Underscoring its commitment to the UK Construction industry, SevenThree today announced the availability of the latest release of its Construction Industry Solution to coincide with the latest release of Microsoft CRM.

Microsoft CRM with the Construction Industry Solution from SevenThree is already being used by some of the leading names in the UK construction industry including Amey, David McLean, EIC, G&J Seddon, GPS Durapipe, Hanson Building Products, Hanson Aggregates and Thomas Vale Construction.

"Microsoft CRM with the Construction Industry Solution from SevenThree fits our business perfectly. It's simple and easy to use yet with the power to track all our business development activity - by client, contact and project", said Nigel Lemarechal, Managing Director, EIC Limited.

Developed in partnership with Microsoft, Microsoft CRM with the Construction Industry Solution helps contractors, consultants, architects, building services and building product suppliers to better manage their dealings with clients and project influencers. Ultimately, it helps companies create closer and longer lasting customer relationships, more effective business development operations and significantly reduce their bid/sales costs.

Microsoft CRM Version 3 was released worldwide in December 2005. The latest release of the SevenThree Construction Industry Solution for Microsoft CRM Version 3 has been launched to coincide with this and continues to provide a CRM solution pre-configured for the Construction Industry.

Jason Nash, Product Solutions Marketing Manager for CRM at Microsoft, explains why Microsoft and many of its partners are now taking a more industry focused approach: "Most businesses identify themselves by the industry in which they do business. So its only natural that we work with our partners to address the needs of our clients from an industry perspective."

Jason Nash continues: "SevenThree brings a deep understanding of the needs of the construction industry to the Microsoft CRM solution. This together with their technical expertise and certification in Microsoft CRM, means SevenThree deliver solutions that fit the needs of their clients, integrate with existing Microsoft applications and are up and running in just a few weeks."

Jason Nash adds: "For companies in the Construction Industry looking to implement Microsoft CRM, SevenThree is our recommended implementation partner."

Ron  Parkin, Managing Director of SevenThree continues: "The Construction Industry has very specific requirements around how it manages client relationships, influencers and project leads.  And with Microsoft CRM with the Construction Industry Solution, it can all be managed without ever seemingly leaving Microsoft Outlook - the tool most business development managers already use each and every day."

Ron Parkin continues: "Working closely with Microsoft means SevenThree can deliver software solutions that meet the business development needs of the construction industry -  both today and as requirements change in the future."

Designed for architects, consultants, contractors and building products suppliers alike the solution enables companies to manage all their business development, sales and marketing activity by client, contact, project and influencer. It utilises Microsoft CRM and Microsoft Outlook for client and contact management and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services for document management.