Finding a trusted partner for your construction project is a challenge. Everyone makes an excuse of not delivering as promised or for missing deadlines. Even if some of their excuses sound legitimate broken promises and delays can cost builders significantly. Some things need to be considered for evaluating the raw material supplier to reduce the risk.

Look for experience and reliability

Managing and coordinating a construction site needs planning and implementation on schedule or the contractor loses money if the project is delayed. Even an hour delay in raw material delivery can expensively screw the construction schedule. Bisley Group is a well-established industrial material supplier with experience of several decades. They have survived countless challenges right from their launch and successfully established great relationships and credits necessary to address sudden encounters.

Well-established supplier means they worked hard to create a reputation and survive the tough competition. To find out about their trustworthiness, timeliness, and expertise ask for references from friends or family or vendors, or niche colleagues and do your homework.

Check online reviews to find out what people say about them. Do they keep promises? Are they trustworthy? You can learn a lot from such information.

Check for logistics & tools

The supplier must have a well-maintained fleet of trucks. The truck drivers must be well-experienced to handle tricky maneuvers and difficult turns. They should also know the routes so that your supplies reach on time without experiencing traffic jams. The delivery operators must be knowledgeable about safety practices.

Suppliers will even have booms in case the delivery of heavy materials needs to be put in place or hoisted up, on arrival. Communicate clearly about project location and safety practices because not just timely delivery but even safety is crucial on construction sites.

Ask if the supplier can offer customized things?

Can the supplier customize edges of tiles or acoustical ceiling trim, if necessary? Does he have the experienced manpower and equipment to customize? Even if there is no need for customized cutting, kitting abilities are great to keep orders neat and available whenever needed. Check if they are helpful or uninterested?

Ask about special order fill rates & lead times?

Delivering supplies from their inventory is easy but special orders are different. A well-established supplier has nurtured great relationships with leading raw material manufacturers and distributors, so you can depend on acquiring preferential treatment. It means high fill rates and short lead times.

Ask how they handle building supplies scarcity?

90% of building contractors complain about building supplies scarcity. These shortages drive raw material rates high. These issues cannot be eliminated but the partnering raw material supplier can navigate you in these tough times through real-time updates. The supplier has to be upfront about missed order history with manufacturers, delays, and backorders. An experienced supplier will not make excuses about the likelihood of a delay or delayed orders but recommend other product use.

Deliveries and timing are everything when the labor crew is ready. It is frustrating when deliveries and timings don’t match!