SideQuest by industry
Every distributor vertical has its own catalog quirks, customer mix, and PO formats. Pick yours for industry-specific buyer language, pricing models, and the gotchas SideQuest handles.
HVAC distributors
Compressors, refrigerant lines, condenser coils. Tonnage and BTU specs hide inside the description, not the PN. Fax-gateway PDFs, contractor POs, COD walk-ins.
Plumbing wholesalers
Brass valves, copper fittings, PEX runs. Diameter and thread specs that don't always carry a clean part number. Plumber walk-ins plus service-company net accounts.
Electrical distributors
Wire by gauge and run length, breakers, conduit. Contractor accounts, electrical-service company POs, project-based net accounts with job numbers.
Jan-San distributors
Janitorial and sanitary supplies for facilities, schools, healthcare. Case packs vs each, recurring weekly orders, route-day cutoffs.
Industrial MRO
Maintenance, repair, and ops parts for manufacturing plants. Long-tail SKUs, supplier cross-references, plant-floor urgent orders.
Medical supply distributors
Clinics, dental offices, urgent care, hospital systems. GPO contract pricing, lot/expiry tracking in QBO inventory, Excel spreadsheet attachments from Materials Management modules.
Foodservice distributors
Restaurants, schools, institutional kitchens. Case packs, broken-case math, chain-account contract pricing, route-day cutoffs, text-message-style emails from independents.
Auto parts distributors
Repair shops, fleet maintenance, dealer warranty desks. OEM vs aftermarket cross-references, supersession part numbers, same-day delivery, VIN+claim metadata on warranty POs.
Fastener distributors
Bolts, nuts, screws, washers. Diameter, thread pitch, length, grade, finish encoded in one description string. Imperial and metric on the same draft.
Building materials
Lumber yards and building supply. Dimensional specs, grades, treatments, special orders, job-site delivery dates and addresses straight off the PO header.
Safety supply distributors
PPE, fall protection, traffic control. ANSI / ISEA / ASTM compliance specs in the part number. Construction, manufacturing, and municipal accounts.
Welding supply distributors
Wire, rod, gas, consumables. AWS classifications, gas mixes, hazmat shipping, cylinder rentals and deposits routed correctly.
Petroleum & lubricants
Engine oil, hydraulics, gear lube, DEF. ISO VG / SAE / AGMA viscosity specs, packaging tiers from quart to bulk, fleet and industrial accounts.
SideQuest works across most B2B distributor verticals running on QuickBooks Online. Drop us a note describing your catalog model and we'll cover the specific gotchas for your industry.
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