The market for computer aided design software solutions is well-served with a variety of options for customers, and it is increasingly competitive. There is a lack of independent statistical data to verify the market penetration of each individual CAD vendor.

Leading design software brands include ArtiCAD-Pro for kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and studies and BathCAD - exclusively for bathrooms. Both boast extreme ease of use, speed and flexibility at their core, making them the ultimate sales tools for your business.

Produced by Vision House Software, a leading developer of 3D CAD planning software for kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, VR Bathroom is part of a superb design trilogy which looks set to be the next generation in design-to-manufacture software. It benefits from the long experience Vision House Software has in developing interior design products. Vibrant 3D imagery, colours, reflections and all the other tried and tested desirable elements can be dragged and dropped until the final aspect is as close to reality as possible. This enables the bathroom designer to visually walk the customer through‚ their newly designed bathroom, continuously making final aesthetic adjustments until the design is complete.

M'n'G designs are offering their Gold version for the price of their Silver CAD software. Buy their Silver version for Kitchens, Bedrooms or Bathrooms and receive all the features of Gold (time limited offer - please call or see web site for details).

At Planit Fusion we've already earned a market-leading position in the kitchen industry by providing the most photo-realistic CAD software available with an unbeatable customer support programme. It didn't seem fair to limit our fantastic product to kitchen retailers alone so, after considerable investment and months of research, we are now delighted to offer our bathroom customers the same market-leading standards, with the launch of Fusion Bathrooms.

A recent survey carried out by one of the leading CAD company's concluded that over 28% of their customers already have easyquote linked to their design software. A further 18% had a system where they had to input suppliers prices themselves and the remainder used pen and paper. In our own survey 93% of customers felt our products and services were very good to excellent.

Microcad Software would like to welcome Mark Wilkinson Furniture as a valued autokitchen customer.

Microcad's long experience in CAD for bespoke inframe cabinetry has managed to reproduce, in detail, Mark Wilkinson Furniture catalogues to enable their designers to improve the communication with customers by showing them their truly unique bespoke and unmistakable designs.

Logicom, the developer of the Virtual Worlds package, is concentrating its systems talent in the kitchen market. Image quality is one of the most important features of Virtual Worlds and often the buying public can be hard-pushed to differentiate Virtual Worlds "renders" from actual photographs. This level of reality, says Logicom, goes a long way to convince consumers to make the final leap into purchase.

Clevedon-based Paneltec Manufacturing made a strategic decision some eight years ago to change production methods has helped the company keep its place in a highly competitive environment.

In this current economic climate where everyone is trying to adjust the prices and margins are tighter your cad software will not only have to make good presentations to close sales but also produce accurate plans to minimise expensive mistakes.

SuperView21 from M'n'G designs helps meet the challenges of the current economic climate. Systems cost as little as £799+VAT so they are affordable, effective and easy to use, allowing you to win orders.

VR Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom are highly efficient, easy to use design tools that make selling home improvements easy.

Customers and designers might agonize over the perfect look for a new kitchen, yet too little time is spent ensuring it works efficiently once the fitter has left. With this in mind, Hettich has launched Intelligent Kitchens to bring a new level of ergonomic planning to kitchen design.

At the forefront of design software for the KBB industry, Planit Fusion has announced the availability of its new Ideal Standard bathroom catalogue for its flagship Fusion software. This latest catalogue launch is in line with a recent partnership between Ideal Standard, a leading provider of innovative, design-driven bathroom solutions and Planit Fusion highlighting its focus on the bathroom sector.

Easyquote provides a total business management solution specifically for the KBB industry, and there has never been a better time to consider the benefits such software can have on a business.

20-20 Technologies, the world leader in 3D interior design and furniture manufacturing software has announced its next generation design software for the KBB market. Available immediately for both existing and new customers, Version 8.1 creates state-of-the-art compelling, photo-realistic designs, as well as incorporating a significant increase in manufacturers' data catalogues. This latest release underpins 20-20 Technologies' position as a leading provider of design and visualisation software for the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and home improvement industries - backed by excellent after sales support.

The Virtual Worlds team has added a range of curved units to its extensive generic kitchen catalogue. A new version of the programme is due for release featuring intelligent placement of these complex units.