SBPD

About SBPD

What is SBPD?

Distributors and their suppliers, who primarily serve the retail industry, have united as a unique membership segment of the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA). While NBMDA provides these companies with resources to enhance their distribution management and operations, SBPD offers the tools necessary to provide exceptional customer service.

Who are SBPD members?

Distributor members operate inventory-stocked warehouses throughout the U.S. and Canada and represent both large and small distributors. Employing both an inside and outside sales force, SBPD distributors provide value-added wholesaling and marketing services.

SBPD distributor members serve a customer base primarily comprised of:

Independent retail dealers Local, regional and national home center chains

Associate members are manufacturers who have partnered with wholesale distributors in an effort to effectively and economically market their product lines to the retail market.

SBPD members supply the market with a wide variety of building products including:

     
  • Abrasives
  • Adhesives/caulks/fasteners
  • Air infiltration barriers
  • Alternative wood products
  • Cabinet storage accessories
  • Cabinets/countertops
  • Ceiling systems
  • Closets/shelving
  • Doors & windows
  • Engineered wood products
  • Fencing
  • Fireplaces
  • Flooring
  • Garage doors
  • Geotextiles
  • Hardboard/gypsum products
  • Hardware-builders
  • Hardware-cabinet
  • Hardware-structural
  • Insulation/siding
  • Laminates
  • Landscape fabrics
  • Lumber/plywood (hardwood)
  • Lumber/plywood (softwood)
  • Mouldings/millwork
  • Paneling/particleboard
  • Power tools
  • Rain carrying products
  • Roofing products
  • Shutters/skylights
  • Solid surfacing materials
  • Stain/coatings
  • Ventilating systems
  • Waferboard
  • Specialty items & other

    • How is SBPD organized?

    NBMDA and SBPD are member-driven organizations. SBPD member volunteers, serving on a variety of different committees and the NBMDA Board of Directors, develop and coordinate the programs, services and events which are provided to SBPD members.

    What benefits does SBPD offer its members?

    SBPD brings you closer to related distributors, manufacturers and ultimately your customer. Programs and events are designed to enhance your knowledge of the marketplace. SBPD members are offered exclusive opportunities to exchange ideas, obtain valuable data and build influential relationships resulting in a competitive edge. Key benefits of SBPD membership include:

    Networking:

    SBPD members unite to exchange information and build relationships at NBMDA's spring conference and fall convention, as well as the National Building Products Expo.

    A directory of SBPD members puts you in immediate contact with similar members who can assist you with your challenges and serves as a resource for locating potential new trading partners.

    Education:

    In addition to all of the educational resources that NBMDA has to offer, SBPD sponsors warehouse tours, guest speakers, member panels and roundtable discussions which specifically address vital issues and topics currently impacting distribution to the retail industry.

    Information:

    NBMDA's bimonthly newsletter, Channels, includes specific information on SBPD members and upcoming SBPD- sponsored programs and events. All data distributed to the members through NBMDA's series of business surveys also includes analysis specifically for SBPD members.