19 - October - 2006

Fitzpatrick select Causeway for Highway Maintenance

Causeway Technologies, a leading supplier of software solutions to the construction industry, has announced that Fitzpatrick has opted to implement Causeway Project Accounting, the industries leading project accounting and maintenance management software solution.

With a turnover in 2006 anticipated to exceed £400 million, Fitzpatrick is one of the largest privately owned construction organsiations in the UK. Founded in 1921 Fitzpatrick has a long and successful track record within the Highway Services, Building, Civil Engineering, Rail and Facilities Management sectors.  Causeway Project Accounting is now set to become the strategic project accounting and works order management solution for Fitzpatrick Highways Services, ensuring the business proactively manages the profitability of their highways maintenance contracts and providing clients with increased visibility of information.

Stuart Hodgson, Fitzpatrick’s Highway Systems Manager explained, “We recognise that the highways maintenance sector is changing. Clients now require a greater depth of information on their projects relating to both cost and performance data.  By using the Causeway system we are able to manage works orders and provide our services more efficiently.”

Companies operating in the in Highways Maintenance sector are under increasing pressure to demonstrate best value by providing a quality service, on time and within budget.  Causeway Project Accounting has been specifically developed to electronically manage the works order process between contractor and client offering detailed management and financial control of term maintenance contracts.

Stuart added, "We evaluated a number of options but Causeway stood out as a market leader. Their expertise and knowledge of the highways sector is unquestionable and through the development of additional functionality we are anticipating a number of benefits.  We are now able to offer improved levels of integration with clients' various asset management systems, facilitating the electronic transfer of works orders relating to planned, responsive and emergency services including financial and performance information all resulting in improved asset condition data. We are also working with Causeway to improve the use of mobile and hand held technology, capturing of real time information and empowering our people to work more efficiently, providing them with the information they require quickly and easily."

James Atkinson, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Causeway comments, “It is a strategy of Causeway to meet with construction clients where ever possible, to understand new forms of procurement policy, developing forms of contract and the subsequent business processes. This enables Causeway to further develop and continuously improve its products and services, with the ultimate aim of delivering substantial benefits throughout the construction process, offering a value proposition to the whole supply chain. Our strategy is to become a partner as oppose to a supplier, ultimately helping Fitzpatrick to better manage cost and reduce risk.

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