronological order the sequence of actions necessary in order to present this type of product to the market for which there is a clearly expressed demand.
In other words, in order to ensure the production of OSB, a business plan is needed for the short and medium term. It is impossible to foresee everything in advance. But it is also impossible to conduct production and economic activities without having in front of themselves common control numbers of indicators to which this activity should lead over a certain period of development.
How to plan a business
Any business plan, and the production of OSB-plates is not an exception, implies several important components. For the successful functioning of the business, it is necessary to plan and control the process in four directions at the same time. In other words, any rationally thought out business plan includes organizational, production, marketing and financial components.
The lack of thought or neglect of one of these areas casts great doubt on the success of the entire enterprise. Drawing up a business plan requires an answer to two questions: what financial and material investments will this project require and after what period of time will the invested funds pay off?
And if you can always give a fairly accurate answer to the first of them (for this you need only a qualified calculation of the necessary expenses), then the second is more difficult to answer. A more or less accurate forecast is possible here. An element of risk is present in any type of business. The success of an enterprise depends both on the level of qualification of the management and on many factors influencing market conditions.
The specifics of the production of OSB-plates
A significant positive factor in the development of this type of production business is its attachment to enterprises of the woodworking cycle. On the one hand, they are an almost inexhaustible source of raw materials on which the production of OSB boards is based.
On the other hand, there is no need to look for a market for finished products for a long time, it is always located in the same place where the products of woodworking structures are supplied. Mainly, this is the construction of suburban cottage type real estate. And this market is characterized by dynamic growth.
In other words - OSB-plates are required more and more every year. That is why a rational business decision is to place a workshop for the production of this popular sheet building material in the immediate vicinity of the enterprise where round timber is processed. It is both profitable and convenient, not to mention that it significantly reduces transportation costs.
Do I need any documents?
According to the legislation in force on the territory of the Russian Federation, neither the processing of wood, nor the production associated with it are related to areas of activity for which state licensing is required.
Does this mean that you can just start a business if you have the necessary equipment for the production of OSB-plates and a suitable room for this equipment? Not certainly in that way. The point here is that this type of production business is based on the use of combustible and not entirely environmentally friendly materials. And in order to successfully establish and develop this business, it is necessary to obtain approval from the fire and sanitary inspections in the territory of which the production base of your enterprise is located.
In practice, it usually comes down to the fact that the inspector after the inspection issues an order obliging you to eliminate the detected violations within the prescribed period and bring everything in line with the technical standards established for this type of production activity.
Administrative Agreements
The current practice is not favorable for the development of any production business. It is essential that the production base is located at a considerable distance from the living quarters. In addition to the fire and sanitary inspections, they will also have to communicate with other representatives of the bureaucracy.
And the trump cards in this communication are by no means on the side of the entrepreneur. How to optimize relations with the administrative system - each one decides independently. It is important that the fact that nobody is going to help you is not a surprise, but there are many who want to stop.
Room and equipment
Both the technological room itself and the territory adjacent to it are obliged to correspond in their size to the planned volume of production. Since the production technology of OSB-plates is based on the use of formaldehyde resins, all workplaces should be equipped with exhaust ventilation.
Do not forget about the weight that a standard OSB-plate has. The business plan in its production part is obliged to provide for the equipment of the workshop with appropriate lifting and transporting devices. Without their smooth functioning it is difficult to count on production efficiency. But the main technological equipment is, of course, the press. It is he who forms the slab, and the entire technological scheme of production is built to ensure its operation.
But very important is also the machine for the production of chips. It provides the grinding of wood waste to the required size, the value of which is regulated by regulatory technical documents for the products.
Staff requirements
The most important aspect of the organizational part of the business plan is the selection of personnel of the production site.The level of qualification of personnel should correspond to the complexity of the technological process. This applies equally to the management of the enterprise, and to specialists providing all technological operations, from the preparation of raw materials to the shipment of finished products.
If it is impossible to find personnel of the appropriate level, management should provide their training and technical instruction. In some cases, it is more profitable to invest in technical training and professional development of a specialist than to search for him.
Safety Requirements
Both press equipment and machines that grind wood pulp to proper condition can be traumatic for those who work on them. Monitoring the technical condition of the equipment and the adequacy of the personnel working on it falls within the competence of the enterprise administration.
Industrial injuries entail liability up to criminal liability for those who are obliged to control the safety measures of the work performed. Therefore, regular coaching of staff with a signature in the journal is necessary.
