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01.24.02 - (DC-HANLEY-WOOD/EBUILD) ebuild, LLC Executes 3-Year
Exclusive Reseller Agreement With Builderfinish
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ebuild, LLC Executes 3-Year Exclusive
Reseller Agreement With Builderfinish.®
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ebuild (www.ebuild.com), the comprehensive
Internet site for building products, announced today its new agreement
with Builderfinish®, LLC to license and distribute ebuild's product
data to the home building and home improvement markets. Builderfinish®
has exclusive rights to use ebuild's electronic catalogue of products
in its own production builder software, license the catalogue to home
builders and home remodelers that require product data without software,
and license to third party software vendors targeting the home builder
and home remodeler markets.
Developed by Hanley-Wood, LLC, the leading media company for the residential
building industry, ebuild's catalogue data will help professionals - and
consumers - find, compare, and store product information. Going beyond
typical online catalogs, ebuild's online product catalogue contains detailed
listings for tens of thousands of products, including features, dimensions,
specifications, photos, and installation instructions backed by a comprehensive
database.
Established in August 2000, Builderfinish® provides an online option
selection service to production builders as well as custom builders and
remodelers. The service was the online selection tool for 16,000 new homes
in 2001. Builderfinish CEO Howard Weiner said, "Our state-of-the
art Internet-based solution allows builders to select products easier,
faster, and smarter. But our software would be incomplete without comprehensive,
up-to-date product data. Offering ebuild's electronic catalogue of building
products let's us provide the whole package of products and services to
the housing industry."
"Builderfinish® is the leading provider of product selection
software to the home building industry," said Mitch Rouda, president
of ebuild. "With the industry turning to the Internet to find product
information, the Builderfinish application serves a very important need
- providing builders and remodelers a platform to help their customers
make product selections online," added Rouda.
For more information, call Builderfinish® at 312-337-5100 or visit
the company's website at www.builderfinish.com.
ebuild, the comprehensive guide
to building products, is owned by Hanley-Wood, LLC, the leading business-to-business
information provider in the residential and commercial construction industry.
Founded in 1976, Hanley-Wood is a $160 million company owned by VS&A
Communications Partners III, the private equity affiliate of media industry
merchant bank Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Hanley-Wood publishes leading
magazines in the residential and commercial construction industry including
BUILDER, BIG BUILDER, REMODELING, THE JOURNAL OF LIGHT CONSTRUCTION, PROSALES,
CUSTOM HOME, residential architect, BUILDING PRODUCTS, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION,
TOOLS OF THE TRADE and POOLS & SPA NEWS.
From its Exhibitions Division based in Dallas, Hanley-Wood produces nine
trade shows, four of which are listed in the Trade Show 200, including
World of Concrete at no. 19. Hanley-Wood Integrated Marketing is based
in Minneapolis and the Home Planners Division, based in Tucson, is the
leading publisher of house plan magazines, Special Interest Publications
and eplans.com. Hanley-Wood's Internet Division has a major Internet presence
through its sites including BUILDER ONLINE, REMODELING ONLINE, and its
new company, ebuild, the comprehensive guide to building products.
CONTACT:
ebuild
John Oberg
202/729-3640
joberg@ebuild.com
Builderfinish® LLC
Don Eugenio
312.337.5100
eugenio@builderfinish.com
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