Dmitry Prokopov Timber & Machinery Sourcing
Independent sourcing agent · Est. 2007

I find and vet the supplier. You buy direct.

Sourcing birch plywood, veneer and Chinese woodworking machinery for manufacturers who need a supplier they can trust — not another layer of markup. Sixteen years in the timber trade, a materials-science background, and one rule: the truth about a supplier, even when it costs the deal.

Dmitry Prokopov, independent birch plywood, veneer and woodworking machinery sourcing agent
Dmitry Prokopov · MSc Wood Materials Science
16+
years in timber trade
MSc
Wood Materials Science
4
compliant sourcing origins
1:1
direct factory relationships
What I do

Two things I know inside out.

Built for end-manufacturers buying for their own production — not for resellers.

Birch plywood & veneer

Poland · Ukraine · Vietnam · China

You send the spec — grade, thickness, glue class, sheet size, certification. I find the mills that can actually make it, verify them, and put you in a direct relationship. Compliant, non-sanctioned origins only, so the paperwork holds in your market.

  • Birch plywood, film-faced, combi & hardwood ply
  • Rotary & sliced birch veneer
  • Supplier audit, sampling & order oversight
4–30 mm B/BB · BB/BB · BB/CP 1220×2440 · 1500×3000 EN 314 / WBP FSC · CE · EPA/TSCA

Chinese woodworking machinery

Factory-direct, not through a dealer

Fifteen years buying equipment from Chinese factories for real production floors. I match your task to the right maker, pull comparable quotes, sanity-check the technical spec against your brief, and stay on the order through FAT and shipment.

  • Edgebanding, CNC nesting & machining centres
  • Spray / UV finishing lines & dust extraction
  • Spec review, quote comparison & delivery control
Panel & solid wood Finishing & coating Aspiration systems Packing & end-of-line Custom / to a ТЗ
Live stock

Available now.

Current lots my mills are holding. Updated as new stock lists come in — ask if you need something not shown.

Product Grade / glue Thickness Sheet size Origin Available Status
Last updated this week Prices & freight on request — quoted to your delivery point.
How it works

A clear line from brief to delivery.

You keep the supplier relationship. I make sure it's the right one.

01

Send the brief

Product, spec, volume, target market and destination. A ТЗ, a drawing or a rough note all work.

02

I shortlist & vet

I go to factories directly, screen out traders, and check each one can genuinely make and certify what you need.

03

Compare & decide

You get comparable offers side by side, with the honest read on each supplier — strengths and risks both.

04

Order & oversight

Deal direct with the factory. I stay on sampling, inspection and shipment so nothing slips.

No hidden markup on the goods Agent fee agreed up front Direct factory contact from day one
Why work with me

Trust is the product.

Most of my best relationships started the same way: a buyer took a chance, checked me — one even phoned the mill to confirm I was real — and then kept coming back with "find me the next thing." That only works if the read on a supplier is honest every single time, even when the truth kills the deal in front of me.

"I'd rather lose an order than sell you a supplier I wouldn't use myself."
— the rule the whole practice runs on
  • Training
    MSc, Wood Materials Science

    University of Eastern Finland — the material, not just the trade.

  • Track
    16+ years, international timber

    Plywood, veneer and insulation board across EU, CIS and Gulf markets.

  • Network
    Factory-direct in China

    Years of hands-on equipment sourcing from the makers themselves.

  • Compliance
    Clean, documentable origins

    I source only where the supply is legal for your market and the paperwork stands up.

Start here

Tell me what you're looking for.

One message with your spec is enough to get moving. WhatsApp is fastest — or fill in the short brief and it opens a ready-to-send message.

Your brief goes straight to Dmitry — nothing is stored on this page. Prefer to just talk? Message the WhatsApp number above.