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Individual Client Survey
Over 60 surveys are commissioned by individual clients in a typical year. These projects can vary in length from a few hours to perhaps one month's detailed analysis. Many of the surveys completed on behalf of individual clients are of a confidential nature, so we do not publish a list of clients. However, a majority of the leading construction materials companies will commission BDS at least once a year. Other less specialised consultants also use BDS to take advantage of its expertise and knowledge of particular markets. Private equity companies, banks and other institutions benefit from the impartial and detailed advice offered by BDS.
We have two main aims:
Firstly, to provide practical marketing solutions for clients who can then use the information to improve their business.
Secondly, to offer cost effective research within agreed deadlines. By emphasising 'service', BDS believes this will encourage clients to use the consultancy again in the future. This is confirmed by over 85% of current clients having used the company previously. With many commissioned projects, BDS will already have some market information from over 10 years research. This means that tight deadlines can be met.
Surveys can involve one or more of the following:
Estimating market size
Commercial due diligence
New product development
Company profiles and acquisition studies
Investment appraisal
Analysis of markets, companies and prices
Assessing the market prior to a new investment
Customer research
The need to use BDS is usually centred around one or more of the following:
To provide an independent assessment of the market
To meet tight deadlines
Confidentiality, where the possibility of the client being linked to the project could put it in jeopardy
Expertise and existing knowledge of the market
All surveys are managed by the company's principal consultants, Julian Clapp and Andy Sales, who previously held senior management positions in leading building materials companies. All research is conducted by the company's own team of researchers. There is no outsourcing to other consultants unless specific information is required.
Here are some client testimonials from companies that have used BDS for many years:
"BDS Marketing has proved invaluable in helping us develop into new market areas by providing accurate and credible marketing information. They have an understanding of our business. We do not have our own marketing department and BDS fills this role when required."
David Glenn, Managing Director, Huntsmans Quarries Ltd
"I have used BDS for many years, it has proven an invaluable source of marketing information used in assessing business opportunities."
Simon Russell, Chief Executive, Leiths (Scotland) Ltd
"There are few research companies with in-depth and ready-to-hand knowledge on the key issues which affect our markets. They have a pragmatic and an honest approach. If we want something doing they tell us straight what they can do, by when and how much it will cost. They can work on a limited brief and they have never failed to deliver. The combination of this down-to-earth approach and their established market know-how is why we use BDS."
Glen Ford, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Acorn Ltd
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Individual Client Survey 
