For Suppliers
Get paid faster as a construction supplier
No supplier dashboard, no new portal to learn. Send invoices and account statements to the builder or subcontractor's BuildFair alias email.
The current system
Suppliers end up financing project timing.
Residential construction depends on suppliers extending credit before the owner progress payment has moved through the chain. Materials land on site, the builder waits for a claim to clear, and the supplier waits behind everyone else.
Most builders and subcontractors are trying to do the right thing. The system still leaves invoices scattered across inboxes, statements, and accounting files, which makes approvals and reconciliation harder than they need to be.
BuildFair keeps the supplier side simple. The builder or subcontractor gives you a BuildFair alias email. You send invoices and account statements there. They handle the dashboard, approvals, and payment workflow.
Send the invoice to the project alias
When a builder or subcontractor gives you a BuildFair alias email, send the invoice there the same way you already email invoices today. The document is captured against the right project and account.
Statements go there too
Account statements, credit notes, and follow-up invoice copies can go to the same BuildFair alias email. Suppliers do not need to log in to upload them.
No supplier dashboard required
At this stage, suppliers do not use a BuildFair dashboard. Your job is simple: keep invoicing the builder or subcontractor through the BuildFair alias they provide.
Documents land in the payment workflow
The builder or subcontractor can review the invoice inside BuildFair, attach it to the project, and move it through their approval and payment process.
Keep your existing accounts process
You do not need to change your accounting system, trade counter process, or customer statement run. BuildFair fits around the invoice email you already send.
Cleaner records for everyone else
Because invoices and statements arrive through the alias, the builder or subcontractor has a cleaner record to approve, pay, and reconcile against project funds.
How it works
The supplier workflow is just email.
- Invoice destination: Use the BuildFair alias email supplied by the builder or subcontractor.
- Documents accepted: Invoices, account statements, credit notes, and supporting payment documents.
- Supplier access: No dashboard is required for suppliers at this stage.
- Project record: The builder or subcontractor manages review, approval, and payment from inside BuildFair.
FAQ
Supplier questions, answered.
Who is the supplier page for?
Material suppliers, trade counters, hire companies, and other residential construction suppliers who invoice builders or subcontractors working on BuildFair-managed projects.
Do suppliers get a BuildFair dashboard?
No. At this stage suppliers do not need a BuildFair dashboard. Send invoices and account statements to the BuildFair alias email provided by the builder or subcontractor.
Where do invoices and account statements go?
They go to the builder or subcontractor's BuildFair alias email. That alias routes the document into BuildFair so the person running the account can review and process it.
Do suppliers need to change their accounting system?
No. Keep sending invoices and statements from the system you already use. The only change is the email address you send them to for BuildFair-managed work.
Who approves the invoice?
The builder or subcontractor who received the invoice manages review and approval inside BuildFair. BuildFair does not ask suppliers to approve, upload, or manage invoices in a supplier portal.
Suppliers do not need to onboard.
If a BuildFair customer asks you to send invoices through the platform, use the alias email they give you. Your normal invoice and statement process can stay the same.
BuildFair also helps builders run jobs from project funds, subcontractors get paid on time, and owners protect their progress payments.