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SAN DIEGO - October 28, 2004 – Trade
Service, a leading source of complete
content management and information solutions
for the construction industry, announced
today that it has formed a new alliance
with Maxwell Systems, provider of The
American Contractor, a fully integrated
business management software system
for construction and service contractors.
As result of this new partnership, Maxwell
Systems and Trade Service are able to
jointly respond to their mutual customers’
requirement for integrated solutions
that help them easily populate their
estimating databases with current and
accurate pricing content.
“This alliance with
Trade Service demonstrates Maxwell Systems’
dedication to providing value-added,
high-quality solutions to the contractor
market,” said Bob Hodges, Vice President
of Maxwell Systems West. “Trade Service’s
pricing information, which works seamlessly
with our inventory and estimating database,
gives our mutual customers the best
of both worlds – pricing accuracy and
task efficiency.”
“Trade Service and Maxwell
Systems share a common vision for how
our businesses should evolve to meet
the demands of the marketplace,"
said Tony Dubreville, President and
CEO of Trade Service. "By combining
our core competencies, we are able to
integrate the best in estimating solutions
and pricing content to help the industry
maximize profitability, recognize efficiency
gains, and realize greater value from
their technology investments."
About The American Contractor
The American Contractor is an integrated,
single-entry software system for construction
and service contractors. First released
in 1983, it is one of the best established,
best supported business software applications
for the industry. The American Contractor
will help manage any construction business
more efficiently and profitably. For
complete information, please call (800)
333-8435 or visit www.TheAmericanContractor.com.
About Trade Service
Trade Service Corporation is the leading
provider of standardized product and
price information to the electrical,
plumbing/PVF, HVACR, industrial MRO,
and office products industries. Since
1931, the company has been the leader
in content acquisition, aggregation,
management, publishing, and distribution,
offering a variety of products, services,
and systems to meet the content needs
of over 20,000 distributors, contractors,
government agencies and “buy side” Fortune
1000 subscribers. The range of solutions
provided includes printed directories,
electronic catalogs, pricing data for
business system updating, and robust
attributed content to fuel full-functioning
Internet storefronts. For more information,
visit www.tradeservice.com.
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