UK firm Cadline confirms global merger as it formalises brand partnership

The autodesk platinum partner is now part of VinZero

Autodesk platinum partner Cadline has merged with three other brands to launch VinZero.

The Surrey based software developer will merge with A2K Technologies, US CAD, and Capricot India having worked together for the past few years under a Global Alliance agreement.

Cadline, which grew net profits by more than £400,000 in its year to 31 January 2021, says the formation of VinZero is "driven by a desire to leverage capacity and experience to serve local and global customers at scale".

Paul Laycock, CEO of VinZero, said: "As VinZero, we are passionate about helping our customers win not only their digital journey but also now win when it comes to their own, net-zero journey.

"We believe the increased adoption across Construction and Manufacturing of digitalization represents one of the biggest opportunities for the net-zero journey in the ‘built environment' and we're excited to formally combine our strengths and experience to lead the market."

VinZero designs and delivers sustainable digital processes, bespoke services, and SaaS solutions.

It currently has 550 employees across 32 offices globally and covering some 25 languages.

Scott Woolven, commercial director at Cadline UK and EMEA, said: "Our manufacturing clients are working hard to deliver more sustainable net zero operating environments, and digitisation represents one of the greatest opportunities for manufacturers to change how products are designed and produced.

"We are helping manufacturers reduce material waste, get products to market faster, digitise engineering processes, and are connecting teams on digital platforms.

"Cadline is already helping customers dramatically increase efficiencies and accuracy of outputs, and as a result is supporting more sustainable production practices. VinZero will allow us to extend our expertise to positively impact manufacturing globally."

Barry Lewis, global CRO of VinZero and CEO of Cadline UK and EMEA, added: "Our clients are increasingly having their sustainability credentials judged as a critical factor for success.

"Through VinZero, Cadline can now offer its expertise in areas such as minimising carbon emissions in energy usage, to clients based almost anywhere in the world. In turn, we will draw on the complementary expertise and capacity in VinZero globally to help our clients of all sizes locally."