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Who we are, what we do, our mission, corporate facts and our history…learn more about us. |
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For more than 20 years, GRAITEC has been committed to developing high performance CAD and design software for the construction industry with a single goal: helping our customers achieve and surpass their objectives by providing them with the tools they need to meet and exceed their design creation and quality requirements. With the launch of Advance Steel at the end of 2002, and more recently the launch of Advance Design, GRAITEC became the only software provider in the world offering a complete suite of fully compatible and integrated products covering design and detailing for the reinforced concrete and steel construction industries.
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GRAITEC's complete suite of products is a result of 16 years of cutting edge R&D and field experience from our 100 civil construction and developers. With an experienced and professional R&D group, GRAITEC develops 100% of its software and retains control of the entire development cycle.
Benefits include:
 A constant and sustained development life cycle of their product
A coherent solution with an integration of CAD concrete-steel and an incomparable CAD design solution
A common architecture based on the "standard" platform of AutoCAD®
A simple user-friendly interface
Our solutions are specifically developed to facilitate data exchange between construction design, engineering and building professionals for faster, smarter and more effective communication. |
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Our software has achieved tremendous success in Europe and North America and GRAITEC ranks as the 3rd largest software provider for Engineering and Construction applications. Currently, GRAITEC operates through 11 wholly owned companies and a growing network of more than 30 partners, offering services of a strong global organization. |
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 3rd major software provider for Engineering and Construction industries
240 employees, including 100 civil construction engineers and software developers in Research and Development
Turnover in 2007: 22,1 million euros (+85% compared to 2006)
20% annual turnover is invested each year in R&D
Growth of internal GRAITEC software: + 45% a year since 2000.
11 wholly owned companies located in: USA, Canada, France, UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain and Romania.
A worldwide network of over 30 partners |
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Francis GUILLEMARD, CEO of the GRAITEC Group |
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| 1986: GRAITEC founded by Francis GUILLEMARD |
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| 1989: Effel launch (professional finite element analysis software for steel, concrete and timber construction industries) |
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| 1992:
Arche launch (building simulation and automated creation of reinforcement drawings software) |
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| 1994:
Melody launch (2D portal frames analysis, joint design and drawing for steel construction industry) |
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1997: GRAITEC joined ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) |
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| 1998:
Creation of GRAITEC Benelux |
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1999: Creation of GRAITEC Romania |
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| 2000:
Creation of GRAITEC Iberica |
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2001:
Creation of GRAITEC Inc in Canada
Advance Concrete launch (building design and creation of general arrangement drawings.)
GRAITEC becomes UAR (Autodesk Unique Application Reseller) |
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2002:
Acquisition of DSC CAD/CAM Technologien GmbH in Germany
Advance Steel launch (3D CAD application for steel construction industry) |
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2003:
Creation of GRAITEC USA
Acquisition of AB Studio in Czech Republic
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2004: GRAITEC awarded European label EUREKA for the innovating project “FT-EXPERT” (Eureka reference 3335)
Creation of two new regional agencies in Germany (Erding and Oberhausen)
New partnership agreement in Italy, Russia and Poland |
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2005: Increase of capital: +4,5 M€
Advance Design launch, new generation structural design software (based on the innovating EUREKA project)
Growth on the North American market: +165%
New partnership agreement in China |
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2006: Strategic partnership agreement with AVEVA
New partnership agreements in Europe (the Baltic countries...), in Asia (the Philippines, South Korea...) and client wins in South America (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela...) |
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2007: May 18th: Acquisition of Adris Ltd. in the UK
June 20th: Acquisition of CivilDesign Inc. in Canada
German main offices are relocated in Oberhausen and a new regional agency is created in Leipzig
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See www.graitec.com/fr for more information about Arche, Effel and Melody products |
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