Starting a log cabin dealership
A log cabin dealership rests on a supplier relationship: a factory that makes the kit while the dealer sets its own price, runs its own sales process and keeps its own customer. Eurodita, a timber building manufacturer in Lithuania manufacturing timber buildings since 1994, welcomes dealers in every EU market and Ukraine and supplies internationally, subject to project fit, logistics, market requirements and commercial terms.
This guide follows the steps from a first enquiry to a first order. It gives no revenue or margin figures: Eurodita publishes none, and the dealer sets its own retail position.
At a glance
The first order, step by step
- 1. The enquiry. Send the company, its legal entity and commercial role, the destination market, a catalogue model reference or a drawing, the expected quantity and any repeat-order plan, the branding and documentation requirements and the preferred delivery basis.
- 2. Qualification. Eurodita checks business and project fit: the company, the market, the intended use, the product family and the logistics. It is a review, not an application with a score; where something is missing, it asks before quoting.
- 3. The quotation. Every order is quoted in writing, in EUR, excluding VAT and delivery; there is no price list. The default delivery basis is EXW Eurodita factory, DAP is agreed per order and DDP case by case. What comes back is a written quotation with 2D CAD drawings, a 3D visual, the technical specification and the window and door schedule, as a branded PDF under the dealer's identity where agreed.
- 4. The order. The buyer approves the drawings, the specification, the quotation and the written terms before manufacturing starts. Payment is 50% with the order and 50% before dispatch.
- 5. Dispatch. The kit ships flat packed with the assembly drawings and the assembly guide, the commercial invoice, the packing list, the CMR consignment note and the export declaration.
- 6. Arrival. The delivery is checked against the packing list and the order drawings before assembly; any difference is reported with the document reference and the item concerned.
Which product families a dealer can carry
| Family | Wall system | Typical trade use |
|---|---|---|
| Log cabins | Solid 19 to 70 mm, twin-skin | Garden buildings, summer houses, sheds and holiday lets |
| Garden offices | Solid 44 to 70 mm, twin-skin | Home-office and studio range |
| Granny annexes | Solid 58 to 70 mm, twin-skin, glulam | Habitable annexe range |
| Glulam homes | Glulam 70x130 to 220x260 mm | Residential and park homes |
| Bespoke and custom | Solid, twin-skin or glulam | Layouts the catalogue does not cover, quoted from the partner's drawings |
The 19 mm and the 28 to 44 mm solid ranges are volume-driven, so the expected quantity is discussed as part of ongoing supply. The 58 and 70 mm ranges, bespoke work and glulam projects can be single projects, quoted individually. A single pilot unit is accepted practice where it makes commercial sense, and there is no fixed minimum order across the range.
What carries your brand
Private label and white label mean the same thing at Eurodita: Eurodita manufactures, and the partner's brand appears on the customer-facing material. Where agreed for the order, quotations, 2D drawings and 3D visuals, assembly guides, delivery notes and packaging labels can carry the partner's company name and logo.
Legal, manufacturing and compliance documents keep the information they are required to carry, including manufacturer, safety and traceability details. Private-label supply does not remove the partner's responsibility for its own customer offer and aftersales. Eurodita does not offer a franchise programme.
What a manufacturer does not give you
- No stock in any market and no dropshipping. Eurodita manufactures against confirmed purchase orders; a dealer that wants display or stock units orders them.
- No exclusivity, no protected territory and no guaranteed margin outside a specific written contract.
- No published margins or resale prices. The dealer sets its own retail position.
- No published lead times. Timing comes from the confirmed order documentation.
- No certification claims. Eurodita holds no FSC or PEFC chain-of-custody certificate of its own and no ISO 9001 certification; any document a destination market requires is confirmed per order.
Installation is agreed per project. Local approvals, foundations, site works, service connections and the end-customer relationship stay with the dealer and its appointed local parties.
Frequently asked questions
How many cabins must a new dealer order?
There is no fixed minimum order across the range, and a single pilot unit is accepted practice where it makes commercial sense. The 19 to 44 mm solid ranges are volume-driven; the 58 and 70 mm ranges, bespoke work and glulam can be single projects.
Can a dealer sell under its own brand?
Where agreed for the order, quotations, drawings, 3D visuals, assembly guides, delivery notes and packaging labels can carry the partner's company name and logo. Legal, manufacturing and compliance documents keep the manufacturer details they are required to carry.
Does Eurodita give exclusivity for a country?
Eurodita does not promise exclusivity or protected territories as a company rule; any such arrangement belongs in a specific written agreement.
Who delivers and who unloads?
The default delivery basis is EXW Eurodita factory: the buyer or its forwarder collects the kit. DAP can be agreed per order and DDP case by case. Unloading at the destination is the buyer's or the site's responsibility, with suitable equipment arranged locally.
How to prepare an enquiry
Send your company, website, legal entity and commercial role; the destination market and the intended customer; the product family with a catalogue model reference or a drawing; the expected quantity; the branding and documentation requirements; and the preferred delivery basis and destination.
Eurodita checks company and project fit and, if the enquiry fits, prepares a written quotation. Factory visits in Lithuania are welcome by arrangement for dealers with a project under discussion; there is no showroom.