Experian - Business Strategies Division

James Hastings
Mail: james.hastings@uk.experian.com
Web: www.business-strategies.co.uk

Construction Forecasting & Research (CFR) has for more than a decade focused on the economic analysis of the construction and related industries. CFR is now a part of Experian's Business Strategies Division, one of the UK's leading economic consultancies.

CFR works with clients in the private and public sectors, providing a better understanding of the industry in the context of the wider economic environment. We have a thorough and detailed knowledge of the factors that influence the various markets, types of work in the sector and its operational aspects. Our major strength lies in the location and analysis of construction related information to support clients' need for insight on past trends and forecasts of future developments. We have a portfolio of well-known and respected publications, including the industry-standard national construction forecasts and the 'Foresight' regional forecasts. We also collaborate with our fellow Euroconstruct members to produce compatible forecasts for nineteen European countries on a six-monthly basis. Our survey unit carries out a detailed monthly state of trade of survey in the UK for the European Commission.

Our work falls into the following categories:

• Industry forecasting: short, medium and long-term construction forecasts, on a national and broad regional basis.
• Workload surveys: regular surveys of construction activity, professional services, and industry structure.
• Market research: the use and provision of all relevant information to help clients assess market size, structure, competition and opportunities for entry or diversification.
• Economic analysis: research and reports on any aspects or sectors of the construction industry chain.
• Statistics: data search, analysis and advice on the use and relevance to clients of macro economic and construction industry statistics.
• Corporate research: company finance, profitability and future outlook.
• International comparisons: specifically of European construction markets.
• Seminars: presentations and lectures relating to any of the above areas.

Experian provides strategic support to organisations around the world. It helps its clients target, acquire, manage and develop profitable customer relationships. It does this by combining its advanced decision support and outsourcing services with information on consumers, businesses, motor vehicles and property. Experian works with more than 40,000 clients across diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, retail and catalogue, automotive, manufacturing, leisure, utilities, property, e-commerce and government. Millions of consumers rely on Experian's consumer credit services to meet their financial management needs. Experian is a subsidiary of GUS plc and has headquarters in Nottingham, UK, and Cost Mesa, California. It has a 175-year history and unbroken sales growth over the past 23 years. Its 13,000 people support clients in more than sixty countries. Annual sales exceed £1.2 billion.