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Gilbane Supply Chain Update - Material lead time and price status as of April 30, 2020

Supply Chain Update | Lead Times and Prices
Unsure how your project may be affected by COVID-19? Let us help. Joe Piro, Gilbane Building Company vice president and director of supply chain management, is communicating regularly with logistics providers, manufacturers and distributors to ensure Gilbane is strategically positioned to support our clients through this unprecedented situation. To communicate his insights, we've provided the table above that shows lead time and price impacts to common materials as of April 30, 2020.

Joe Piro

Joe Piro is responsible for overseeing the global supply chain, logistics and spend management programs for the organization. He’s accomplished in the ground-up design and implementation of end-to-end supply chain and global logistics operations in the wholesale distribution, manufacturing, retail and construction management industries.

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