Industry
Construction Materials, Supplies and Heavy Equipment Collections Deadlines decide what is collectable.
Material and supply houses, heavy equipment sales and rentals, general contractors and subcontractors. Each has its own problems, and lien deadlines and pay-when-paid clauses decide what is collectable, so the order an account is worked in matters more here than almost anywhere.
Why it goes unpaid
The account is late for a reason.
Deadlines decide what is collectable.
Money in construction moves down a chain, and every link has a reason to wait for the one above it. General contractors and subcontractors each bring their own problems: pay-when-paid clauses, retainage, change orders in dispute and an owner who has not paid the GC. All of it lands on the material supplier, the equipment rental company or the sub at the bottom. The remedies that actually have teeth, liens and bond claims, carry hard deadlines that start running long before most companies think about collections. The order an account is worked in matters more here than almost anywhere.
Complex project timelines, large-scale equipment rentals and multiple subcontractors can lead to significant unpaid balances. Our proven strategies address construction-specific challenges, from mechanic’s liens to bond claims. We help you get paid for every project milestone, allowing you to focus on building and expanding your business.
Who we work with: Building material and supply houses, heavy equipment sales and rentals, general contractors and subcontractors, parts and service.
Read the guide: construction collections and the lien deadline
How it works
Five steps. The first one costs nothing.
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Tell us what happened
How much you are owed, who owes it, how old it is and what has already been tried. A short conversation, not an onboarding process.
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You get an honest read
Before you place anything, we review the account and tell you straight whether it is worth pursuing, how long it is likely to take and what it will take to recover. If we do not believe it can be collected, we tell you that up front, before you spend any more time on it.
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Send the paperwork
The contract, the invoices, the proof of work. Whatever establishes that the debt is real and that it is owed to you.
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A veteran collector works it
Someone who has worked your industry for decades. You get status updates and reporting throughout, so you always know where the account stands.
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You get paid
We collect, and we pay you. Recovered money is remitted to you every week, and there is no fee unless we collect.
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No fee unless we collect
Contingency, with no management fee and no paperwork fee. If nothing is recovered, you owe nothing.
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Legal forwarding at no markup
Most agencies work an account for a week or two, hand it to legal, then raise the contingency rate or add a legal management fee. The rate does not change here and there is no management fee. You pay filing fees and court costs at cost. It stays a last resort.
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Weekly remittances
Money that comes in goes out to you every week, so a recovery does not sit in someone else's account improving their cash flow instead of yours.
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Domestic and international
Including overseas creditors owed by companies in the United States, where waiting for the statute to run is the most common and most expensive mistake.
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We find out why they are not paying
A company that cannot pay and a company that will not pay need opposite approaches. Working out which one you are dealing with comes before anything else.
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Status updates and reporting
You are told where the account stands without having to chase your own collection agency for an answer.
Questions
Asked by construction materials, supplies and heavy equipment companies.
Why does a construction account need to be placed early?
Liens and bond claims are the remedies with teeth, and their deadlines start running long before most companies think about collections. The order an account is worked in matters more in construction than almost anywhere, so the sooner it is placed, the more options are still open.
Do you only collect commercial debt in construction materials, supplies and heavy equipment?
Yes. Every account we take is owed by one business to another business. We do not collect consumer debt, and we do not take accounts owed by individuals.
What does it cost?
It is contingency. There is no fee unless money is collected, no management fee and no paperwork fee. If the account is placed and nothing is recovered, you owe nothing.
What do you need from me to start?
Whatever establishes that the debt is real and that it is owed to you. Usually the contract or the purchase order, the invoices, and proof that the work was done or the goods were delivered.
Will this damage the relationship with my customer?
The first job is working out why they are not paying, because a customer who cannot pay and a customer who will not pay need opposite approaches. Where the relationship is still worth keeping, the account is worked in a way that leaves it standing.
What if it has to go to an attorney?
Legal forwarding is a last resort and it does not change your rate. There is no legal management fee. You pay the filing fees and court costs at cost, with no markup.
Other industries
Trucking and Transportation
The freight clock does not wait.
SaaS, Software and Technology
Protect the revenue. Keep the customer.
Aviation
Get it flying. Then get paid.
Legal Services
The firms, and the companies that serve them.
Wholesale Goods and Manufacturing
The goods shipped. The money did not.
Commercial (B2B) collections only. We do not collect consumer debt.
Let’s go get your money.
Bring the account. You get a straight answer on whether it is worth placing, what the timeline looks like and what it will take to get you paid.