About Us
In 2002, we started with a simple goal:
source and offer the finest Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors available at the best prices through a seamless online shopping experience.
We are a boutique, family-run purveyor of Brazilian imported exotics, specializing in Brazilian Cherry. Deep industry connections forged over decades of sector experience have enabled us, despite our small business stature, to streamline an otherwise complicated supply chain (i.e. cut middlemen) to offer our customers a premium product at a discount to market pricing.
We work closely with our partners in Brazil to source wood of the highest quality origins and exclusively sell the highest (known as "clear") grade of hardwood that's available in the industry.
The exotics market can be opaque: that's why we believe in creating a transparent, education-based shopping experience for our customers. We also understand the challenging dynamic of purchasing "big ticket" items (like hardwood flooring) online. We confront this challenge by, above all else, striving to offer honest and outstanding personalized service - delivered with integrity and respect - before, during, and long after the sale. This philosophy is the cornerstone of our strong reputation and long business track record.
The Brazilian Direct Difference
Brazilian Direct Ltd. has a reliable 17 year business history with over 8,000 happy customers. We're a proud family-run small business who believes in taking a customer-centric, not product-centric, approach to hardwood flooring and that an informed customer is a happy customer. We know you spend hours researching, comparing, and deciding on your favorite color (and potentially still have questions)!
That's why, when you call us or subscribe to our newsletter, you're assigned a personal representative that helps you throughout the entire process from product selection to flooring delivery. Your personal representative takes the time to learn about your project and offers expert advice on the best floor for your home and tastes.
We deal directly with the best mills and importers of exotic hardwood flooring to disintermediate. Combine this with our buying power, discount freight rates, and no-frills warehouse locations to arrive at a formula that delivers you exceptional quality at great prices.
History
Brazilian Direct Ltd. was founded in 2002 by Dan Cosgrove. Brazilian Direct Ltd. was one of the first companies to offer exotic hardwood flooring along with comprehensive project support online.
Today, our product offerings have expanded but our commitment to quality and industry innovation remains the same. In addition to solid exotic hardwood flooring, we offer quality engineered exotic hardwoods, bamboo flooring, exotic decking, and related installation accessories.
Brazilian Direct Ltd. is a longtime member of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and an Accredited member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) with the highest A+ rating.
Summarily, Brazilian Direct has the experience you need and a reputation you can trust.
Our Team
Dan Cosgrove
President, Founder
Dan has over 35 years of experience in the hardwood flooring industry, specializing in exotics from Brazil. Dan started on the coatings side of the business, where he designing floor finishing systems (both oil- and water-based) for difficult exotic-tropical wood species. For the next 20 years, he went on to hold regional and national sales management roles at various industry leaders including Minwax, Duron, Basic Coatings, and WFI. He’s been an involved member of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) for 30+ years.
In 2002, Dan started Brazilian Direct with a simple goal: to offer the finest Brazilian exotics available with a customer-centric approach online. To this day – sixteen years later – Dan’s leadership and vision have kept Brazilian Direct close to its roots of honesty, respect, transparency and outstanding personalized service. Dan runs the sales team at BD and plays a critical role at the management & operational level. He, above all, believes an informed, educated customer is a happy customer.
Dan is a family man who resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Jo Ann, and is the proud father of two sons who are both alumni of Boston College. An avid football follower, he is a lifetime Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Ryan Cosgrove
Analytics
Ryan was born and grew up outside Philadelphia and graduated from Boston College with degrees in Mathematics & Economics. Through the family business, Ryan has had exposure to the hardwood flooring industry for several years.
Ryan focuses on analytics at the business and supply-chain level, allowing data to drive and improve the customer experience. He assists in digital marketing and market research as well as financial modeling and business forecasting.
Ryan prioritizes friends, travel, Philly sports and reading in his free time.
Evan Cosgrove
eCommerce Specialist
Evan was raised outside of Philadelphia before going to school in Massachusetts, where he graduated from Boston College with a degree in Political Science, Islamic Civilizations and Arabic Studies. From a young age, his interest in technology and his exposure to the hardwood flooring industry spawned an affinity for the eCommerce space.
Focusing on marketing, website design, and user experience, Evan works to improve organic reach and bolster the company brand. He assists in SEO, HTML coding, and company advertising.
In his free time, Evan is a self-proclaimed foodie and spends as much time as he can outside.