Online sourcing has enabled dramatic improvements in efficiency for buyers, but it’s not without its challenges. When it comes to complex problems where a solution or a part number are not immediately clear, buyers tend to need more.
Trade Hounds, a community with 350,000 skilled tradespeople — and growing — calls itself “America’s largest social marketplace for the construction industry.” Trade Hounds teams up with manufacturers and distributors to create a national database of materials, supplies, tools and parts. It also enables users to ask questions about tricky installs and career progression — a one-stop shop for buyers who are increasingly online.
David Bauders, the CEO of Trade Hounds, joins "5 Minutes with Industrial Distribution" to talk more about this new resource in the industry.
