How great would it be if contractors could easily purchase construction materials with just a click? ‘Rakmao Platform’ is an online construction material purchasing platform designed to assist contractors and procurement teams by providing access to over 320 construction material stores across Thailand. Recently, it celebrated its 2nd anniversary with a promotion under the campaign "Giving Away to Conquer Every Construction Challenge," while also enhancing its system to improve procurement efficiency.

What is ‘Rakmao Platform’? ‘Rakmao Platform’ was developed to solve problems for contractors and construction operators nationwide, serving as a comprehensive source for construction materials to facilitate easy and quick work. For example, it allows users to send requests for quotes to multiple sellers, connecting buyers with leading stores across the country. It also features a Smart Compare Sheet that enables easy price comparisons using intelligent AI, and E-Document capabilities for online documentation that can be verified. Over the past two years, ‘Rakmao Platform’ has partnered with over 9,000 contractor members, including both individual and corporate contractors, with a goal of expanding its network to 500 stores nationwide by 2024 to provide more options for contractors and elevate procurement professionalism.

Mr. Nat Jiranirundkul, Co-Founder of Rakmao Platform, revealed that over the past two years, ‘Rakmao Platform’ has generated over 2.1 billion baht in revenue for stores on the platform, facilitated over 33,300 requests for construction material quotes, and issued 20,000 purchase orders. This shows that in just over two years, ‘Rakmao Platform’ has been dedicated to developing features that allow contractors and procurement teams to easily request quotes and purchase construction materials quickly and efficiently, with limitless product search capabilities.

“Interestingly, we found that contractors and procurement teams have made the most purchases on Rakmao Platform in five provinces: Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram, Chonburi, and Phuket. The most popular construction materials include cement, steel, ready-mixed concrete, ceilings, walls, roofs, and equipment, respectively. Additionally, construction materials that exceeded sales targets since the third quarter include steel, which surged by +38%, cement, which grew continuously by +25%, and ready-mixed concrete, which saw a sales increase of +2% compared to the previous year.”

Why buy construction materials from ‘Rakmao Platform’?

The main goal of ‘Rakmao Platform’ is to reduce workload and enhance procurement efficiency. The platform has developed a system that best meets the procurement process for contractors, such as payment through a Payment Gateway with credit/debit cards and QR Code, which is easy, secure, and available 24/7. It features a new price comparison table that simplifies price comparisons and automatically displays the best discount codes from each store. Furthermore, ‘Rakmao Platform’ helps stores access diverse contractor needs and analyze insights to serve customers quickly and accurately, effectively increasing sales opportunities.

How does ‘Rakmao Platform’ assist contractors?

‘Rakmao Platform’ simplifies the procurement of construction materials by connecting with over 320 leading stores nationwide. Contractors can easily find quotes from multiple sellers through the platform with just one click and quickly compare quotes using the intelligent AI table, allowing for immediate ordering and faster project completion. This reduces the previous issues of searching for stores and waiting for material prices from various places, which was time-consuming and chaotic, while also streamlining the workflow for procurement teams or contractors, giving them more time to manage other aspects of their work.

Moreover, ‘Rakmao Platform’ understands the investment challenges contractors face when purchasing construction materials. It has partnered with ‘J Ventures’, a technology and digital transformation platform developer within the Jaymart Group, to directly address the issues faced by contractors and operators. They have launched ‘Paa Credit’ to solve financial problems for contractors needing working capital for purchasing construction materials, making it easier and more convenient to access funding sources. Currently, ‘Paa Credit’ is available to Rakmao members in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan, offering credit limits of up to 100,000 baht.

Additionally, to celebrate its 2nd anniversary, ‘Rakmao Platform’ has launched the promotion “Rakmao 2nd Anniversary” under the campaign “Giving Away to Conquer Every Construction Challenge,” providing substantial discount codes from Rakmao Platform, stores, and leading brands to reinforce the idea of “Making Procurement Easy, Ready to Fight Together in Every Situation.” They are also preparing to give a Premium Box Set to contractors who request quotes and purchase from Rakmao Platform for the first time, along with many promotions and activities throughout the month, such as a photo contest to win free meals for teams, inviting contractors and procurement teams to take pictures with the “Procurement with Rakmao, We Fight to the End” team for a chance to win cash vouchers for team meals and many more Rakmao discount codes.

For contractors and procurement teams interested in using ‘Rakmao Platform’ for online construction material purchasing, which simplifies procurement and allows for price comparison from leading stores nationwide, they can register and start using it for free at www.rakmao.com or inquire further via Line: @rakmao or Facebook: Rakmao. More details on promotions can be found at https://blog.rakmao.com/rakmao-2nd-anniversary.