For Business Buyers
Most of what a purchasing department needs from Supply Tie is already in place. It has not been easy to find. This page is the plain version.
Where the prices on this site come from
Catalogue pricing here is fed from supplier data, and supplier data moves. We would rather say that plainly than have you find out on an invoice.
So treat the catalogue as what it is — a fast way to scope, compare and build a list. Before an order is placed, anything volume-sensitive or freight-sensitive is confirmed on a quote, and the quote is the number we stand behind. Minimum order quantities and lead times come back with it, confirmed with the supplier rather than estimated.
If what we can actually deliver differs from what the catalogue showed, you hear it before the order goes in, not after. We are not going to claim every line is always right. We are telling you where the check happens.
Your pricing, not list pricing
What an anonymous visitor sees is list pricing. Once your business account is approved and you are signed in, the site shows the rates set for your account — on product pages, in search results and in the cart. There is no code to enter and nothing to remember.
Send us what you buy today
Send a spreadsheet, a PDF or a pasted list — part numbers and the quantities you actually buy — from Uline, Grainger, McMaster-Carr or anyone else. You get back a line-by-line comparison: what we match, what we cannot, and where a difference is a real difference rather than a pack-size difference.
Turnaround is normally one business day. No cost, no obligation, and where you are already buying a line well, we will say so.
Start a free savings analysis · How we compare to Uline, Grainger and McMaster-Carr · How our freight and minimums compare with Uline and Grainger
Reorder lists built for you
Tell us the items you buy on repeat and we will set them up as saved favourites on your account, with the quantities you actually order. The first time you sign in, your list is already there — a repeat order takes a minute rather than a re-search.
Net 30, PO checkout and tax exempt
A company card is fine for a one-off prototype or a sample. It is not how a purchasing department buys, and we do not expect it to be.
Apply once and all three are set against your account. Once terms are approved you order against a PO number on Net 30 instead of a card, and your exemption certificate goes on file in the same application — no per-order paperwork, and no chasing a credit for tax you should not have been charged.
If you would rather send the purchase order to us directly than place it through the site, you can do that too. Or build a cart and send it over from the cart page with your PO number attached, and we will confirm the order by email.
Apply for a business account · Submit a purchase order · Send a cart with a PO · Tax exempt purchasing
Bulk, case pack and custom quantities
From a single case to a full pallet. Send us the list and we come back with pricing, lead time and freight together, so you are comparing a delivered cost rather than a unit price with a surprise attached.
If a spec is not in the catalogue at all, ask anyway — a good part of what we sell is sourced to order.
Bulk and case pack ordering · Request a quote · Send us your cart to price
Local delivery
Some orders do not need a carrier. If you are in the area, send the cart over instead of checking out and we will tell you whether we can bring it — usually faster than freight, and it takes the shipping line off the invoice.
A free VMI program if you want it
If you would rather we kept the count for you, set up your locations and areas, choose the products you want tracked, and set a min and max for each one. Whoever does the counting walks the area and enters what is on hand — or scans a printed Kanban card at the shelf instead of typing from a list.
The reorder list emails itself to you on the schedule you choose — weekly, fortnightly or monthly — and flags anyone who has not completed a count on time. Free, and entirely optional.
See how it works · Open the VMI tool
Shop by category
Pipe and electrical: Black Iron Pipe Fittings · PVC Pipe Fittings · Conduit Connectors · Pipe Insulation
Packaging: Pre-Stretch Hand Film · Shrink Film · Double-Sided Tape
Material handling: Tie Down Straps · Hoists & Trolleys · Pallet Jacks & Trucks
Fabrication and building: Sanding Belts · MIG Welding Wire · Structural Connectors
Where to start
- Apply for a business account — this is the one that unlocks account pricing, tax exemption, Net 30 and PO checkout.
- Send us a list — part numbers and monthly or annual volumes are enough to get a comparison back.
- Talk to a person — if it is easier to just ask, ask.