Our focus is to provide a meaningful understanding of key market information. Our team is headed by Glen Ford, who spent 5 years in a division of major plc as Head of Business Development.

We undertake bespoke research on behalf of clients to help them make strategic investment decisions.

Our approach is to undertake bespoke research to provide authoritative key information that our clients can trust.

We also produce a quarterly report on UK Housing in association with Barbour ABI. This is published 4 times each year. Click here for further details.

We have teamed up with barbour ABI to provide market intelligence for the UK construction sector.

Barbour ABI is a leading supplier of sales lead information for industry professionals. Their UK-based research team track 100% of all planning applications on every planned project valued over £100,000 and they are the only company to provide national coverage for all scales of construction projects.

We have access to the full extent of Barbour ABI construction data when undertaking projects and in addition to our own research this provides a powerful and comprehensive array of market intelligence.

David Andrew, Director at Barbour ABI says: “HobsonFord are well-known for their comprehensive independent market intelligence and accurate trend forecasts and we are delighted to be working with them.”

Our clients have included Tarmac, Aggregate Industries, Hanson, Lafarge, Pegler Yorkshire. Some examples of our work:

An international heavy-side building materials company asked us to investigate a key market sector and to develop a strategy towards this market. This work was undertaken over a 5 month period and included a presentation at their Head Office.

A major building materials plc asked HobsonFord to establish a market insight programme. We assembled a team of industry experts comprising personnel within and outside the business to advise on key market changes.

A UK division of an international building materials plc asked HobsonFord to undertake a series of key market reports to provide information about key market trends, competitors and market positioning.

A trade federation asked HobsonFord to investigate a specific market sector and to recommend a strategy for increased market penetration.

A lightside building materials company asked us to undertake a review of key market issues to inform their strategy. We undertook a series of face-to-face interviews with key customers and provided a report to their Board of Directors.

An independent, family run business asked us to investigate cost differentials between different manufacturing locations to establish a comparison for competitive advantage and strategic investment.

We produce a regular report on the UK housing market. The housing sector affects many industries, it supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and is a key part of the UK economy. This is a complex market and yet can be subject to strong and unexpected changes.

Our report looks at the key strategic issues facing the UK Housing sector and what this means for industry and government professionals.

This report provides an in-depth understanding of key issues affecting UK housing. The report is drawn from published information AND reviews with key industry players, including regulators, builders and planners.

For more details of this report visit the Barbour ABI website.