{"id":31080,"date":"2025-09-16T16:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carh.org\/?p=31080"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:03:23","slug":"innovative-cost-solutions-a-carh-preferred-buyer-savings-for-your-business-while-supporting-carh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carh.org\/innovative-cost-solutions-a-carh-preferred-buyer-savings-for-your-business-while-supporting-carh\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Cost Solutions: A CARH Preferred Buyer \u2013 Savings for Your Business While Supporting CARH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CARH\u2019S BROADCAST E-MAIL \u2013 Member Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 16, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the many benefits of national CARH membership is the opportunity for companies to participate in CARH\u2019s Preferred Buyers program. We have been able to combine the size and strength of our membership to negotiate national supplier agreements at preferred pricing with large national vendors: Innovative<strong> Cost Solutions, HD Supply<\/strong>, <strong>ONLINE Rental Exchange<\/strong>, <strong>Sherwin-Williams<\/strong>, <strong>Staples<\/strong>, and <strong>USI Insurance Services<\/strong>. These Preferred Buyer companies provide CARH members and member properties with unprecedented services and savings!<\/p>\n<p>CARH\u2019s latest Preferred Buyer vendor, Innovative Cost Solutions (ICS), was started in 2006 with a simple purpose: to help businesses save money and better manage their waste removal costs and services. By partnering with ICS and CARH, our members can significantly reduce their waste and recycling costs. This allows members to budget more accurately as they maintain the savings as well. In addition, every purchase you make through a linked account to national CARH supports CARH\u2019s mission to our members and residents in the affordable rural housing industry.<\/p>\n<p>According to ICS, if you\u2019re using one of the haulers below, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019re overpaying. By partnering with ICS, your company will realize an average savings by vendor as shown below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Republic Services \u2013 42% Average Savings<\/li>\n<li>Waste Management \u2013 38% Average Savings<\/li>\n<li>Waste Connections \u2013 35% Average Savings<\/li>\n<li>GFL \u2013 30% Average Savings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of you that have attended National CARH Meetings in the last few years have already met Matt Littlefield and many <strong>CARH members are already saving with a collective savings of over $1,000,000 per year!<\/strong> Now, your support of the newest Preferred Buyer vendor will save you money and help support CARH! Contact Matt today to discuss what ICS can do for you.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innovativecostsolutions.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.innovativecostsolutions.com<\/a> for more information or reach out to Matt at <a href=\"mailto:mlittlefield@innovativecostsolutions.com\">mlittlefield@innovativecostsolutions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31082 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25-300x76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25-1024x259.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25-1536x388.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25-600x152.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.carh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/innovativecostsolutions_25.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please contact CARH at 703-837-9001 or <a href=\"mailto:carh@carh.org\">carh@carh.org<\/a> with any questions on all CARH Preferred Buyer programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARH\u2019S BROADCAST E-MAIL \u2013 Member Update September 16, 2025 One of the many benefits of national CARH membership is the opportunity for companies to participate in CARH\u2019s Preferred Buyers program. 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