April 26, 2008
For Immediate Release
Reed Construction Data and the Windsor Construction Association announce a partnership.
Toronto, Ontario (April 25, 2008) - Reed Construction Data (RCD) and the Windsor Construction Association (WCA) have announced the signing of an alliance agreement. The union will help foster the growth and development of Southwestern Ontario’s construction market while continuing to further strengthen RCD’s position as Canada’s leading provider of construction information and opportunity.
“Both RCD Canada and the Windsor Construction Association have storied histories in the Ontario construction industry with the WCA celebrating their 100 year anniversary and the Daily Commercial News turning 81 this year,” states Mark Casaletto, VP and General Manager of Reed Construction Data Canada. “We are honoured and excited to be working in partnership with the WCA. Together we can explore ways to push the envelope on providing information to the local construction markets both in print and online. The prospect of working together to discover innovative ways that we can serve their members and our customers is an exciting venture which could serve as a template for the rest of Canada.”
The agreement contains a number of opportunities designed to advance the construction market in Western Ontario. The partnership will provide members of the Windsor Construction Association access to Canada’s leading project information. In addition, members will receive discounted rates toward an array of Reed Construction Data’s products and services, including: Daily Commercial News, Building Reports (Connect, KeyMail, KeyFax, and DataLink), RCD Interactive, CanaData products, and RSMeans.
“The Windsor Construction Association is excited about the forging of their organizations’ strengths with Reed Construction Data,” states Jim Lyons, Executive Director of Windsor Construction Association. “With Reed Construction Data being the preeminent source of construction news and statistics on a Provincial and National level, and the WCA's entrenchment on project information and advocacy on a local level, we know together we can deliver a stronger end product for our members.”
About Windsor Construction Association
Windsor Construction Association consists of over 300 member companies in the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Construction Sectors. These companies work together to promote contractors, subtrades and suppliers by maintaining high standards of ethics, education, safety, environmental practices and training, to create a progressive, competitive construction induction. In 2008, the WCA will be marking 100 years of service to its members.
About Reed Construction Data
Reed Construction Data, a division of Reed Business Information, is a leading North American provider of construction information through a diverse portfolio of innovative products and services. Reed offers its customers construction project leads, building product information, construction costs, market analytics and construction news through a suite of online and print references — all valuable resources for architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals in the construction industry. Reed Business Information, a part of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:RUK and ENL), is North America’s largest business-to-business information provider, with more then 80 market-leading publications, 55 Websites and a range of leading business-to-business services.
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For more information, visit www.reedconstructiondata.com/can or contact Kathy Mikolajczyk at 905-752-5529 or email to kathym@reedbusiness.com.
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