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SpecBooks Intelligence Now Available Across All Solutions
NOV 1, 2026
SpecBooks is proud to announce SpecBooks Intelligence, a unified AI-powered platform that brings structure and consistency to sales, specification, and project management workflows. It unlocks the power of AI and real-time market intelligence so teams can make smarter, faster decisions — identifying new sales opportunities, optimizing profitability, understanding customer behavior, and tracking market trends while turning data into clear, actionable insights.Built directly into the daily workflow, SpecBooks Intelligence includes AI-powered Insights & Reporting, an AI Sales Assist Agent, AI Order Automation, full Job Pipeline visibility, integrated Task Management, and Smart Labels with job-site QR codes. Stay ahead of the competition, uncover untapped revenue, and accelerate growth.
- Daily priorities for every team member
- Pipeline insights that flag stalled jobs
- Deadlines in one view across tasks and deliveries
Introducing SpecBooks Conduit
AUG, 2026
SpecBooks Conduit transforms real market activity into actionable insights, giving manufacturers and manufacturer reps the visibility they need to grow market share, optimize product strategy, and strengthen dealer networks. Built from actual buying behavior, product activity, and dealer engagement across the SpecBooks ecosystem, it delivers AI-powered reporting on brand performance, content health, dealer networks, and market trends — while enabling real-time quoting with rep-specific pricing and automated data enrichment.
Whether you’re a manufacturer looking to track performance and reach your distribution network more effectively, or a rep focused on territory intelligence and faster multi-brand quoting, Conduit puts enriched product data and sales tools directly into daily workflows.
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SpecBooks Pro Now Integrates with JobTread
AUG, 2026
SpecBooks Pro now brings an e-commerce-style product selection experience directly into JobTread. Builders and contractors gain instant access to 3,300+ leading brands across plumbing, lighting, door hardware, and appliances — along with more than 22 million product SKUs — while automating catalog management, fixture and appliance sourcing, and the full bid, selection, client approval, and specification workflow.
With SpecBooks Pro You Can:
- Shop local suppliers instantly for builder-pricing and real-time availability.
- Easily build a complete SpecBook: estimates, picture portfolios, specification books, purchase orders, job-site QR-codes in unison.
- Share an interactive data-rich eSpecBook with clients for faster approvals and zero confusion.
- One-click multi-supplier checkout + live order tracking and direct supplier messaging.
- Instant access to enriched data for 3,300 top brands and 22 Million product SKUs.
Benefits SpecBooks Pro Provides JobTread:
- Push finished selections into any job with one click — budgets, selections and specs appear automatically.
- Auto-create fully enriched catalog items (photos, model #s, costs, markups) so your team never builds product data by hand.
- Approve in SpecBooks or JobTread — specifications flow instantly either way.
- Cost codes and pricing land ready for estimating, purchasing and downstream workflows.
- Keep your catalog current and searchable without leaving JobTread.
- Spend time building, not re-entering data or chasing product details across platforms.
Coastal Lifestyle Magazine
June, 2026
SpecBooks was honored to be featured in Coastal Lifestyle Magazine in the June/July 2026 article “SpecBooks: The One-Stop Shop” by Matthew S. Adams. The piece highlighted SpecBooks’ origins in a Destin, Florida, showroom and its platform that streamlines product selection, quoting, and specifications for builders, designers, and suppliers — helping local businesses thrive in one of the Gulf Coast’s fastest-growing markets.
SpecBooks Integration with TDP
APR, 2026
SpecBooks is proud to announce its integration with The Distribution Point (TDP). SpecBooks users can now browse TDP’s extensive inventory, buy with one click and track every order without leaving the platform. With white-labeled dropshipping and nationwide delivery, businesses can add premium products to their catalog and reach new markets without holding inventory.
- Access to Extensive Inventory: Tap into TDP’s vast product selection to enhance your offerings.
- One- Click Purchasing: Buy products effortlessly directly through the SpecBooks platform.
- Easy Order Tracking: Easily follow order statuses, communicate with order specialists, and edit orders.
- White Labeled Dropshipping: Deliver cost-effective products with your branding intact.
- Expand Market Reach: Drive revenue growth through efficient nationwide delivery.
- Broaden Product Offerings: Add premium products to your catalog without holding inventory.
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International Builders’ Show 2026 Recap
FEB, 2026
The highlight of our time at IBS 2026 was launching SpecBooks Pro — our powerful platform that streamlines fixture selections, client approvals, bidding, order creation, procurement, and submittals all in one unified tool. Visitors were especially excited about AI Order Creation, which delivers fast, accurate pricing and project details from standard order schedules to help contractors and builders make faster, smarter decisions. The response was overwhelmingly positive; everyone who stopped by our booth loved how SpecBooks Pro simplifies fragmented workflows and connects the entire ecosystem for greater efficiency and new opportunities.
We’re still buzzing from an outstanding show in Orlando (and from the copious supply of energy drinks)! A huge thank you to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the International Builders’ Show team, and every staff member who made the event run so smoothly. Everyone was incredibly friendly, helpful, and professional — truly a pleasure to work with. We connected with thousands of builders, manufacturers, and showrooms crossing over from KBIS. The energy was electric, and the outpouring of support, fresh ideas, and meaningful conversations has us inspired and energized for what’s to come.
This was the grand finale for IBS in Orlando — nearly 75,000 building professionals came together, and we’re thrilled to have been part of it as our first show. Mark your calendars: we’re already planning to join the excitement at IBS 2027 in Las Vegas, February 2–4. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth — we appreciate your time and look forward to building on these new connections. Stay tuned for more updates as we turn these conversations into action.
Dec 2, 2025
The Pair Program Podcast
Runtime Confidence Meets Real-World Adoption: How AI Is Transforming Traditional Industries
Rob Murray, Founder & CEO of SpecBooks, joined host Tim Winkler and Mike Gruen on Episode 82 of Hatchpad’s The Pair Program to discuss what it takes to move AI from prototypes to production-ready systems. The conversation covers runtime confidence, handling unstructured data, human-in-the-loop workflows, and the real-world results from SpecBooks’ work with Meibel — including significant improvements in win rates and workflow speed.
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