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The B2B Platform Built for Construction Materials Distribution.

Construction materials distribution runs on specification accuracy, project-based ordering, and regional demand intelligence. Thousands of products across cement & concrete, insulation & drywall, structural steel, timber & engineered wood, roofing systems, and façade elements. Each product specified by application, load class, fire rating, thermal performance, and environmental certification. Contractors search by project requirement, not by article number. A PDF product catalogue with technical tables cannot match the complexity of modern construction supply. FIRE captures every specification search, every project quote, every site delivery — and turns it into dealer intelligence that compounds with every building season.

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The Problem

Construction Projects Cost €500K–€50M. Your Sales Process Still Runs on PDF Spec Sheets and Phone Quotes.

Specification Complexity Delays Quotes Until the Contractor Calls Your Competitor

A contractor needs 240mm mineral wool insulation, fire class A1, thermal conductivity λ ≤ 0.035, for a facade retrofit in climate zone 3. Your catalogue lists 180 insulation products across 6 manufacturers. The buyer calls. Your dealer searches for 20 minutes. Wrong lambda quoted. Revision. The portal: filter by application, fire class, lambda, thickness — 4 matching products in 15 seconds. Quote before lunch.

Dealer Performance Lives in Regional Manager Memory

Which dealers are growing? Which reduced specification enquiries this quarter? When did the top contractor stop quoting your insulation range? If dealer intelligence lives in regional manager notebooks and quarterly Excel exports, you discover problems months late. FIRE tracks every dealer, every specification search, every project pattern in real time.

General Contractors, Specialists, and Architects Need Different Experiences

General contractors need full specification search with project quoting and site delivery scheduling. Specialist subcontractors need application-specific products with compliance documentation. Architects need BIM data, sustainability certifications, and aesthetic options. One product catalogue serves nobody. FIRE adapts the portal per buyer type.

The Building Assembles

Six Material Layers. One Wall Build-Up. Every Layer a Demand Signal.

INTERIOR STRUCTURE INSULATION 240mm AIR GAP 40mm FAÇADE SYSTEM ROOF TOTAL: 348mm EXTERIOR
Structure · Steel & Concrete
C30/37 concrete · S355 steel · 200mm slab
Demand: stable · +4% YoY
Insulation · 240mm Mineral Wool
λ ≤ 0.035 · Fire A1 · Facade retrofit
Demand: surging · +34% YoY · energy regulation driven
Membrane · Vapour Barrier
Sd ≥ 100m · self-adhesive · Class W1
Demand: steady · +8% YoY
Ventilated Air Gap · 40mm
Continuous ventilation · drainage plane
Accessory: brackets + rails · +12% YoY
Façade · Rainscreen Cladding
HPL panels · Fire B-s1,d0 · 28 colours
Demand: highest value/m² · +22% YoY · architect-specified
Roof · Membrane + Green System
EPDM + drainage + substrate + sedum
Demand: green roof +48% YoY · regulation + ESG
AI signal: Insulation is the driver — energy regulations shift from 160mm→240mm across 3 climate zones. Façade highest value/m². Green roofs accelerating (+48%). Every layer specified separately but ordered together. The portal that captures the full wall build-up owns the project.
The Categories

Six Material Families. Thousands of Products. Every Specification Search Captured.

Cement & Concrete

Portland, blended, high-performance, ready-mix, precast. Specified by strength class, setting time, sulphate resistance, and exposure class. The highest-volume family. Every project quote is a multi-tonne commercial signal with site delivery requirements.

Insulation & Drywall

Mineral wool, EPS, XPS, PIR, phenolic, cellulose. Specified by thermal conductivity, fire class, thickness, compressive strength, and acoustic rating. The fastest-growing family driven by energy regulations. FIRE tracks which λ values trend per climate zone.

Structural Steel

Beams, columns, hollow sections, plate, reinforcement bar, mesh. Specified by grade, section size, length, coating, and certification. Project-driven with long lead times. FIRE captures which section sizes and grades move fastest per region.

Timber & Engineered Wood

Structural timber, glulam, CLT, OSB, plywood, LVL. Specified by species, strength class, moisture content, treatment, and span. Sustainability-driven with FSC/PEFC certification as primary filter. FIRE manages both structural calculation and compliance.

Roofing Systems

Tiles, membranes, metal sheets, green roof systems, photovoltaic integration. Specified by wind load class, water tightness, fire rating, and aesthetic profile. Regional demand patterns driven by building codes and climate.

Façade Elements

Curtain wall, rainscreen, ETICS/EIFS, cladding panels, natural stone. Specified by thermal transmittance, wind pressure, fire performance, and architectural finish. The highest-value per m² family. FIRE captures which systems trend per building typology.

Site Intelligence

What Construction Brands Discover When Every Specification Search Becomes Project Intelligence

The Bigger Picture

Construction Materials Distribution Is a Specification Game. The Brand With Real-Time Project Intelligence Wins.

Construction materials distribution runs on specification accuracy and project-based demand. Thousands of products specified by fire class, thermal performance, load capacity, and environmental certification. A brand managing this with PDF spec sheets and phone quotes loses dealers to the manufacturer with the intelligent specification portal.

FIRE captures specification-level intelligence from every dealer interaction in real time. Specification search patterns show which products dealers need most. Project quoting shows seasonal demand. Sustainability filter usage reveals the certification transition. Every search is intelligence.

Specification complexity is the moat. Thousands of products, fire classes, thermal values, load ratings. A platform that lets dealers specify by application while capturing every enquiry is the structural advantage no catalogue replicates.

After one building season, specification data shows which products drive projects per dealer tier. After two, planning from evidence. After three, FIRE AI predicts dealer demand per spec class, flags at-risk accounts, and recommends production per region.

The platform is the tool. Specification-level dealer intelligence is the asset. And the asset compounds with every enquiry, every project quote, every BAU München, and every building season.

Measurable Impact With FIRE

Reduce effort, accelerate velocity, and capture intelligence — across every channel and every project window.

up to
68%
Self-Service Reorders
Convenience buyers reorder without sales involvement
Sales team freed for new listings and range reviews
Reduce ordering effort →
up to
3.4×
Promotional Reorder Rate
Pre-order windows managed in the portal
Limited editions drive repeat convenience orders
Boost promotional uptake →
up to
8 weeks
Earlier Trend Signals
Shelf rotation visible in real-time portal data
Production adjusted before quarterly report arrives
Capture specification intelligence →
up to
100%
Dealer Intelligence Captured
Every listing gained, lost, and at risk — tracked
Category management powered by evidence, not spreadsheets
Own your listing data →
FIRE for Construction Materials

Ten FIRE Products Built for Construction Materials Speed.

From FIRE B2B Portal to FIRE AI — each product captures specification intelligence the others compound.

10 FIRE products

FIRE Analytics DNA

Every Interaction Becomes a Data Point

FIRE captures data during the sales process — not after. From the first click to the final ERP sync, every step generates structured, queryable intelligence. This is the FIRE Analytics DNA: the complete data trail of every buyer interaction across every touchpoint.

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Sales Table
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products
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Whiteboard
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Collaborate
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Add meeting
notes
Add to
favourites
Buyer
Order
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Apply pricing
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Touchpoints per order
40+
Data points per touchpoint
1,000+
Structured data points per order
Data compounds over time
What Is the FIRE Analytics DNA?

The FIRE Analytics DNA is the complete data profile of every buyer interaction. Not just the final order — but the entire journey. Which products were shown? For how long? In what sequence? What was compared? What was dismissed? Every buyer decision is captured as a structured data point — automatically, during the process, not after.

Your B2B Customer Data Platform

FIRE functions as an industry-specific CDP for B2B wholesale. Every touchpoint — Sales Table, Sales App, B2B Portal, Digital Showroom, Remote — writes to the same contractor profile. Every channel reads and enriches the same data. The result: a complete picture of every buyer that deepens with every interaction and becomes your most valuable strategic asset over months and years.

Every Project Window Without a Platform Is Shelf Intelligence Lost.

Promotions, listings, specification classs, reorder velocity — one platform, compounding every cycle.

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Tell us about your Construction Materials categories, retail channels, and project calendar. We will show you FIRE configured for your SKU range, specification classs, and channel mix.

What Happens Next

1
Discovery Call
Your rep team structure, BAU München calendar, and current ordering process.
2
App Demo
Live walkthrough configured for your room categories and material depth.
3
Go Live
Ready before your next BAU München or Maison & Objet.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. 52-week windows with pre-order deadlines, display-ready packaging, volume tiers, and uptake tracking per channel.
Yes. General Contractors see specification search tools. Convenience sees impulse assortments. Architects see health views. Online grocery sees data feeds.
Yes. Listings gained/lost per account, velocity per channel, gap analysis. The data for category management conversations.
Yes. Singles, multipacks, display-ready, pallet configs. Each with own barcode, pricing, listing status.
Yes. Sales App captures every BAU München interaction as structured intelligence.
ERP integration in 20–40 days. Portal, Sales App, and Analytics configured for your categories, pack sizes, and channel mix.
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