The company traces its roots to when Joseph O'Malley, president of The Society of the Allied Building Trades, first published a subcontractor's registry for New York City in 1913.

[2] The 1942 version calls itself: "A Classified List for the Allied Building Trades of Sub-Contractors, Material Dealers & Manufacturers, General Contractors & Builders, Architects — Engineers, Real Estate Management Firms".

A private and secure online plan room providing full reporting called BB-Bid was released at no cost to general contractors and property/facility managers.

The BB-Bid software (now rebranded as http://OneTeam.build) allows a user to upload a construction project onto the site and message the bid to the subcontracting and supplier community, regardless of their presence in the paid print directory.

[6] In 2019 The Blue Book Network, released Engage, a FREE business communication app built specifically for the US commercial construction industry.