With all the technology we have these days I was curious as to if and how contractors were using it to place orders with their suppliers, so I asked on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com. The Wallies wasted no time in telling me how they do it nowadays, and more importantly, why.

The first contractor to answer said, “I exclusively use email and websites, preferably a website app. There are not many suppliers capable of giving me access to pricing and inventory levels online. Supplyhouse.com and Ferguson are probably the top two in regards to that. On a distributor level, Matco-Norca recently revamped and I am now able to check pricing and stock live with them. It makes a difference.”