Solutions · Building materials
A spec sheet in. A priced quotation out.
Building materials traders quote from contractors' specifications: many items, several currencies, delivery to site and prices that move with the market.
Quotes that go stale
A contractor's spec lists tiles, fittings, cable and steel from a dozen makers, priced in three currencies. By the time it is retyped and priced, the rate has moved and another trader has answered.
What the desk does
- Turns the specification into an order, from PDF or Excel.
- Prices lines from your suppliers' full lists at today's rates.
- Adds shipping options and weights to the quotation.
- Follows up the quotation with the contractor on their clock.
The set
7 systems for building materials.
TERRA-301Live
RFQ
An enquiry in any form (a photo, a PDF, a spreadsheet, a pasted list) turned into a draft order in a minute, with the brand worked out from the part number.
6 capabilities
TERRA-307Live
PRICELIST
Manufacturers' full price lists loaded as they come, and an order priced from all of them in one click.
3 capabilities
TERRA-309Live
RATES
Exchange rates fetched daily, and every cost converted at the rate of the request it came from.
2 capabilities
TERRA-304Live
QUOTE
Quotations and invoices as PDF and Excel, on your letterhead, with lead times in days, weights, split deliveries and alternatives, sent and tracked.
11 capabilities
TERRA-305Live
FREIGHT
Several priced shipping options on a quotation, from your rate book or entered by hand.
2 capabilities
TERRA-302Live
SRQ
Suppliers ranked by how much of the order they can cover, and a request with an Excel sheet sent to every one you tick, numbered from the order.
5 capabilities
TERRA-106Live
DIAL
The outbound queue: it works through a list inside each customer's working day, keeps every callback that was promised, and knows when to stop.
8 capabilities
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