Maxwell buys Estimation Inc., Quest Solutions

Aug. 1, 2007
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. -- Construction management software developer Maxwell Systems Inc., announced it has acquired two leading estimating technology software providers, Estimation Inc. and Quest Solutions Inc. The result will be a seamless estimating and accounting software solution, which enables construction companies to cover the estimating and job-cost accounting process with a single integrated

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. -- Construction management software developer Maxwell Systems Inc., announced it has acquired two leading estimating technology software providers, Estimation Inc. and Quest Solutions Inc. The result will be a seamless estimating and accounting software solution, which enables construction companies to cover the estimating and job-cost accounting process with a single integrated solution from a single company.

"These acquisitions will further help to define and elevate construction technology," said Jim Flynn, president and CEO of Maxwell Systems. "Now owners in all construction verticals -- general, specialty, service, and heavy -- can assemble and analyze rapidly changing information, eliminate errors, identify change orders for bid work, and fully view their business, thereby improving performance and increasing profitability, with one easy-to-use solution."

With more than 30 years experience in the construction industry and more than 10,000 customers, Maxwell Systems is a premier provider of construction solutions. Maxwell Systems' existing product line includes American Contractor, Management Suite, StreetSmarts, and Colonial.

Estimation's solutions provide industry-specific estimating software for mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors. Its core program, Logistics, is equipped with comprehensive databases, instant assemblies, and highly automated calculations to handle the complexity of specialty contractors' estimating and takeoff processes.

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