Input costs
Your price is locked.Your costs aren’t.
Protect your margin from rising material, fuel and energy costs, or a jump in import duties.
Where rising costs hit.
Contractors
Steel, copper or aluminum rises after you quote the job. Your margin pays the difference.
Manufacturers
Metal, resin or energy costs climb while your customer prices stay fixed.
Fleets and haulers
Diesel gets more expensive after you agree the rate. Each load earns you less.
Distributors and importers
You’ve quoted the customer. Supplier prices and import duties can still rise.
Tell us what could raise your costs. Let’s talk.
Built around your business.
You’ve committed to a customer price. Copper hasn’t.
Your bid assumed $5.00/lb copper. You chose an all-in ceiling of $5.50/lb, including protection.
Your copper cost stays at $5.50/lb, including protection.
Assumes 200,000 lb of copper for one job.
Illustrative examples. Terms and pricing agreed upfront.
Businesses already do this
Manufacturers protect prices they’ve already quoted.
Mueller Industries protects margins on orders it has already priced for customers.
Publicly reported example.
Put a ceiling on rising costs.
Limit the increase you absorb.
Set a cost ceiling your business can absorb. We set up protection around that limit.
Keep your usual suppliers.
Buy the way you do today. Protection is arranged separately from your purchasing.
Know the terms upfront.
See the ceiling, the possible payout and the protection cost before you commit.
Your account. Your approval.
You tell us what could hurt the business. We set up the protection and show you the terms and price. You approve it through an account in your business’s name that we help you open.
Let’s protect your next move.
Tell us a little about your business. We’ll take it from there.
Thanks. We’ll be in touch.
Questions
Which costs can be protected?
Costs that follow a widely published price, such as metals, fuel, natural gas or power. Protection follows that published price, not each supplier invoice. Tell us what could raise your costs and we’ll confirm what we can protect.
Can tariffs or import duties be covered?
Sometimes. Tariff protection is tied to a defined policy outcome, such as an agreed duty rate taking effect by an agreed date, rather than a published price. It pays under those agreed terms, not on each customs bill. Tell us what you import and we’ll confirm what we can protect.
Do I need to change how I buy materials?
No. You keep buying from your usual suppliers. Protection is arranged separately.
How is the ceiling set?
You tell us the cost your business can absorb. We set up protection around it and show you the terms and price before you commit.
What if prices fall instead?
You buy at the lower market price. The contract doesn’t pay out, and the upfront cost isn’t returned.