TORONTO, ON, August 1, 2017 – Cansel has been a successful Autodesk Platinum Partner, supporting customers across Canada for all of their software and professional service needs, for over eight years. In 2015, Cansel merged its Ontario Autodesk business unit into SolidCAD. Today, SolidCAD and Cansel announce the consolidation of their national operations forming the largest Canadian Autodesk Platinum Partner, newly branded as SolidCAD, a Cansel Company.

“SolidCAD and Cansel have been two of our most valued resellers in the Canadian market,” states Marcus Tateishi, Senior Partner Manager at Autodesk. “The strength of these highly specialized teams now working as one will be a benefit to our mutual customers. This new partnership provides expert personnel committed to the Autodesk product portfolio across the country and is an investment we are proud of.”

With over ten offices across the country, SolidCAD is now the only national Autodesk reseller owned in Canada, operating in both official languages. This transition to one single business operation demonstrates Cansel’s dedication to both their clients and Autodesk. The Canadian market benefits by the development of SolidCAD, a Cansel company, a team dedicated solely to providing the best range of products and services to their customers nationwide. Now with an even stronger combined team of over 40 technical consultants across the country, SolidCAD and Cansel are devoted to helping firms overcome challenges with design, production, collaboration and project deliverables.

“Having worked closely with SolidCAD since the 2015 merger of our Ontario Autodesk business, we are eager to bring this newly combined organization to the marketplace in Canada.” said Stephen Fletcher, Vice President, Cansel. “This milestone represents the opportunity to bring a broader product portfolio and depth of expertise to our clients and confirms our investment in providing top quality customer service.”

“We are very excited for our organization to form a national presence,” states Michael Kugan, President at SolidCAD. “With over 28 years of experience streamlining processes and optimizing Autodesk technology, we look forward to offering increased value to our clients by delivering high-quality solutions in all time zones, and in both official languages.”

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About Cansel

For over 50 years Cansel has helped organizations in the engineering, surveying, construction, mining, architecture, manufacturing, printing, utilities, forestry and government sectors measure, analyze, design, and build more efficiently and profitably. Cansel’s national team of professionals combine software, hardware and services to provide tailored solutions to improve your workflow, from field to finish. www.cansel.ca

TORONTO, ON, July 11, 2017 – Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software developed a program for partners to earn specializations within various disciplines. To earn this recognition, partners must demonstrate extensive product knowledge including: successful implementation, passing all of Autodesk’s industry-specific certification exams and expanding their expertise with the BIM 360 platform:

• BIM 360 Field
• BIM 360 Glue
• BIM 360 Document Management
• BIM 360 Team
• Collaboration for Revit
• BIM 360 Plan
• BIM 360 Ops

As an Autodesk Construction Specialized partner, SolidCAD is dedicated to answering client demands to digitize the construction industry. Working with companies across Canada, the SolidCAD team helps to address challenges and provide solutions that optimize collaboration and data management. With the development of Autodesk’s BIM 360 construction management software, SolidCAD’s experts now offer consulting services that will enable construction teams anytime and anywhere access to project data through the building lifecycle.

“Autodesk’s development of the BIM 360 platform supports the trend toward the digitization of the construction industry allowing teams to collaborate more effectively while in the field.” says Autodesk Senior Partner Manager, Marcus Tateishi. “SolidCAD recognizes these developing trends in the industry and they are dedicating a professional team of certified experts to consult and provide world class training and support for Autodesk’s BIM 360 products. This investment by SolidCAD will help our mutual customers in the Canadian construction marketplace take better advantage of the mobile technology they are utilizing today.”

“We are honored to be awarded the Construction specialization from Autodesk,” says Michael Rotolo, National Team Lead for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) division at SolidCAD. “This achievement demonstrates our dedication to growing our business to help our customers.”

By leveraging both SolidCAD and Autodesk BIM 360 tools, companies can expect to remove barriers in communication between the office and the construction sites and improve efficiency of construction teams and trades managing all aspects of a building construction.

Contact Information:

Daniella Delgado
Marketing Manager
SolidCAD – A Cansel Company
E-mail: ddelgado@solidcad.ca
Direct: 1-877-438-2231 ext. 121

VANCOUVER, BC, March 16, 2017 – Cansel, a software, hardware, and service provider to engineering, surveying, construction, architecture, government and printing industries, announced today that it has acquired the Autodesk operations of IRISCO and that it will unite these operations with the existing Cansel/SolidCAD operations.  Located in Quebec City and founded in 1976, IRISCO, an Autodesk Gold Partner, has been a long-standing Autodesk reseller offering products and services to design, develop and implement IT solutions for manufacturing companies across the province.  In July of 2015, Cansel announced it had merged its Ontario Autodesk business unit into SolidCAD Solutions, an Autodesk Platinum Partner specializing in solutions for the building, civil, process and power, and manufacturing industries.  Combining all Autodesk business into one dedicated, newly-branded organization is an exciting evolution for Cansel that brings together a large team of professionals with over 30 years of industry knowledge and experience to benefit our customers across Canada.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome IRISCO’s Autodesk customers to Cansel/SolidCAD.  This move provides IRISCO customers with a wider range of products and services nationwide in both languages.” said Stephen Fletcher, Vice President, Cansel.  “It also aligns with our strategy to position Cansel/SolidCAD as a market leader in Canada by expanding our Autodesk business in all regions.”

Mr. Ricardo Talbot, IRISCO’s Chief Scientific Officer, said, “This announcement reflects our decision to concentrate our efforts on software development, CRM and ERP systems, as well as CAD-ERP integration. We selected Cansel/SolidCAD not only because of similar business philosophies, but also because of a shared passion to serve that IRISCO has nurtured for over 40 years.  Customers of IRISCO’s Autodesk business unit will continue to enjoy, without disruption, the same unequaled levels of service to which they were accustomed, since the existing team will join the Québec City offices of Cansel/SolidCAD.”

About Cansel

For over 50 years Cansel has helped organizations in the engineering, surveying, construction, mining, architecture, manufacturing, printing, utilities, forestry, and government sectors measure, analyze, design, and build more efficiently and profitably. Cansel’s national team of professionals combine software, hardware and services to provide tailored solutions to improve your workflow, from field to finish. www.cansel.ca

About IRISCO

Founded in 1976, IRISCO du Québec Inc. is a global leader in integrated product lifecycle management (PLM). It provides its manufacturing customers on 5 continents with expertise in the field of engineering systems (CAD/PDM/PLM), customer relationship management (CRM) systems, integrated enterprise management (ERP) and, through its subsidiary Elmo Solutions, real-time bidirectional integration of CAD/PDM/PLM and ERP systems. Its partners include Autodesk, SOLIDWORKS, Siemens, SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, to name a few. www.irisco.com

For more information please contact:

Alexandre Laporte, Autodesk Sales Manager, Cansel/SolidCAD (514) 247-9275

Alexandre Harvey, Sales and Marketing, IRISCO (418) 623-7755

SolidCAD’s Sales Manager, Peter McArthur and Manager of Professional Services / Project Manager , Dave Leest accepting the Platinum Club Award at One Team Conference (OTC) in Las Vegas.

TORONTO, ON, March 16, 2017 /CNW/ – SolidCAD, Canada’s premier technology solution and professional service provider to the building, manufacturing, civil, plant and visualization industries – celebrates another prestigious award from Autodesk, Inc.

Resellers from all over the world recently gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada for Autodesk’s annual One Team Conference (OTC).  At this highly anticipated event, Autodesk honours its top resellers for their exceptional achievements.  Within this exclusive group, SolidCAD excelled in their highly coveted 2017 Platinum Club Program, and was acknowledged as the top reseller in net subscription growth for Canada. This announcement marks the seventh time the company has received an Autodesk Platinum Club award.

“Platinum Club is a program designed to recognize our top resellers of Autodesk products,” says Autodesk Senior Partner Manager, Marcus Tateishi. “On behalf of Autodesk, we are extremely pleased to recognize SolidCAD once again this year as one of our top resellers worldwide and congratulate them on earning this distinction. SolidCAD continually provides customers with the highest level of efficiency and innovation. Autodesk congratulates SolidCAD on this achievement and is looking forward to continuing this successful relationship in the future.”

“I am very proud of our team for the outstanding work that resulted in this achievement,” states Michael Kugan, president of SolidCAD.  “We are grateful for the on-going trust and loyalty of our valued clients.  As a company, SolidCAD remains focused on helping our clients achieve successful outcomes from their investment in Autodesk technology and our professional services.”

This is SolidCAD’s second consecutive Platinum Club Award from Autodesk. Last year they were awarded for their top growth performance in Canada. With each year SolidCAD proves its willingness to continually thrive and grow as a company.