Construction eTrading Hubs alliance

Construction eTrading Hubs sign alliance to make electronic trading easier for all their customers

Construction eTrading Hubs sign alliance to make electronic trading easier for all their customers Companies across the UK Construction industry have been joining eCommerce trading hubs on the promise of a high return on investment linked to getting rid of inefficient paper processes, and connect-once convenience.

Farsighted companies have seen eTrading as a key factor in the transformation of their supply chains.

However, in practice companies have had to join multiple hubs in order to trade, increasing costs and complexity.

Causeway Technologies, Asite Solutions and Burns eCommerce Solutions are delighted to announce that they have pioneered the Hub Alliance, a ground breaking initiative to connect their hubs and make electronic trading easier for all their customers.

"With your mobile phone, you'd be very disappointed if you signed up to one network and found that you couldn't call subscribers to the others" said Phil Brown, CEO of Causeway Technologies, who sowed the seeds for the Hub Alliance initiative.

"Causeway, Asite and Burns have now agreed how inter-connections will be achieved both technically and commercially".

"The technology is proven, and essentially the commercial arrangement is that no customer should pay twice." The Hub Alliance partners are working with over 50 major companies actively using eTrading within the UK construction industry.

These include Alfred McAlpine, Amec, Sir Robert McAlpine, Balfour Beatty, and Mowlem, materials companies such as RMC, Lafarge, Tarmac and Hanson, builders' merchants including Jewson and Wolseley, most of the major plant hire companies including Gap, HSS and Speedy Hire, and many other suppliers.

All of these companies see this as a major Tony Ryan, Sales Director of Asite, has been lobbying for this initiative for some time now.

"We must give our customers value for money whilst delivering access across their supply chains no matter what the technology".

"For the three founding hub members, this alliance represents a significant step towards standardisation of eTrading for the construction industry".

For Martin Band, Director of Tradex at Causeway, the approach offers a win-win opportunity for service providers and customers alike".

"Providing an open trading environment between the Alliance members will immediately increase the pace of electronic trade".

"Clearly there will be more buyers available for eTrading with our suppliers, and more suppliers for our buyers".

"This will help them all in achieving their return on investment".

For more information on joining eCommerce trading hubs, you can discuss your needs with exhibitors, Causeway and Asite, by visiting iTSHOWCASE Live.

Go to www.itshowcase.co.uk, to find out where they will next be exhibiting.

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