What is E1?
E1 is an online platform designed to help you find and follow projects where you are specified, or equivalent products are specified, and connects you to hundreds of Australian commercial builders and thousands of subcontractor.
Who can I connect with on E1?
E1 helps you connect directly with builders so that you can view their projects. Building rapport with Builders will go a long way to grow your business.
Our Subbie Connect feature is a powerful tool to market yourself to subbies that match your trades, as well as to identify trade-matched subbies that are interested and quoting on the same projects you are.
You can find specifying architect & engineer details if you have a Professional or Professional Plus licence. We’ll highlight them on projects, and you can use our Consultant Insights feature to create powerful specifier insights.
How do I make the most of E1?
Getting E1 ready
Before starting anything else, we need to make sure you've provided all the right information to E1 to make it work for you. You can do that by setting up your account.
Next, you should add all your team members, so everyone is working together. You can do that by adding your teammates and using the Team tab.
If you have multiple offices, you can manage numerous offices via E1. You may prefer to create separate accounts for national teams.
Finding work (aka lead generation)
Suppliers can quickly search for your products, brands, and competitors or browse, filter and sort to find projects of interest on the Tender Noticeboard. Our Speci-Finder feature makes this even easier, with automated alerts for projects mentioning your brands or keywords.
To make sure a project is right for you, you can confirm your specification by viewing and searching documents.
If you're invited to a project or have requested documentation, you'll need to manage your Invites & Requests in E1.
Managing projects
Once you've found a project, you can monitor projects and use the watchlist, it’s visible to your team to help you keep track of projects that matter.
Using the team tab, you can see what projects your colleagues are working on.
Uncovering powerful insights
With the basics under your belt, uncover the strategic value of E1 by delving into our Consultant Insights for those with a Professional subscription, or Consultant Insights, Market Insights and Specification Insights with a Professional Plus subscription.
What do I get when I upgrade?
E1 free membership is limited in two ways. Free members cannot;
- Access high-value projects
- View who the successful builder is
To unlock these two features, you must upgrade to a paid membership.
How can I use these features?
Viewing higher-valued projects is vital for suppliers who are not limited by labour constraints. Many subcontractors prefer to work on smaller projects, and therefore do not need to view large projects. suppliers do not often have this problem.
More extensive projects require more massive quantities to complete, which is a significant benefit to suppliers. For example, an electrical supplier can supply 20 power points for a house or 2,000 power points for a $100m tower in the CBD.
Viewing the winning builder on a tender will be beneficial if you've been following a project for a while, you've priced at tender stage, but haven't heard back from anyone about your quote in quite some time. Due to the nature of construction, suppliers are often the last to be notified, which may not give you enough lead time.
For example, a furniture supplier knows a specified item has a 16-week lead time. Once a builder is awarded, the supplier can find the winning builder on E1 and let them know that the item needs to be ordered long in advance. Without knowing the winning builder, the supplier may be passed off to a competitor with a smaller lead time.