Delivered as a suite of business-to-business services, Bidcom helps companies manage risk, drive down costs, and complete building projects on time. Bidcom's services are uniquely designed to support all participants through the complete lifecycle of multiple building projects. By providing a highly flexible, secure environment for communication and collaboration, commerce, business process management and the delivery of up-to-the-minute content, Bidcom is creating the e-marketplace for the building industry. Bidcom's suite of e-business services is a complete, integrated work environment that encapsulates the building industry's standard business practices with Business Process Models (BPMs) - enabling the management of the full lifecycle of any building project - from design and planning through construction and closeout. These BPMs are used to model an organization's competitive best practices and protocols which are then followed by all project team members. New participants can enter a project and immediately operate according to project communication protocol. As a tool for improving information access, enhancing user productivity and reducing operational costs, Bidcom's suite of e-business services has enormous implications for redefining the traditional project management model.
- Industries: construction industry, building industry, construction, residential building construction, commercial building construction
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: workflow collaboration
- Region: World
Bricsnet provides Bricsnet.com, the most comprehensive e-marketplace for the building industry. Bricsnet.com is an integrated work-centric environment, where building professionals access industry information, buy and sell materials, obtain mission-critical software applications, and share project information. The software and Internet services at Bricsnet.com help users to achieve project cost savings, process efficiencies, and stronger relationships with customers, business partners, and suppliers. Bricsnet.com is used by architects, engineers, building developers and owners, contractors, and building product manufacturers.
- Industries: construction industry, building industry, construction, residential building construction, commercial building construction
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Buildingteam.com is a collaborative effort among three leaders in the building and construction industry:Cahners Business Information, publishers of Building Design & Construction and Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazines; DPIC Companies, and its management-consulting subsidiary, DPIC Management Services Corporation, the nation+s leading professional liability insurer and risk/business-management educator; CMD Group, whose offerings include R.S. Means, Architects+ First Source and CMD project data. Buildingteam.com+s objective is to leverage existing resources to provide buyers with must-have information about the building and construction industry.
- Industries: construction,
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: request for quote, request for proposal,
- Region: World
BuildNetÕs objective is to be the business-to-business e-commerce solution for the residential construction industry. To reach that objective, BuildNet has designed the BuildNet E-Building Exchange to provide secure Internet-based procurement, e-commerce and information services for homebuilders, dealers, suppliers, and manufacturers. The BuildNet E-Building Exchange will allow users to confirm pricing and product specifications, place purchase orders and add both product and order information automatically to builders', dealers', and suppliers' management systems.
- Industries: construction, residential building construction
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: business directory, product catalog, exchange
- Region: World
BuildPoint.com brings the construction industry together to achieve fast and cost-effective bid management and to provide a marketplace for materials and services. By harnessing the power of the Internet, BuildPoint.com provides tools to help construction professionals quickly find the most qualified and competitive trade partners. It also offers the industry's first Web-based procurement solution, allowing contractors to source and purchase building materials, equipment and supplies from a wide range of suppliers. Designed from the ground up with the needs of the construction industry in mind, BuildPoint.com is an e-commerce solution that serves the needs of owners, architects/engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, distributors and manufacturers alike.
- Industries: construction industry, residential building industry, construction, residential building construction
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: reverse auction
- Region: World
A network designed to enhance communication, knowledge, and transaction execution between anyone involved in a building project. Links Home Owners, Home Buyers, Builders, Contractors, Suppliers, and Product Manufacturers, customers of Buildscape.
- Industries: construction,
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: forward auction,
- Region: World
Cephren is the premier business-to-business online workplace for the global construction industry. Cephren unites all participants in the industry with the first end-to-end, Web-based framework of e-commerce and collaboration services. Whether you're an owner or developer, architect or engineer, general contractor or subcontractor, distributor or manufacturer, Cephren's online workplace addresses your needs throughout the design-to-build process, enabling you to do business smarter, faster and more cost effectively.
- Industries: construction industry, building industry, construction, commercial building construction, residential building construction
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: workflow collaboration
- Region: World
Contractors eSource streamlines procurement searches by converting those hundreds of calls into one simple transaction on the Web. Use Contractors eSource to identify sources and costs for: Building Materials, Construction Equipment, Construction Finance, Construction Insurance. Contractors eSource matches up buyers and sellers. It does this swiftly, efficiently, and confidentially. As a contractor, you decide whether to release pre-sale contact information to suppliers. As a supplier, you decide whether or not to respond to a request. For both contractors and suppliers, the process is simple: the contractor posts a description of desired materials using eSource's standardized, automated form. eSource matches the request with its database of registered suppliers and sends e-mail to suppliers in the contractor's region. Suppliers respond by clicking an eSource link embedded in the e-mail and submitting quotes. eSource provides a quote summary to the contractor.
- Industries: construction, construction equipment, heavy equipment, commercial building construction, residential building construction
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: request for quote, forward auction
- Region: World
uBid.com is a leading auction house on the Internet where shoppers compete to win excess, refurbished, and limited merchandise through live-action bidding. Customers visit uBid's Internet 'storefront' where they browse a continuously-evolving inventory of products and compete with other shoppers by bidding on these products, just like at a live auction. We recently partnered with Cahners Business Information, and St Joseph Equipment, Inc. to create a co-branded website, ironmall.com that provides auction services for construction equipment. Ironmall.com will allow businesses to auction products over the Internet more efficiently. Our auction capabilities and nationwide reach will create a centralized marketplace for the construction equipment industry.
- Industries: construction equipment, construction, surplus
- Commerce Types: B2B, B2C
- Commerce Services: forward auction
- Region: World
IronPlanet is the full-service, Internet marketplace for the used construction equipment industry. We're changing the way equipment is bought and sold. Every piece of equipment that is listed on IronPlanet undergoes a detailed, standardized inspection. An independent third party, DynCorp, a world-renowned technical and inspection services provider, performs all inspections. Lloyd's of London insures the inspections. In addition, we offer services such as secure payments and transportation. Buying and selling equipment has never been easier!
- Industries: heavy equipment, construction equipment
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: forward auction, product catalog
- Region: World
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