Membership adds a second, aggregated rate alongside your existing supplier relationships, it doesn't replace or disrupt them.
Each member gets their own account with the supplier, tagged to the Alliance's negotiated rate. It's the same sub-account pattern already running with our supplier partners today, no shared logins, no shared statements, no visibility into any other member's account.
Raise a purchase order the same way you always have, through the same supplier. The only thing that changes is the price applied against your account, the aggregated Alliance rate, not your standalone volume tier.
The saving shows up directly on your supplier invoice. We don't take a cut of the unit price, our model is built around the same category volume, not a margin sitting between you and the supplier.
Membership doesn't require a minimum term or exclusivity across categories. If a category isn't earning its place in your buying, you keep using it elsewhere.
We don't publish which supplier or brand a rate comes from, that's commercially sensitive to both members and suppliers. Typical retail prices below are rounded for illustration, not copied from any specific retailer, a general sense of scale, not a quote.
| Category | Item | Typical retail | Standalone price | Member price | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware, Tools & Consumables | Cordless angle grinder | ~$495 | $353.64 | $329.60 | 6.8% lower |
| Hardware, Tools & Consumables | Cordless rotary hammer | ~$590 | $425.45 | $399.20 | 6.2% lower |
| Hardware, Tools & Consumables | Rapid battery charger | ~$225 | $153.00 | $144.00 | 5.9% lower |
| Refrigeration Copper | Refrigeration copper, 3/8" tube | — | $84.78 | $29.59 | 65.1% lower |
| Refrigeration Copper | Refrigeration copper, 5/8" tube | — | $172.79 | $66.05 | 61.8% lower |
| Refrigeration Copper | Refrigeration copper, 7/8" tube | — | $331.21 | $126.89 | 61.7% lower |
Prices shown ex GST. Item descriptions are generic and don't reflect any specific brand, model, or supplier, actual member rates are only visible after login, by category. Typical retail figures are rounded for illustration, not sourced from a specific retailer listing. Refrigeration copper has no public retail benchmark shown, as it's typically quoted per trade account rather than listed at a retail price.
Trade hardware and tooling, the day-to-day spend every mechanical crew carries.
Refrigeration-grade copper tube and plumbing consumables central to HVAC installation work.
Major plant, ductwork, and controls, the categories we're actively bringing into scope as membership grows.