Blue Book Launches Next Generation Offering for Lumber Supply Chain

Redesigned Platform and Subscriptions Equip Members to Achieve and Exceed Their Business Goals

Blue Book, the leading provider of lumber-specific credit and business information, unveiled major enhancements to its offering, including simplified membership tiers and a new member portal with new features. This release dramatically improves member access to data and insights, providing an easier and more intuitive experience that helps companies throughout the supply chain limit their financial risk and accelerate their growth like never before.

“Blue Book has a long and illustrious history of identifying and addressing our members’ needs”, said Kirk Soule, Blue Book CEO. “In 1901, our founder A.L. Baker used horseback riders, trains and telegraphs to collect vital trading information, solving important industry challenges. Fast forward 123 years, and our mission remains the same. Over the last 12 months, we’ve collected thousands of data points from our members on what’s working and how we can better support the industry. Today’s release brings cutting-edge technology and design to address those challenges and propel Blue Book into its next era of leadership.”

Simplified Membership Model

Blue Book is simplifying the membership tiers by eliminating many ala carte offerings, instead providing them free with membership. This straightforward, all-inclusive model makes choosing the right service level easy, and helps customers maximize their membership without worrying about additional fees.

“We have the most complete database of lumber-specific business information and sales leads in the world”, said Soule. “And we want our members to take full advantage of it. This simplified model doesn’t take away any services or benefits from our members; it just makes it easier to access more of them.”

Improved Member Experience

The lumber industry is dynamic and ever-changing, requiring real-time decisions that can make or break a business. The brand-new Blue Book member portal is more powerful than ever, with a modern user interface, clean layout and stronger capabilities that help members make smarter decisions and better connections– quickly.

“The new interface makes common functions – company searches, trading partner credit reviews and sales lead generation – easier than ever to complete,” said Soule. “And we’ve upgraded the look and feel of the portal to align with modern web applications. We also have new features like expanded business reports, public record searches for companies/principles, credit reference checks and API data integration.” 

To learn more about Blue Book or to become a customer, please visit Blue Book’s website (www.lumberbluebook.com).

About Blue Book

Blue Book is the leading provider of industry-specific credit and business information, helping companies manage their business, limit their financial risk and accelerate their growth. Since 1901, Blue Book has brought predictability to supply chains, helping family-owned businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike make the right trading decisions and business connections at the right time.  

Source: Blue Book Services, LLC