ECI Strengthens Contractor Offerings With Acquisition

ECI Software Solutions, Inc. (ECI) announced it has acquired Sierra Data Systems (Sierra), a provider of construction and logistics software that connects back-office and field operations.

The acquisition strengthens ECI’s existing relationship with Sierra and accelerates innovation, investment and customer support for residential trade contractors. Together, ECI and Sierra will give growing contractors greater visibility across their operations, from estimating and purchasing through inventory management and cost tracking.

“Sierra’s solution is truly unique in the residential construction market. It’s the first tool of its kind built for production trade contractors that actually thinks like a home builder,” says Ron Books, CEO of ECI Software Solutions. “That matters more than people realize. When trade contractors have technology that understands the business the way a builder does regarding models and options, it changes how they show up for their builder customers. It strengthens the relationship, not just the reporting. Bringing Sierra’s technology and team fully into ECI means we can improve what we have already provided to customers and put that kind of purpose-built thinking in front of even more trade businesses.”

Sierra customers can expect continued support for the technology they rely on today, backed by ECI’s investment in ongoing product development and innovation.

“Joining ECI gives us the scale, resources and reach to keep advancing our technology and bring it to more trade contractors in the residential construction market,” says Keith Schneider, CEO at Sierra Data Systems. “We built our product around the way trades actually work with homebuilders, and that focus won’t change. It just means more firepower behind it.”