Introducing the Most Recent Preferred Service Provider to Join the CGNA Network!
CGNA is proud to announce that Curri, the on-demand technology platform revolutionizing last-mile construction material delivery, is becoming the latest group Service Provider.
Curri is a subscription-free, pay-as-you-use, construction material delivery service. Use Curri to boost your existing fleet and match your customers’ expectations!
CGNA members, get $50 added to your Curri account to try out their building material delivery service.
Last-Mile Delivery Logistics and Elastic Scale for HVAC players
Last-mile delivery logistics is the last step of the process and key to customer satisfaction. It is also both the most expensive and time-consuming part of the shipping process. With the continuous rise of eCommerce in US retail sales, providers in every industry focus on delivering speedy fulfillment and distribution, at the lowest cost. The Covid-19 pandemic global crisis has disrupted distributor and manufacturer chains and has highlighted the need for flexible and reliable delivery of construction supplies and materials.
However, the complexity of such deliveries has driven high costs and frequent delays when handled by traditional and antiquated couriers.
That’s where Elastic Scale comes in. Elastic scale is a concept where you only pay for what you need. Oftentimes, a traditional fleet leads to underutilized trucks or drivers who sit around waiting for orders to come in. Thanks to its crowd-sourced, nationwide and diversified fleet, Curri allows for elastic scale, and enables distributors and manufacturers to never have to say “no” to a sale.
Curri has revolutionized the industry, ensuring that these complex loads, including HVAC parts, are delivered faster, with more precision, and are more resilient to disruptions along the way, all thanks to a deep layer of tech-powered technology. Curri provides real-time data and transparency on every shipment, allowing companies to better track the shipments that matter the most.
Market Demands and Growth
Last-mile delivery for distributor wholesalers and manufacturers is highly fragmented, currently served by a combination of inelastic, traditional, and expensive in-house fleet, tech-backward local couriers, and suboptimal alternatives like calling an Uber. As a result, the choice of last-mile courier is largely left to the local branch and large enterprises lose the benefits of scale and integration. By providing a nationwide, tech-forward solution that addresses all of their needs, from on-demand to scheduled, and sedans to semis, Curri is in a position to own the market for last-mile delivery in the construction wholesalers vertical.
Thousands of customers in the HVAC industry, including ACR Supply, Johnson Supply, WinSupply, Distribution Now, Ferguson and Hajoca, already utilize Curri every day to deliver their time-critical shipments throughout the US. They trust Curri to quickly and securely deliver complex loads ranging from heavy machinery to lighter equipment such as long pipes or struts, large appliances like bathtubs and cabinets, or several tile pallets and pipe bundles.
“Suppliers who don’t have the ability to make urgent, on-demand, or long-distance deliveries are leaving sales
on the table and risk losing customers and business to suppliers who do. Fleet Augmentation is the secret weapon of suppliers who care about getting material in their customer’s hands, fast.” says Matthew Lafferty,
CEO & Co-founder of Curri.
A start-up with an “888” phone number
Curri prides itself on assisting customers all along the booking process.
Their Delivery Operations Team offers professional support over the phone, the chat and by email from 5am to 10pm nationwide. In fact, customers reach a live person in less than 30 seconds on average!
Drivers’ pickup median times are 30 minutes for a car and 45 minutes for a truck. Curri offers proof of delivery and live tracking for all deliveries.
About Controls Group North America
Our members are the leaders in HVACR and controls distribution and through CGNA they combine their efforts and leverage the membership scale. They obtain better shipping rates, cost savings programs such as reduced credit card processing fees, rebates and pricing based on combined volume. They also access a vast inter-member inventory.
Additionally, Preferred Vendors in the gain access to the top-tear controls distributors across the U.S. and Canada with over 300 locations. Manufacturers develop account partnerships with CGNA’s lean and nimble executive team, covering support in business development, marketing, design and distributor support.
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