In the building supplies industry, many products are sold by weight. Having access to accurate scales can help building supply companies ensure accurate billing. This could include weighing by the truckload on a truck scale, weighing individual pallets using a forklift scale or floor scale, or using a checkweigher or counting scale to weigh out bags of components. When using scales to buy and sell goods, it is important that scales have been verified as legal for trade.

By their very nature, building supplies are often heavy items that are traded in large quantities. When distributing building supplies, it is important that vehicles are safe and compliant with legislation. Using a truck scale to weigh distribution vehicles can help reduce wear and tear on the roads and on the vehicles themselves. Bigger suppliers of construction materials may have their own truck scale on site. These can be paired with indicators, software, and other peripherals such as traffic lights, barriers, and RFID to create a complete traffic marshalling system.

Knowing the weight of goods is critical to safety on a construction site. Whether you are moving goods around your site using trucks, hoists, or manual handling by construction workers, it is important that building supplies are weighed to stay safe and avoid damage to machinery or personnel.

Truck scales, forklift truck scales, and deck scales can be used to weigh and record raw materials for inventory control – both for suppliers and on construction sites. Knowing the quantity of supplies used means contractors can control costs, budget more accurately, and avoid waste, ultimately leading to better project profitability.

Many building materials, including concrete and types of roofing materials, must be pre-mixed in set quantities to ensure strength, longevity and quality control. Depending on the type and quantity of material being handled, weight indicators and software can be paired with bench or floor scales to create recipe control systems that weigh and measure different ingredients for accurate mixing and blending. For larger sites, that handle more materials, load cells can be fitted to tanks and hoppers, allowing site managers to keep a tight control of materials usage.

Scales can be used for tracking resource usage and wastage. This information can be used to implement sustainable practices, minimize waste generation, and reduce the environmental impact of construction activities.