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Discover strategies and tools used by top LBM dealers and distributors to capitalize on periods of growth to become more efficient, more profitable, and better positioned competitively. If your business isn’t growing faster than your competitors’ business, you’re losing market share. And it’s relative growth that counts - because relative growth impacts your purchasing power, customer perception, and competitive positioning.

If you’ve started to think your lumber and building materials (LBM) supply business could be getting more from your software solution, then this document may provide some food for thought. The relationship between your business and your software solution are clear. Software system upgrades are not decisions to take lightly. Read these 10 indicators that you have outgrown your current solution and ready to move on to a new option.

It makes good business sense to treat your customers well and keep them coming back. It’s likely no secret to you that loyal customers are important to the success of your LBM business. What you may not know is that small changes in your behavior can have a huge impact. Using data and capabilities of this industry leading business management software can improve customer experience and, consequently, customer loyalty.

Mobile sales technologies can turn go-betweens into top sales people. For most lumber and building materials (LBM) dealers and distributors, their outside sales people are critical to the success of their company. As the company’s eyes and ears on jobsites, outside sales people often find opportunities and foster the company’s relationships with key contractors and builders, architects and other construction supply companies.

Learn how the Epicor software solutions can help LBM businesses gain actionable data, improve workflow, streamline delivery, and offer superior customer service.

Take a deeper dive with industry experts on their latest sustainable design projects and how they are leading the way to net zero.

This paper breaks down the benefits and best practices to building carbon neutral homes giving insight into the future of homebuilding. See what Thrive Home Builders has learned on their journey to carbon neutral and how it has helped their business prosper.

Learn more about how you can strengthen your business. The James Hardie™ ALLIANCE provides a complete suite of reputation-building tools, including rewards that help you reinvest in your business, expert training that sharpens your team’s skills, and access to better leads – homeowners who value quality.

Building professionals, as well as their clients, benefit from smart supply chain management, which is critical for controlling costs, keeping on schedule and project success. This video explores the importance of making educated decisions regarding the distributors you use for your business.

The homebuilding industry has seen rapid innovation, but one area remains outdated: land acquisition. Utilizing tools that integrate zoning, infrastructure, transaction history and property data builders can reduce acquisition timelines and make more informed decisions.