Preferred Vendor List

4/20/2021 (Permalink)

Preferred Vendor List for Businesses

Do you have one?

What is a preferred vendor list? A preferred vendor list is a list of businesses or people that you purchase services or products from. These are the vendors that you have a relationship, an agreement, the one that you want to call or order from when you are in need of what they provide.

Who is usually on your preferred vendor list? That depends on you, your preferred vendor list can be as small or as extensive as you want it to be.

It can include just your utility and maintenance vendors or right down to the restaurants you like to order lunch from, it is all up to. The most gathered information for a vendor and a list of some preferred vendor categories are listed below. You can create your vendor list in many ways, alphabetically is not usually the best way, the best way is usually to create categories.

Once you have created a list it should be shared and stored so that everyone that will be using it has access to it, it should also be accessible from off site in case of an emergency in the building and you cannot get to it.

Below are some examples of vendors you can put on your list and some examples of information to include.

Utilities (Category)

Electricity - Company Name, Phone number, Emergency Phone Number when it applies, Fax, Address, Email, Company Representative Information, Your Account # with the Company

Internet Services – Same as above

Gas Company – Same as above

Water provider – Same as above

Grounds Keeper – Same as above

Emergency Service Providers (Category)

Plumber – Same as above

Emergency Service Providers continued

Water Damage Restoration – SERVPRO of Fredericksburg 540-373-7000

Tow Truck Company – Same as above

Snow Removal Company – Same as above

Office Supplies and Office Equipment (Category)

Xerox – Same as above

Staples – Same as above

Postage Machine – Same as above

Please remember that the above information are examples and usually there are many other vendors on the list.