06 - December - 2006

Causeway Acquire Jobmaster Limited

Causeway Technologies Limited (Causeway), a leading supplier of software solutions to the construction industry, has today announced the acquisition of Jobmaster Ltd (Jobmaster), a specialist supplier of estimating, planning, surveying, cost management and financial accounting solutions for large construction companies.

With the origins of the business dating back to 1971, Founder and Managing Director, Dr Mike Fleming established Jobmaster Limited in July 1979, since which the business has been at the forefront of computerisation and technology within the construction industry. During its’ many years of service to the construction industry, Jobmaster has earned an enviable reputation for innovation and quality. The acquisition has emanated from Dr Fleming’s wish to retire from the industry and in selecting Causeway a suitable partner has been identified to continue the companies’ legacy, committed to continually developing and enhancing solutions to meet the Jobmaster customers’ needs.

Causeway has more than 600 customers across the construction industry, from specialist organisations to the biggest names in the business. Their solutions and services support over 18,000 construction professionals and are managing the key processes on over £10 billion of projects per annum. With customers including key stakeholders from the entire supply chain, Causeway’s Financial Management, Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Content Management solutions represent the most comprehensive end-to-end platform specific to the needs of the construction industry.

Philip Brown, Causeway’s CEO comments, “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the Jobmaster business into our own. With Jobmaster’s long history of supplying software and services to the construction industry, we know the caliber of their staff will enhance our domain knowledge and their product set will complement our software offerings. This transaction will allow us to widen our appeal to a broader audience and give us assess to an excellent customer base built up over many years by the management and staff of Jobmaster.”

Causeway's solutions and services are enabling organisations within construction to increase profitability by managing costs, reducing risk and winning more profitable work. From addressing the inefficiencies of tendering and estimating through to project accounting, accounting and solutions that offer the ability to manage documents, emails and best practice, Causeway has proven that its core solutions and services lead the way in producing a return on investment for its customers.

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Further information contact:

t: +44 (0) 1628 552063

e: tim.nichols@causeway.com