SYDNEY — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 19, 2012 — CADGROUP AUSTRALIA, a Platinum Autodesk reseller in Australia, today announced that it has earned the new Process Plant Specialization designation for value added resellers from Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.

The specialization adds to the company's growing list of accolades after being recognized as the first Autodesk Platinum partner in Australia earlier this year. As an Autodesk Specialized Partner, Cadgroup has shown that they have made significant investment in their people, they have a solid business plan specific to their specialization area, they have customer references, and that they can offer a high level of service and support to customers in the architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing industries.

The new Autodesk partner specialization enables Cadgroup to highlight and brand their expertise in delivering services in key industry areas. By completing the required curriculum and training, as well as meeting required levels of service and standards set by Autodesk, Cadgroup demonstrates through their strong customer service and support what it means to be a trusted adviser to Autodesk customers throughout the world.

Cadgroup Managing Director John Ayre said: "As an Autodesk Platinum Partner we pride ourselves in our strong knowledge base and the value added services we provide our customers". "We are delighted to be granted the Autodesk Process Plant Specialization as the designation further recognises Cadgroups architectural, mechanical and plant design experts who implement exceptional design and project management tools on-site while training and supporting plant designers and engineers throughout Australia".

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