Five months ago when doors opened, www.bidformaterials.com had a small operation located in Medford, NY. Now the doors have reopened in Yaphank, NY in a 12,000 square foot building. The need for expansion came when the company reassessed its requirements and determined that more space was needed to keep up with the demand for service. In the past five months www.bidformaterials.com has hired specialized teams on a full time basis to help market, program, and support their platform and client base. The major turning point for the company was at the 2010 International Builders Show in Vegas. Cann says, “ The reception was beyond my belief”.

Bidformaterials.com is a Limited Liability Company based and operated on Long Island, New York. It was developed and promoted as a business-to-business web service providing the necessary tools to help contractors be more competitive and suppliers establish more leads. The company is like no other. Frederick Cann, founder, along with partners Allen Weinstein, Thomas Costarelli, John O’Hara, Mark Seiden, and Corey Monath cover all aspects of construction with over 75 years experience. They have acquired, constructed, brokered and managed over 300 million square feet of land throughout the country. This wealth of experience and knowledge has led the 6 partners to develop this great new website. Cann says, “We know this is going to be one of the most important tools in your tool box”.

The company lives and breathes construction and construction materials everyday. They are providing a tool that has never before been introduced to the open market. Bidformaterials.com continues to evolve in all areas of this service. Their principles are not limited to trust, integrity, simplicity, and cost effectiveness. They are also very passionate about giving contractors the tools to obtain better material pricing allowing them to be more competitive. Bidformaterials.com is not an auction site. They do not handle the materials or payments for the materials. The site simply connects the contractor to the supplier and the supplier to the contractor. The basis of the website is the supplier. The user is the contractor. In today’s market it is very difficult for the average or even the higher-end contractor, to spend time costing every line item associated with each job. It is also difficult to determine if the contractor is getting the best price for those materials. Bidformaterials.com provides a real-time tool which allows the contractor to input or upload material lists anytime and receive real-time competitive quotes on that list. The flip side is the supplier will receive real-time requests for material pricing. The site simply connects the two.

For additional information about www.bidformaterials.com, please visit their website.

Contact:
Frederick Cann- Founder & CEO
Bidformaterials.com
631-656-0763

by Fred Cann

Jr’s Solutions, LLC Construction Management and Builder based out of Long Island, NY has come a long way from 10 years ago when started by owner Frederick Cann. The company always demonstrated values that held presidance over profit. Over the years these practices have helped evolve Jr’s Solutions into the preferred builder on Long Island. Our best practices include education, pricing, craftsmanship and etiquette.

Education is the one factor that keeps our company ahead of the rest. We strive to introduce new building practices and products to our clients. It is of utmost importance to have a clear and present understanding as to what we are trying to introduce to our clients. To achieve this we spend at least 8 hrs a month researching, attending seminars or webinars, or just making time to sit with representatives from manufacturers. Just last month we introduced a product called zip board which has been on the market for awhile to the town of Riverhead. The town, which has never been asked to use such a product, asked for us to provide them with the benefits. After a handful of literature and a quick explanation they agreed to allow us to use it. Furthermore this system turns out to be cost efficient rather then using traditional cdx as sheathing. This leads me into my next practice which is pricing.

Pricing has been a challenge. The success ratio solely relies on the time you invest into new ways to be cost efficient. In the current market it has been very difficult to find ways to be more competitive. We have reduced our staff, overhead, and have not distributed any profits for the first 3 quarters of the year. All these factors have kept us even, and even in this market are ahead. A useful practice that we spend time on each and every day is material pricing. Material pricing changes all the time. If you are not on top of these changes you may be losing. We had a team that strictly would spend time on material pricing. Some days we would spend three to four hours pricing materials. Not to long ago as we were pricing materials and searching on Google for drywall supplies in Huntington NY, we came across a website called www.bidformaterials.com The website connects contractors to suppliers in search for better material pricing. The interesting fact was that it was not an auction site. It simply connects the two similar to match.com. Contractor posts his material lists and suppliers send confidential bids for the contractor to choose from. The best part its instant and costs me $50.00 per month and suppliers are free. This tool saved me $500.00 on an interior door order with a supplier I never even heard of. At the end of the day spending a little time and maybe money will help bear fruit in material pricing that can help reduce your pricing and make you more competitive.

Craftsmanship should be the only concern when exiting a job. The impression that you leave behind will literally last a lifetime. On each and every job that we do, I walk through with my binder which has dividers in it. The dividers are for each trade. I have gathered a list of complaints and callbacks that we have had in the past. I generalize this list in each trade and then walk through and try to see if any these topics are issues that I want addressed before we hand over final billing. Just last week I got caught by a homeowner who snuck up on me and asked me “What are you doing? I though you were done here?”. I said, “ What you think is done and what I think is done are two different things. I have to make sure you don’t call me on Christmas eve and tell me that your front sink in the powder room is leaking”. At the end of my walk through the homeowner turned to me and said thank you for taking the time to walk through. I am glad I chose you do build my house”. In today’s market it benefits me to do this.

Etiquette is something that many people let fall by the waist side. In my opinion it is the most important value or practice that keeps a company afloat. I have very strict rules about how my company from clerical to tradesman to laborers present themselves. If they come to work late, they will more then likely go to a jobsite late. True, I have GPS on my vans and I do have project managers that follow crews around from time to time. Should I have to spend time doing this? The answer is clear. No. If you hire an employee that shows up 5 minutes early and stays five minutes late. I can almost guarantee that he will spend the extra minute to measure twice, or pick up a mess, add an extra nail, etc. We will not accept anything less.

Our company has been around for ten years and from day to day our success changes. We believe that success is not a destination but a journey. If we continue to stand behind our values which become practices we will continue to lead the pack. There really is no better time then now to practice values.

BidForMaterials.com was the proud sponsor of the groundbreaking ceremony for Thermo King’s new building in Farmingdale, NY. Thermo King is the world leader in transport temperature control and are constructing one of the first green buildings in the Town of Babylon. Their new building will be energy efficient, made of recycled materials, and all supply needs will be handled using bidformaterials.com’s unique system of connecting contractors to suppliers. Here are a few pics of the event:

by David Winzelberg
Published: December 7, 2009

This time, they don’t expect to find anything.

After the FBI has finished digging for corpses possibly buried there by the mob, the vacant East Farmingdale parcel on Del Drive is now ready for development.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Tuesday at the nearly two-acre parcel, the site of a new 12,500-square-foot industrial building for Thermo King, which is relocating from about 5,000 square feet in Amityville.

In October 2008, FBI agents dug up the remains of Colombo underboss William Cutolo, after informers told officials that bodies were buried in the industrial park. The FBI returned to the property in February 2009 to search for the remains of Alphonse Persico and John DeRoss, who were recently sentenced to life in prison for their role in the 1999 Cutolo killing.

The new Thermo King building will be LEED-certified, according to Mark Seiden of LMJ Contracting in Farmingdale, which is constructing the facility.
Michael Rudnick of Thermo King said 21 jobs will come to the new building, and he expects to double that amount within the next five years. Thermo King, based in Minneapolis, is a division of Ingersoll Rand. Thermo King pioneered refrigerated trucking in 1938, which allowed perishables to be shipped across distances without using ice and straw.

The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for noon at 309 Del Drive is sponsored by bidformaterials.com, an online site where building materials are available for bid by contractors.

by Owen R Davey

The nights are already getting longer and it’s getting dark earlier and to be honest it’s the perfect time to invest in some new home lighting. As we approach Christmas it’s going to get darker and darker and that means that you can have some great fun with home lights and lamps etc… However, there are a few things you need to do to ensure that you choose the perfect options for your home.

Buying new home lighting is easy, the hard part is choosing the right things. Wall lights, pendant lights, spot lights and lamps as well as many more options are available on today’s market and this can make it a bit hard to decide. First things first, you need to know which rooms you plan on adding a bit of light to.

There are lots of options to choose from and you may find it difficult to make up your mind. Well, if that’s the case then you should read on to learn how to choose the right services for your needs. You will also need to set yourself a budget so that you don’t overspend and waste your money on a deal that’s not worth it.

Home lighting such as wall lights are always very popular but they don’t always work in every home. Square rooms do better with pendant lights because this allows the light to spread throughout the room. Wall lights are usually better in longer rooms that don’t get much light from windows – terraced houses usually have wall lights in the living room.

It’s important to remember that buying the right lights will make a huge difference to your living space, so it’s wise to get it right the first time. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t experiment. Perhaps buy a few things and try them out, but if it doesn’t work then you can always take them back – just be very careful with bulbs, 100 Watt bulbs can ruin lamp shades so don’t get too excited!

You will easily find home lighting on today’s market – you just have to know where to look. Have a browse on a few websites and see what you can find. If you perform some searches in Google you’ll more than likely be confronted with several offers and deals that are worthwhile.

About the Author:

Author Owen R Davey talks about finding home lighting online. www.onlinelighting.co.uk has a big range of options available, you should easily get what you’ve been looking for.