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Are You Really Getting the Best Price on Your Materials?
Supplier Relationships Matter More Than You Think Material prices represent one of the most significant costs on a construction project. As much as two-thirds of total input costs could be from materials. As price volatility continues to impact construction costs, subcontractors know it’s in their best interests to find and negotiate the best prices on [...]
3 min readJun 5, 2025
Construction
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Procurement Process in Any Market
Procurement is a vital component of running a successful subcontracting business. When you’ve been around long enough, you know that strong vendor relationships can carry you through tough times and save you from lost productivity. And with supply chain issues and material price hikes, dialing in procurement is more important than ever. In the last [...]
4 min readOct 11, 2023
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4 Easy Ways to Reduce Lead Times in the Construction Industry
Sluggish supplier lead times are a common inconvenience in the construction industry, but there are plenty of ways contractors can help their suppliers to curb them. When you reduce lead times, you can wrap projects, secure project payment, and move on to the next job, all at a quicker pace. Longer lead times, on the [...]
4 min readSep 16, 2020
Procurement
Q&A: Supplier Communication Expectations During COVID-19
We’ve discussed on our blog how coronavirus has impacted GC’s, contractors, and subcontractors. But what about suppliers? We sat down for a Q&A with JC Shore, Managing Director of Ensemble by CED Greentech™ to get a better understanding of how this virus has impacted manufacturing and communications with contractors. JC dives into what supplier’s expectations [...]
4 min readApr 29, 2020
Procurement
Why The Price of Construction Materials Will Go Up and What To Do About It
Construction material prices were projected to rise modestly in 2020 according to reports early in the year, but COVID-19 has added a new level of uncertainty to these predictions. But, as history has proven, you can consistently count on the price of construction materials to climb regardless of a global pandemic or looming recession. In [...]
4 min readApr 17, 2020
Procurement
Buying Smarter: How to Get a Better Deal on Construction Materials
It’s no secret that construction materials are one of the biggest expenses subcontractors have to deal with throughout a project. A contractor’s ability to navigate their way towards better pricing can be the difference between a profitable project and one that ends up underwater. This is why when Alexander Barthet of TheLienZone construction law podcast [...]
3 min readMar 10, 2020
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