About Solid Solutions

Who are Solid Solutions?

Our Story

Founded in 1998, Solid Solutions have amassed over 20 years of experience in delivering best-in-class services and solutions. Having dominated the SOLIDWORKS industry throughout the UK and Ireland, Solid Solutions have grown through a number of strategic partnerships and acquisitions, forming the Solid Solutions Group.

Now, the Solid Solutions Group is a powerhouse of brands and partnerships, each dedicated to supporting excellence throughout the design, engineering, and manufacturing industries.

Company History Timeline

1998

SOLID SOLUTIONS
Founded

2000

RANKED #6
Of all UK resellers

2002

NEW OFFICE OPENS
Fareham

2004

WINNER
UK reseller of the year

2006

RANKED TOP 20
Of global resellers

2008

New Office
Sheffield

2009

WE ARE GROWING
Acquisition of CadConnect

2010

NEW OFFICE OPENS
Leeds and Durham

2013

TOP RESELLER WORLDWIDE
for multi-year subscriptions

2014

NEW OFFICE OPENS
Scotland and Ireland

2015

RANKED TOP 10
Of Global resellers

2016

WE ARE GROWING
Acquisition of CADTEK

2017

WE ARE GROWING
Acquisition of NT CADCAM

2018

WE ARE GROWING
Acquisition of Solid Solutions Ireland and New joint venture with Solid Print 3D

2019

WE ARE GROWING
Acquisition of Pentagon Solutions SOLIDWORKS BUSINESS

2021

WE ARE GROWING
Acquisition of Design Rules

Our Vision

As industries continue to adapt and evolve at a rapid rate, so must we. Our vision is to support excellence, and drive our customers forward through these changing times to be industry leaders in their space.

In order to achieve this vision, we are dedicated to expanding and developing our offering and our internal teams.

By doing so, we’ll be on hand to provide our best-in-class support and guidance every step of the way, no matter how large or diverse our customers become, or how complex or sophisticated their requirements.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING

We provide a range of software for Design and Engineering customers, from the full SOLIDWORKS portfolio to the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE suite of products. We also offer accredited training and support for all industry sectors.

MANUFACTURING

The Solid Solutions group is made up of a few different brands that provide various manufacturing software, services, and solutions. We can help with anything from additive manufacturing and 3D Scanning hardware to CAM software and technical assistance.

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

We offer a full, end-2-end Business Transformation service driven by the Dassault Systèmes portfolio. The Design Rule team, part of the Solid Solutions Group, will work with you to define a roadmap and identify the solutions needed to support your transformation.

CLOUD/SAAS

We also have brands and partnerships within the Solid Solutions Group that deliver a range of Cloud/SaaS solutions to provide flexible IT growth of any customer, large or small without having to compromise on security or capability.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING

MANUFACTURING

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

HARDWARE & HOSTING

What does that mean for me?

Having the tools to develop your business

Our own strength has come through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Each of these acquisitions are made with benefit to our customers in mind.

Whether it’s having more convenient offices around the UK and Ireland, making training more accessible, developing our technical expertise, offering new services, rapid prototyping or next level software, we’re dedicated to supporting you to deliver excellence.

No matter how large or diverse you become, or how complex or sophisticated your requirements are, we will have the capability and expertise to deliver the solutions you need for the next chapter in your company’s professional development.