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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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