COVENTRY, England, Oct. 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Synchro Ltd, a software company headquartered in the U.K., has launched its construction management software product in the U.S. With Synchro, an entire construction delivery team -- owners, engineers, architects, operators, contractors, sub-contractors, manufacturers and materials suppliers -- can share a single view of the entire project in real time.
Synchro offers a different approach to the management of construction projects by synchronizing design, scheduling, supply chain management, risk management and earned value measurement. Synchro has achieved an impressive track record for developing innovation technology for large, complex, or repeatable construction projects throughout the U.K., and in 2007 began worldwide distribution of its third generation of products.
Synchro's first customer in the U.S. is URS Corporation, one of the largest engineering design firms worldwide and a leading U.S. federal government contractor for the Army, Navy and Air Force. With 370 offices and 30,000 employees in 20 countries in the Americas and Asia-Pacific, URS focuses on providing professional and technical services in the engineering, construction services and defense markets.
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, URS executes large, complex engineering projects and provides a comprehensive range of planning and design, systems engineering, program and construction management services. With the addition of Synchro's software, the Creative Imaging Division of URS is now able to provide construction delivery services to fully simulate the construction schedule, which advances the technology beyond just a visual model of how a project will sequence in relation to the project schedule.
"This software is a real breakthrough for project management -- it has ushered in a whole new level of delivery capabilities for us that have only been concepts before now," said Jeff Coleman, Director of the Creative Imaging Division of URS. Synchro is a powerful new tool for the construction and delivery team because they can simultaneously see how all the project elements will unfold in real time, interactively adjust variables to see the effect on the project schedule, and visualize side-by-side in multiple dimensions the implications of various planning scenarios. "When the entire team is able to see the construction staging on a large screen in 4-D, it gives everyone a much clearer understanding of the complexities involved," Mr. Coleman continued.
About Synchro Ltd:
Synchro Ltd, headquartered in Coventry, England, began software product development in 2001 on its construction simulation and task management solution and has been recognized for its achievements in producing award-winning innovation technology. Synchro's mission is to deliver software that serves the construction delivery team and that survives the dynamics of everyday life in the construction industry. Simply stated, Synchro's software allows its users to explore options and manage solutions.