Spruce Software for Lumber and Building Materials Businesses
End-to-end software that manages everything including purchasing and inventory, delivery, accounting, ecommerce, and business analytics. Created by lumber and building supply experts, Spruce is tailored to meet the unique needs of building materials dealers.
Transform your operations and grow your business
Don’t let outdated or disconnected systems slow down your lumber, home and building supply business. Spruce, an intuitive ERP designed specifically for LBM dealers, can help your business evolve—while giving you back valuable time.
Graphical analytics for accounting, inventory, purchasing, and sales in one system
- Instantly update warehouse inventory counts as items sell with interactive, real-time dashboards
- Eliminate manual data entry and set up proactive alerts to monitor the health of your business
- Understand special orders and understand different department performance
All-in-one Document Management for efficiency and productivity
- Eliminate time-consuming, paper-heavy processes
- Streamline operations with instant, linkable customer statements
- Reduce costs while making it easier for customers to shop with you
Improve AR and GL metrics, trends and risks with advanced reporting
- Access advanced reporting and dashboards for balance sheets, income statements, and more
- Evaluate sales performance and monitor KPIs such as sales and profit
- Instantly spot trends, opportunities, and areas of risk like gross margin ROI
- Highlight and alerts for over-established credit limits
Eliminate data security fears
- Our secure, cloud-based software keeps your business open by automatically backing up information
- Even if your physical store is impacted by a catastrophic event, you can rest easy knowing that your data isn’t
Learn how Curtis Lumber runs 22 locations with Spruce
"With Spruce, we have options for delivering statements and invoices for our customers to select from. ...Our stores are not cookie cutter; they all have different needs,” says Liz Irish, VP of Information Services.
Spruce ERP Software FAQs
What is Spruce software, and who is it designed for?
Spruce is a cloud-based lumber yard software designed for lumber and building materials dealers, multi-location hardware stores, kitchen and bath showrooms, and other related businesses. It streamlines operations by integrating purchasing, inventory, delivery, accounting, and ecommerce into one seamless platform.
How can Spruce software benefit my lumber yard business?
Yes, Spruce is highly customizable to adapt to various business needs such as lumber, multi-location operations, and unique product inventories. It offers add-on modules like advanced analytics, payment processing, a comprehensive ecommerce platform, and delivery fleet management to tailor the software to your specific requirements. In addition, the software can integrate with 20+ different vendor EDI providers as well as a variety of import options for estimating (Saberis, Base Camp, Andersen iQ, 20/20, and more).
Can Spruce software help manage inventory across multiple locations?
Yes. Spruce supports multiple branch locations with a unified database that facilitates easy inventory management and stock checking across all sites. This ensures seamless operations and optimized resource allocation for businesses with numerous locations.
How does Spruce ensure data security for my business?
Spruce uses secure, cloud-based technology to automatically back up your information, ensuring business continuity even in catastrophic events. This approach alleviates data security fears, letting you focus on your business operations without worrying about data loss.
Does Spruce software integrate with existing platforms in my business?
Yes, Spruce seamlessly integrates with various ecommerce, payment processing, and vendor EDI systems, enhancing your current business infrastructure. These integrations streamline processes, enabling more efficient operation and improved customer service.
Is there any geographical limitation to using Spruce software?
Yes - Spruce is tailored to your specific needs upon implementation, whether that be for lumber or product inventory types, multi-location businesses, or other unique requirements. We also offer a full ecosystem of add-on modules to enhance your Spruce software, including a comprehensive ecommerce platform to take your business online, payment processing solutions, additional business intelligence dashboards and analytics tools, a delivery fleet management mobile application, and more.
Is there any geographical limitation to using Spruce software?
Spruce is available for customers in the United States and other regions, including Canada, the UK, the Caribbean, and the Australia-Pacific area. It supports multiple currencies and regional formats, making it versatile for international operations.
Is Spruce available only in the United States?
No - Spruce supports many different regions and tax methods including VAT/GST. We currently have customers using our software in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Caribbean, and the Australia-Pacific region. The POS application language is English regardless of region, however but a variety of currencies and regional numeric formats are supported.
How does Spruce help in retaining customers and attracting new business?
Spruce offers advanced features specifically designed for the building materials industry to help you retain customers and capture a greater market share without exceeding your marketing budget. These features include customer relationship management tools and integrated ecommerce solutions.
How does Spruce ensure data security?
Spruce's secure, cloud-based operations protect your data by automatically backing up information. Even if your physical store is impacted by a catastrophic event, your data remains safe and accessible.
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“Spruce makes it easy for us to track inventory, make sure our pricing is where it needs to be, and deliver superior customer service.”
“Just being able to email customer invoices and statements has saved us thousands of dollars a month, not to mention all the time it saved.”
Expand your business and boost productivity
Stop wasting time, money, and resources on outdated and generic software. Request a demo today to see what’s possible!