McGraw-Hill Construction and ReproMAX Announce Alliance

Partnership to Develop Single Set of Integrated Products and Services that Bring Increased Efficiency to Project Information and Document Distribution for General Contractors, Subcontractors, Architects, Engineers and Building Owners,
McGraw-Hill Construction recently announced a national agreement with ReproMAX Inc. to develop and market a set of integrated products and services to increase the efficiency of document management and distribution for the construction industry.

The agreement will also provide improved collection of project information enabling even faster availability to the industry.

This new agreement leverages the expertise of both McGraw-Hill Construction and

ReproMAX to provide valuable integrated solutions to help the AEC community better manage their business process workflow to become more productive and competitive.

This new partnership combines McGraw-Hill Construction's more than 100 local Plan Room Centers with the over 200 local ReproMAX facilities, creating the largest national network for document management and distribution available to the market.

Recognizing that customers need access to both virtual plan rooms as well as local plan room/resource centers, this agreement provides customers with the ability to either order plans online for next day availability or visit their local Plan Room Center to view plans.

In addition, ReproMAX will also provide document scanning services to McGraw-Hill Construction enabling document availability via the McGraw-Hill Construction Network® sooner than ever before, adding even more value.

Both organizations are fully committed to helping the AEC community reduce costs and work more efficiently. As such, ReproMAX will also participate in marketing the all-new McGraw-Hill Construction Network® Bid Management Service, helping contractors seamlessly manage the critical bidding process, while saving them time and money by eliminating many, often redundant, manual processes.

"McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry to help them work faster and smarter. By working together with ReproMAX, we can significantly reduce the inefficiencies inherent in the distribution of project documents by capitalizing on technologies that reduce the time and cost necessary to communicate information between the various members of a project team," said Norbert W. Young, president, McGraw-Hill Construction. "We are excited about the opportunity to better serve our customers through our partnership with ReproMAX."

Both McGraw-Hill Construction and ReproMAX have also agreed to explore other areas of potential cooperation in the development of technology, training and services for the construction industry.

Rick Bosworth, ReproMAX's president, noted, "We're excited by the opportunity to work with McGraw-Hill Construction. Their extensive industry experience and relationships with key players is second to none. We look forward to working with them to create the industries most efficient method for accessing and distributing project information and documentation."

About McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies [MHP], connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. From project and product information to industry news, trends and forecasts, the Company provides industry players the tools, resources and applications that help them save time, money, and energy, especially through the new McGraw-Hill Construction Network. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record (ENR) and 12 regional publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4 trillion global construction community.
For more information, visit: www.construction.com.

About ReproMAX

ReproMAX is the largest international network of independent, innovative reprographic companies. ReproMAX partners and associates are market leaders with longstanding reputations for their commitment to quality and exemplary customer service.

ReproMAX currently serves over 200 locations around the world, and delivers Digital Asset Management, Digital Reprographics, Large- and Small-format Printing and Document Services of the highest quality, in the most demanding business settings, to the widest range of industries and disciplines around the Globe. For more information, see www.repromax.com.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 37 countries. Sales in 2004 were $5.3 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.


Media Contacts

Kathy Malangone
McGraw-Hill Construction
212.904-4376
kathy_malangone@mcgraw-hill.com

Rob Kulat
Kulat Communications
(732) 219-5816
KuComm@Hotmail.com

Tanner Bechtel
ReProMAX
Director of Marketing
314-725-1270
tanner@repromax.com