The Ideal Supply Co.

The Ideal Supply Co.

The Ideal Supply Co. is wholesale supplier of commercial pipe, valves, fittings and related products and services serving the broad New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area since 1930. Ideal Supply is a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by NYC Department of Small Business Services. New York State WBE certification is currently pending (July 2021).

Shore Industrial Supply, founded in 1972 and located in Neptune, NJ, is a subsidiary of Ideal Supply Co, and a local supplier of commercial and residential plumbing supplies, HVAC and pipes, valves, fittings and related products.

  • When was your firm founded?

1930

  • Who founded your firm?

Harry Srulowitz

  • Where is your firm based?

The main office and warehouse location for Ideal Supply is 445 Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City, NJ. Shore Industrial Supply, a subsidiary company, is in Neptune, NJ.

  • How big is your firm?

Ideal Supply has 60 employees.

  • Is the company a family-owned business?

Yes, Ideal Supply is a family business.

Ideal Supply is a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by NYC Department of Small Business Services. New York State WBE certification is currently pending (July 2021).

Tracy Bates, has been the President/Owner of Ideal Supply since 2016. Ms. Bates joined Ideal Supply in 1998 as an Inside Sales Rep, became VP/Controller in 2008 and President/Owner when she purchased the company from her father, Donald Strittmatter in 2016.

Mr. Strittmatter had been with Ideal Supply since 1972 and became President/Owner in 1991 and he currently serves as Chairman of the Board.

  • What type of subcontractor are you?

The Ideal Supply Co. is wholesale supplier of commercial pipe, valves, fittings and related products and services serving the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area.

  • What have been some of the firm’s major accomplishments; major projects?

We are a supplier to mechanical contractors, we supply their projects.

  • Where does your firm operate-just NY or other areas?

We’re a supplier in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area as well as Monmouth and Ocean counties at the Jersey Shore. Our service area includes Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, and Orange Counties, New York and most of New Jersey.

  • What have been some of the unique traits of the firm?

The mission of Ideal Supply and Tracy Bates, our President and Owner, is to support our customers and their operations, with the highest level of service that saves time, adds real business value and keeps worksites productive and building.

Customer service is our main priority. Our sales teams are experienced and knowledgeable customer advocates, dedicated to efficiently handling customer needs from the first call to delivery to job site or shop. As a team we bring together decades of expertise and the dedicated focus to always put our customers first. We have an exceptional team.

As a woman-owned family business, we’re focused on cultivating a culture of trust, accountability, diversity and innovation to produce maximum benefit to for our employees, company, customers, industry and community.

Ideal Supply has been certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) by the NYC Department of Small Business Services. New York State WBE is currently pending (July 2021).

  • How has your firm been involved in the construction industry? (Associations, etc.)

Ideal Supply is a proud member of the American Supply Association, Affiliated Distributors, Mechanical Contractors Association of NY, Hudson County Chamber of Commerce, NYC Department of Small Business Services and the Subcontractors Trade Association.

  • What does the firm think it’s legacy has been for the NY construction industry?

Customer-first focus and dedication to customer service. As a small privately owned business, we stand out with our hands-on approach to managing customers business needs. We’re in business to make our customer’s business operations more effective and efficient.

  • Why did you join the Subcontractors Trade Association?

It’s a priority for us to have access to the latest news and trends in the industry and to have a trusted resource for events, education and networking opportunities. We want to best understand the industry and our customers as we all navigate through the complexity.

The Ideal Supply Co. is wholesale supplier of commercial pipe, valves, fittings and related products and services serving the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area since 1930. Ideal Supply is a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by NYC Department of Small Business Services. New York State WBE certification is currently pending (July 2021).