Here at Thomas, we've been powering North America’s largest and most active network of B2B buyers and industrial/commercial suppliers for more than 120 years. We understand the challenge of finding the best and most reliable suppliers.
That's why we developed the Thomas Network to help you search for qualified manufacturers, distributors, and service companies. Searching on Thomas is free, and for the best experience we recommend that you register so you can have full access to view suppliers’ certifications and download white papers. We know you're busy, so let us quickly walk you through our top eight features you can try today:
1. Find High-Quality North American Suppliers
Search our database of 500,000+ suppliers:
Peruse company profiles to get supplier information such as:
- Essential business information - key contacts, founding year, company size by revenue, and number of employees
- Complete list of products and services offered
- Structural data such as diversity status, quality, and registration certifications
- Free Supplier Summary report
2. Quickly Compare Suppliers and Find the Right One for Your Business
Using our Supplier Discovery platform, you can select two to five companies to compare at a glance.
3. Easily Request Information
Once you find suppliers that are right for your needs, you can send RFIs to any supplier by clicking the "Request Information" button located to the right of their tile in search results, or at the top of their Thomas profile.
4. Send Quote Requests to Multiple Suppliers
Tired of filling in the same form again and again for the same project? When you request a quote, you can select up to five suppliers and send them a new or existing project brief.
5. Use Our Advanced Filters To Zero In On Results
If you work for a larger or governmental organization, it can be challenging to find suppliers with the right certification, registration, and diversity requirements. Thomas makes it easy to filter search results to find the suppliers that fit your needs.
You can also filter suppliers by geolocation and company types by adding multiple filter criteria when searching for a product or service on the Supplier Discovery platform.
6. Narrow Down Your Search by Thomas Supplier Badges
Thomas’ supplier badging system is a quick and easy way to narrow down your search. Two Thomas supplier badges, Thomas Registered and Thomas Verified, offer increasing levels of validated company and contact information to ensure you find the right supplier for your needs. From a supplier search page, use the supplier validation section to simplify your search.
Both the Registered and Verified badges provide validated contact information, primary products and services, and direct contact options for the supplier. Suppliers with Verified badge have additional details listed, such as capabilities, video content, and product showcases to make your search even easier.
7. Save a Supplier and Create a Shortlist
With just one click, you can save suppliers to your Thomas Account, or create a specific shortlist based on your project requirements. Look out for the Save button on each supplier profile summary section to create your Save lists and Shortlists:
Once you create a shortlist, you can access them in the Shortlists tab of My Account and export the list as a CSV (excel-compatible) file by clicking the 'Download' button. If you did not select a specific supplier, we will export the whole list for you. Alternatively, you can select specific suppliers you would like to download data for.
Register today to try out these features yourself.
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