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SAN DIEGO, May 30 /PRNewswire/ --
CAUSEWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the "Company") (NQB-EQS: CAUS) is pleased to announce that contracts have been exchanged for the acquisition of Specnet 2000 Limited -- a company based in London.
Causeway Technologies, an established leader in construction industry specific software has a current client base of over 7,000, handling nearly 10% of the UK's construction output. It is leveraging its considerable knowledge of the $3 trillion global building and construction industry to develop the definitive e-marketplace and collaboration services for the sector.
Major client and projects currently using Causeway Technologies software solutions include Transco, The Highways Agency and Railtrack.
Causeway Technologies has already developed an e-commerce procurement solution in collaboration with four of its major UK customers who in total spend in excess of 1 billion pound sterling per annum in the UK construction industry. Causeway Technologies will harness the potential of e-commerce, with the newly launched e-marketplace www.buildingwork.com web platform to offer even more effective solutions for its customers on-line. The acquisition of Specnet is designed to integrate seamlessly with www.buildingwork.com and provide significant additional capabilities to the Causeway Technologies offering.
Philip J. Brown, CEO of Causeway Technologies, commented, "Effective integration between clients and the multitude of companies that undertake their project is essential for construction to achieve substantial benefits from e-business. We already have a considerable portfolio of products to facilitate this process; the Specnet acquisition completes the offering."
The Specnet acquisition enables Causeway Technologies to offer a complete end to end service for every construction project, from initial planning by architects and designers, to full specification and procurement, through to daily project management by site managers.
Source: HighBeam Research, Causeway Technologies Announces Acquisition of Specnet 2000 Limited.