Ferguson Data Integrates with Trimble Supplier Xchange Network, Further Enhancing and Streamlining Materials Management Processes

Contractors today find themselves navigating a sea of challenges, from grappling with inaccurate quotes and unexpected order delays, to managing inefficient material processes, many of which are still manual, error-prone and executed via phone calls, emails and spreadsheets. In today’s digitally driven era, leveraging new technology is critical to overcoming these challenges.
Trimble’s Supplier Xchange™ enables contractors to do just that by creating a digital network that connects them to their local preferred suppliers, with whom they can transact price requests, quotes, and orders digitally. By using a powerful web-based quote and order management platform, the Supplier Xchange network currently enables more than 10,000 digital connections between contractors and their preferred suppliers, handling an average of 130,000 quote requests per month, with a quote value of $18 billion. The network helps contractors reap substantial time-saving benefits by enabling them to redirect their focus from administrative burdens to actual project execution.

Ferguson has joined the Supplier Xchange!

Now Supplier Xchange is becoming an even greater resource for contractors thanks to a new collaboration between Trimble and Ferguson, a leading commercial mechanical distributor that is integrating their product list into the Supplier Xchange digital pricing and procurement network.

With Ferguson as part of the Supplier Xchange network, contractors can easily get up-to-date, contracted pricing information, which they can turn into a purchase order that flows into the contractor's ERP seamlessly. They can then place the order and account for it financially in the ERP as well – a process that takes far less time and reduces errors due to the digitization and automatic sync of the purchase order.
Trimble Construction One users across various domains, including estimating, VDC, purchasing and project management, will experience productivity boosts through automated, efficient materials management workflows – helping reduce waste and friction within their supply chain operations.