About Us
We provide key, relevant and current information across a range of market sectors to support and inform your strategic business development and marketing decisions.
Published Research Reports – we offer a range of over 150 off-the-shelf reports covering individual sectors within the construction/building and home improvement sectors, the majority of which are updated every 2-3 years.
Bespoke Research & Consultancy – we offer a wide range of market research and consultancy services, such as research for product launches, competition reviews, organisational due diligence and acquisition studies, assessments of buying and specification processes, product feasibility studies and attitudinal research.
To view further details on commissioned research, please visit the commission research page.
About AMA Research
Established in 1989
AMA Research is widely recognised as the leading specialist provider of market research to the UK building and construction industries. Since 2017, AMA Research is part of Barbour ABI, a leading provider of construction intelligence services.
Over 150 Market Reports
With over 150 market reports available, AMA’s research and analysis goes beyond the more commonly available range of statistical and company information to provide expert, informed commentary and in-depth market analysis, making the reports a valuable and relevant resource for understanding the UK’s construction and associated markets.
Recognised by leading companies
AMA Research’s high quality reports are recognised by many leading UK companies as an essential tool in developing their own marketing and strategic policies. Key decision makers across the UK building and construction industries frequently use AMA Research as their primary source of market data.
A very professional and insightful team.
Produce useful and updated reports for the construction industry.”
Lydia Sharples
Encon
The report we purchased is very useful to us indeed. The information contained therein is succinct, pertinent and well presented. I shall certainly be recommending to contacts that they purchase it.”
Julian Burgess
Barchester Healthcare
Trusted by industry leaders
We have over 30 years experience of researching construction, building and home improvement markets. To find out more specific details about AMA Research’s experience and resource, please visit our page, "Why AMA?".
Meet the Team
Research Team:
Tom Hall
Chief Economist
Laura Pardoe
Product Manager
Laura has worked with research, insight and marketing since 2000, in previous roles including UK Marketing Manager for BP’s LPG business and Head of Insight for National Trust. She has particular expertise in questionnaire design, customer satisfaction, KPI tracking, segmentation and customer profiling.
Michelle Turner
Commissioned Research Manager
Abdul Tantouch
Research Manager
Abdul is a research professional with +9 years’ experience in research analysis. He has particular experience in both financial data analysis and investigative research and works in AMA Research with a focus on Plumbing, Heating and Electrical reports and services within the business.
Ozge Celik Russell
Research Manager
Ozge is a research professional with 10 years of experience in planning, executing and editing quantitative and qualitative projects. She has particular expertise in designing surveys and focus group interviews, descriptive and inferential analysis, data visualisation and preparation.
Amanda White
Database and Research Executive
Amanda has worked at AMA Research since 2013, prior to that she worked with AMA Research as a freelancer on commissioned research projects. Amanda has worked for the following well known company’s in Qual/Quant/F2F and recruitment. Perspective ltd, Reuters, Gillian Kennedy Associates, Medefield Europe, Henley Media, Ronin Corporation, Ideas Research and now brings her expertise to us on a daily basis.
Alex Blagden
Senior Market Research Analyst
Alex is a senior researcher with over 20 years’ experience of market research. He writes and edits reports and has also managed a large number of substantial bespoke research projects, for some of the biggest companies in the building and construction industry, including pan-European businesses with a base in the UK and large overseas manufacturers and distributors. Alex is particularly experienced in areas relating to the building envelope (cladding, roofing, drylining etc.); offsite construction; and also energy efficiency (insulation, renewables), waste management and recycling, having worked on the Waste Resources Action Programme, for which AMA was a framework partner for around 7 years.
Carol Parsons
Market Research Analyst
Carol is a Market Research Executive and has worked for AMA for over 10 years. Her role includes project management, primary & secondary data collection, data & statistical analysis and report writing. She undertakes both ‘off-the-shelf’ reports and bespoke research projects.
Sales and Marketing Team:
Roshni Patel
Marketing Manager
Roshni has over 15 years’ marketing experience, predominately in the fenestration industry. She joined the business in 2018 with a focus on rebranding, digital and content marketing. Key areas of expertise include brand management, copywriting, marketing communications, email and digital marketing.
Lesley-May Baker
Marketing Executive
Lesley-May came to marketing by learning the trade through the sale and marketing of educational toys some 8 years ago, finding her way organically into the construction industry. Lesley-May greatly enjoys the social media side of marketing and especially enjoys attending and participating on trade shows and exhibitions. Never one to shy away from learning new information, she will probably be the one you speak to on our live chat service.
Michelle Hartshorne
Senior Sales Executive
A Business Management Graduate with 17 years experience in corporate sales, working across a variety of industries including the oil, paint and utility sector.
Melissa Stewart
Commercial Account Manager
Highly experienced Account Manager with over 8 years experience within the industry. Passionate about looking after clients and helping their business strategies
Mary Last
Strategic Sales Executive
Working in the construction Sector with Barbour ABI for a many number of years, Mary now brings her expertise to AMA Research. She is very enthusiastic about all of our online solutions and always happy to listen to how best we can help with your strategies.
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