The 2026 Supply House of the Year Tracks Government Actions on Material Costs for Its Customers, on Its Own Website

Charles D. Sheehy, a 75-year-old Massachusetts supply house, runs a Commodity Watch tool on its website that tracks government actions tied to material costs in real time.

What the article says

Supply House Times’ Hannah Belloli-Oster profiles Charles D. Sheehy (CDS), its 2026 Supply House of the Year. Founded in 1951, CDS runs its main house and distribution center in Avon, Massachusetts, and expanded into plumbing in 2017. President Jeff Camuso traces its approach to the founding: “put the client first and let the manufacturers catch up.” Its Commodity Watch tool, available on its website, tracks government actions tied to material costs, and the company works alongside consulting engineers, tracking project milestones with its own technology. “Social media isn’t just marketing to CDS. It’s a way to pull back the curtain for its stakeholders and show the work behind the finished product.” Contractor customers quoted in the piece, including TG Gallagher Mechanical Contractors, credit CDS with working through availability and escalation with them. The article gives no revenue or headcount figures.

Why it matters at the top of the house

When policy moves material prices, the contractor’s first question is what the next bid will cost. CDS answers part of that on its website before the customer calls. The distributor sells information alongside the material, and the contractors quoted in the piece point to its help with availability and escalation.

One move to copy

CDS built a cost-tracking page, Commodity Watch, and put it on its own website where every customer can reach it. A smaller distributor can start with a monthly note on the price changes its contractors ask about most.

Source: Supply House Times, “Meet the 2026 Supply House of the Year: Charles D. Sheehy,” by Hannah Belloli-Oster, October 13, 2026. The Marketing Table shares the link and a note on why it matters; the article and its copyright belong to the publisher.

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