Causeway Technologies Limited has announced the acquisition of Elstree Computing Ltd (ECL), a specialist supplier of cost advice and management software for cost consultants, and model based 3-D design software for infrastructure design professionals.

With the origins of the business dating back to 1979, founder and Chairman, Charles Barber and his team have established ECL as a leading provider of specialist software to architectural practices, banks, contractors, consulting engineers, government agencies, health authorities, public utilities, retailers and quantity surveyors.

Philip Brown, Causeway's CEO comments: "We are delighted to announce the acquisition of ECL. With their long history of supplying software and services to construction professionals, ECL's solutions provide a highly complementary fit with our existing offerings to contractors and their supply chains. We now have 150 people in the Causeway family dedicated to creating the first end-to-end supply chain 'platform' for the construction process that will embrace all stakeholders".