McGraw-Hill Construction Partners With MERX to Provide Project News, Plans and Specs on Canadian Projects

NEW YORK, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction, the premier provider of construction information and intelligence in North America and part of The McGraw-Hill Companies , today announced a licensing agreement with MERX, Canada's leading electronic-tendering service. With the agreement, the McGraw-Hill Construction Network(R) (http://www.construction.com/Network/) is the first to offer comprehensive U.S. and Canadian national news and plans services, including plans and specifications for the Canadian market.

"Within Canada, industry players will have access to a comprehensive news and plans package that is unprecedented," said Norbert W. Young, Jr., president of McGraw-Hill Construction. "These enhancements also benefit our U.S. customers that are seeking to do business in Canada for the first time or are looking to grow their presence globally."

Under this agreement, the combination of private and public project news from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge and MERX, with plans and specifications for the Canadian market, will provide a robust, comprehensive service offering in Canada, giving a strong competitive advantage to Canadian firms who are looking to grow and prosper in the construction industry.

About McGraw-Hill Construction:

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies , connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. Backed by the power of Dodge (http://www.dodge.construction.com/), Sweets (http://www.sweets.com/), Engineering News-Record (ENR) (http://www.enr.com/), Architectural Record (http://www.architecturalrecord.com/), GreenSource (http://www.greensourcemag.com/), and 11 regional publications, the company provides information, intelligence, tools, applications and resources to help customers grow their business. McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4.6 trillion global construction community. For more information, visit http://www.construction.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, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.