Distribution of certified tropical timber products such as decking boards, wooden panels and garden furniture with a cutting service.
Betterwood GmbH
Berlin (showroom, sales, headquarters) · Drolshagen (warehouse, 8,000 m²)New on Amplifa
About Betterwood
Betterwood is an online timber merchant founded in Berlin in 2009, specializing in certified tropical timber from sustainable forestry. The product range includes decking boards, substructures, wood tiles, wooden panels from 18 to 40 mm thickness, furniture timber, strips, cutting boards, teak garden furniture as well as care products. Wood species processed include Cumaru, Teak, Garapa, Jatoba and Massaranduba, predominantly FSC-100% certified, partly SVLK certified. In addition to trading, the company offers a centimeter-precise cutting service for decking boards, substructures and panels, free deck planning with online tools, and consulting for private customers, tradespeople and furniture manufacturing. Every delivery is hand-sorted and inspected before dispatch. Sales and a showroom are located in Berlin-Moabit; the central warehouse with 8,000 m² of floor space has been located in Drolshagen near Olpe since 2021.
- Site
- Berlin
- Processes
- Cutting of decking boards and substructures (centimeter-precise), Cutting of wooden panels, Free deck planning with an online planner, Deck calculator, Cutting service (decking boards, substructures, panels), Centimeter-precise cutting for a service flat fee, Consulting and customer service, Manual inspection and sorting of the delivery before dispatch
- Materials
- Cumaru, Teak, Garapa, Jatoba, Massaranduba
- Certificates
- FSC 100%, SVLK
- Founded
- 2009
- Industries
- Private customers (end consumers), Trades / landscaping and garden construction, Furniture manufacturing / joinery
- 01
Purchase of certified tropical timber directly from sustainable forestry
- 02
Import without intermediaries
- 03
Storage and picking in Drolshagen
- 04
Cutting to customer specifications on request
- 05
Manual inspection and sorting before dispatch
- 06
Direct distribution via online shop and showroom
Wood Species & Services
Cumaru
Very hard, scratch-resistant wood species of durability class 1, mainly used for decking boards up to 487 cm in length.
Teak
Dimensionally stable wood with low risk of cracking and splintering, used for decking, tiles, furniture and panels.
Garapa
Light, homogeneous wood with a smooth surface for decking boards up to 609 cm in length.
Jatoba
Hard wood with pronounced grain, used for decking boards.
Massaranduba
Robust tropical timber in the range for outdoor use.
Locations
Berlin
DEHeadquarters, sales and showroom
- Materials
- Teak, Cumaru, Garapa, Jatoba, Massaranduba
- Showroom Rathenower Straße 30
Drolshagen
DECentral warehouse and logistics
- Lot size
- Retail quantities up to project volumes
- Materials
- Teak, Cumaru, Garapa, Jatoba, Massaranduba
- 8,000 m² of warehouse space across eight halls
- Cutting service
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting of decking boards and substructures (centimeter-precise)Machining | – | – | – | – | Teak, Cumaru, Garapa, Jatoba |
| Cutting of wooden panelsMachining | – | – | – | – | Teak, Cumaru, Garapa |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
Every delivery is hand-sorted and individually inspected before dispatch. Most products carry the FSC-100% label; teak decking boards are additionally SVLK certified.
| Evidence | Drolshagen |
|---|---|
| FSC 100% | |
| SVLK |
Our History
- 2009
Founded by Christian Körting, Catherine Körting and Philip Jaeger at Ganghoferstraße 2, Berlin-Neukölln
- 2011
Betterwood becomes present with the online shop in direct sales
- 2011
First container with FSC-certified Cumaru decking boards from Bolivia; warehouse initially with a forwarding agent in Hamburg
Warehouse relocation to Michendorf near Potsdam
- 2014
Move into a warehouse in Nümbrecht in the Cologne area
- 2021
Warehouse relocated to Drolshagen near Olpe with 8,000 m² of floor space