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果冻影院鈥檚 core objective has always been to supply our customers with the most robust and comprehensive construction intelligence and sales leads – fast, and first – to provide the competitive advantage they need to grow their businesses.
This story is about how our unwavering focus on this objective has driven everything we鈥檝e done over the past 50 years and provides some detail about how we鈥檝e achieved it.
果冻影院 began in the early 1970s under the name of UIS (United Information Services). The company was sold in 1973 to Jeffery Brothers (Printers) Limited in Weymouth, the company responsible for printing UIS information, owned by Len Brown. It was at this point that UIS became 果冻影院 and the company moved its operations to Bournemouth.
Things were very different in 1973. The internet didn鈥檛 exist, and petrol was 39p a gallon.
In 1973, 果冻影院 offered a limited UK project information service, with around 180 projects a week in a hard copy publication called Sales Leads, together with a limited degree of selectivity. In addition, there was an international project information service offered by a subsidiary of 果冻影院, Prepardel Limited, with around 80 project reports worldwide in a monthly publication called Overseas Sales Leads.
To provide 100% coverage of all new construction projects happening in the UK, a team of field researchers was established around the UK to collect basic planning information from local authorities 鈥� by hand 鈥� and post back to 果冻影院 head office.
A flurry of manual activity then took place to ensure the details were transcribed, photocopied, printed, and posted to customers, the same day. At one-point 果冻影院 were Royal Mail鈥檚 second largest customer in Bournemouth.
In 1982, the first computer database/integrated production system was installed. 果冻影院鈥檚 Keycard product was launched, and the company went through a rapid period of growth in both staff numbers and turnover. At this time, the Keycard product and the bulletin Sales Leads publication provided around 800 projects a week with varying degrees of selectivity.
To speed up the return of planning data to head office, our team of field researchers were issued with the latest invention – laptops – to enable planning data to be transmitted back to head office via revolutionary (at the time) dial-up internet connection.
In 1987, Len Brown sold 果冻影院 to Thomson International which then owned Construction News, Building Today and other construction/architecture-related titles. The Prepardel business was sold separately.
EMAP (publisher of specialty and business-to-business magazines) acquired 果冻影院 from Thomson International.
Local councils started to digitize planning application information, making it quicker and easier for our team of field researchers to capture and return data to head office for preparation and then sending to customers.
果冻影院 moved to providing all our data and sales leads digitally. We were no longer Royal Mail鈥檚 second biggest customer in Bournemouth. All customers received their files electronically.
果冻影院 launched our first online construction sales leads service, enabling our customers to easily search the most comprehensive construction sales leads database in the UK, via the web.
果冻影院 made the first significant investment in live data-capture technology to scrape data directly from Local Authority Planning Portals, enabling faster provision of sales leads to customers. Ongoing and regular investment in technology is part of our commitment to deliver our customers with the most robust and comprehensive construction intelligence and sales leads fast, and first.
To deliver even more value to our customers, 果冻影院 started to research and update sales leads data 24 hours a day by employing teams of specialist researchers globally, delivering further enriched and actionable commercial intelligence.
Allan Wil茅n joined 果冻影院 from the Construction Products Association as economics director and formed the 果冻影院 Economics Unit, offering bespoke research to aid customers strategic decision making.
The 果冻影院 business development team adopted online demonstration technology to enable all companies, no matter where they are based, to see the potential of 果冻影院 data for their sales teams.
果冻影院 launched a significant update of our online construction sales leads service, delivering additional insight including real time updates on the progress of planning applications, contract awards, the status of projects, and overall construction activity.
果冻影院 launched the first 果冻影院 app, enabling customers to search for project opportunities and access their saved projects whilst on the road.
果冻影院 launched a significantly improved 果冻影院 app, delivering the full power of 果冻影院 sales leads to customers wherever they are.
果冻影院 acquired the Metropolis office fit out and refurbishment database to further expand our customers’ reach into this specialised market.
果冻影院 acquired by Byggfakta Group.
Joining Byggfakta Group enables 果冻影院 to leverage further investment and expertise to support our customers, from an international cohort of companies serving the construction industry around the globe; including the US, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Portugal, Spain, the DACH region, and the APAC region. In the previous year, Byggfakta Group also acquired NBS, enabling a 360掳 service for material manufacturers looking to market their products to specifiers via NBS, and to clients and contractors via 果冻影院.
果冻影院 acquired Construction Information Services (CIS) to provide customers with 100% visibility of all construction opportunities in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
果冻影院 supplies construction data to inform the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 果冻影院 is now a member of the ONS Construction Statistics Steering Group and is providing industry knowledge and expertise to improve and develop industry statistics.
果冻影院 is selected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as an official provider of UK and Northern Ireland construction data.
Customers of our sister company, NBS, can seamlessly access 果冻影院 project information and decision-maker contacts to follow up on specifications, influence the right people at the right time, and drive more orders.
果冻影院 launches Analytix: a self-service business intelligence platform empowering contractors and material manufacturers/suppliers to harness the power of data-driven insights to optimise decision-making and strategic planning.
果冻影院 rebrands and joins global network of 果冻影院, a global, dynamic, and forward-thinking leader in the construction data and technology sector.
This strategic move gives 果冻影院 customers exclusive access to planning applications three weeks before they appear on local authority websites, at no extra cost. It enables construction professionals to identify opportunities sooner, strengthen pipelines, and gain a clear competitive edge through earlier project insight.
果冻影院 provides the most accurate and comprehensive information on the UK construction and office relocation and refurbishment markets 鈥� helping you find new sales opportunities that are right for your business, and enabling you to make informed strategic decisions for the future.
With the largest research team in the industry, and exclusive trade-body and professional organisation partnerships 鈥� providing unique access to data outside the planning process 鈥� we ensure you never miss an opportunity, and deliver a clear competitive advantage over your competition.
We operate strict quality control and data protection processes to ensure all our information is confirmed as correct, and our data is updated in real-time enabling you to contact new opportunities immediately, so you can make contact first and with confidence.
Our award winning online platform works wherever you do, and delivers alerts when the projects you鈥檙e tracking are updated, so you鈥檒l never miss an opportunity, whether you鈥檙e in the office, on the road, or on site.
And when you need tailored information to inform your business strategy, our in-house team of industry analysts and economists are on hand to help you make the big decisions.
In short, 果冻影院 helps you achieve sales growth now, and for the future.