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Building Materials Trading

Bulk, credit and logistics under control.

Building materials traders sell bulk goods to contractors on credit, in many units, with prices that move.

Building Materials Trading

What makes this sector different

Deliveries and project accounts add complexity.

The pressures leaders face

01

Contractor credit exposure

02

Price volatility

03

Multi-warehouse stock

04

Delivery scheduling

Facts and figures: Retail & Trade

70%

average online cart abandonment rate

Baymard Institute, 2025
65%

of ecommerce sites deliver a mediocre or worse checkout experience

Baymard Institute, 2025
15%

rise in breach incidents at retailers in 2025

Verizon DBIR, as summarised by ADACOM

How organisations like yours respond

Delivery lorry being loaded in a builders' merchant yard
Building Materials Trading

Quote-to-delivery workflow for a builders’ merchant

Disputes fell.

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Credit exposure visible

A trader saw exposure by customer and tightened terms.

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