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The Basics
Benefits of the New Central Link for Distributors
As a distributor for Central States Manufacturing, you play a crucial role in the supply chain, ensuring that products reach contractors and end-users efficiently. The new Central Link platform is designed to enhance your operations, streamline processes, and...
How Contractors Get Ahead of the Game with the New Central Link
As a contractor, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge and ensuring the smooth operation of your business. Central States recently upgraded their industry-leading Central Link customer portal, a comprehensive platform designed to...
Check your orders for errors
We all make mistakes from time to time, but with CentralLink it’s easy to find them before they cause problems. Before you place your next order, click the Check For Errors button.
What size trailer should I use?
Check the Load Report for total weights and longest items on all the orders you’re coming to pick up. You don’t want to show up with a 16′ trailer and discover you have 20′ trim on an order. We want you to be able to safely haul any order you place with us.
Troubleshooting a Mac
CentralLink works seamlessly with Macs and PCs alike. But sometimes, Macs can have issues with security certificates that CentralLink issues. Even when you accept the certificate, a Mac can sometimes get stuck in an endless loop of asking for acceptance of a security certificate. We are not sure why it happens, but we have found a simply solution that works for nearly everyone.
Quoting a Metal Roof Quickly
Our Roofing Quote is designed to make it quick and easy to give a ballpark price on a metal roof. Most homeowners don’t know what a metal roof costs, or whether they can afford it. You tend to get a lot of people who are just “kicking the tires.” CentralLink’s Roofing Quote is the perfect tool to make it easy to give them a price.
Signing up for CentralLink
Signing up for CentralLink is simple and quick. Once you enroll, your Central States salesperson will verify your account and activate the login.
Advanced Features
Custom Purlin Punches
Don’t worry, it’s easy to create your own custom purlin punches with our punch editor. This will allow you to position punches where you need and then save them for future references. Once you have saved a custom punch it will always be available to you in from the purlin menu.
Finding a TopView Detailed Takeoff in CentralLink
Sometimes you are looking for an TopView estimate that we are working on. We have made it easier than ever to find a project.
Submit a TopView Detailed Takeoff
You can find the Top View Detailed Takeoff page under the Tools menu in CentralLink. There is just a handful of fields that we need to know before we can get started. Fill them out, upload a drawing, and sit back and relax while we go to work.
Sending a Message on your TopView Detailed Takeoff
Sometimes you just need to communicate with the person who is working on your detailed takeoff. CentralLink makes it easier than ever to communicate directly with the person who can help.
Manage your TopView Takeoff Requests in CentralLink
Sometimes you are looking for an TopView estimate that we are working on. We have made it easier than ever to find a project.
Outside The Box
Quoting when the color is not known
This is the typical scenario: a contractor walks in and needs a quote. But the homeowner has not chosen the color yet.
“Let’s just put it down as Green, then we can change it later.”
Inevitably, the order is accidently processed as green and it costs everyone a lot of money, with a lot of fingerpointing. We see it all the time.