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Welcome to our Major Industry Initiatives page. Benchmark regularly runs major industry surveys which provide comprehensive data about a particular industry or market place of interest to a wide range of buyers and industry stakeholders.

In addition to the market data, our Major Industry Initiatives are hosted on our website to provide a valuable information resource to journalists, vendors, buyers and other interested parties.

International Competitiveness of UK Manufacturing Study - 2006

In the latter part of 2005 and early 2006, Benchmark Research, supported by the DTI and Works Management, conducted a study of International Competitiveness in the UK engineering industry. The survey was based on 316 interviews with UK engineering companies with the aim of investigating how the industry was responding to the challenges of global competition. The research results are now available in the form of a detailed report that clearly highlights the ways in which the strategies followed by the most profitable and fastest growing UK engineering companies differ from the majority in terms of R&D, production and sales & marketing.

The full report can be purchased for just £75. Simply click on the title above to find out more.

Training for Industry and Commerce - TIC2005 UK Executive Development

Benchmark's major review of trends and investment in executive development and management training - covering 500 large organisations in UK manufacturing, services, retail and public sectors, SPONSORED BY LEADING UK-BASED INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOLS:

Cranfield School of Management

Henley Management College

Open University Business School

Oxford Executive Education (Templeton College, Oxford Univ.)

Warwick Business School

Visit this site to get the objective view of what are the real priorities for investment in executive development.

TIC2002 - Training and work-based learning for managers, staff and trainees

Benchmark's 2002 survey of 500 SMEs and large organisations covering trends in the delivery of training and development for all employees. TIC 2002 was sponsored by:

BBC Learning

Capita Learning & Development

Learndirect

The Open University

Occupational Health & Safety in UK Manufacturing 2002

Have you ever wondered how your factory's health and safety strategy might compare with the rest of UK manufacturing?

What are the common problems and issues faced by health & safety professionals in UK manufacturing today? What are their average training budgets? What is the average cost to a manufacturing company of a "typical" accident, or of a health incident?

How do practices at your site compare with the rest of UK manufacturing? How much do UK manufacturers in general know about certain aspects of health & safety legislation? How does this compare with the situation two years ago?

How do practices at your factory compare with the industry averages? Are you ahead or behind the majority of the rest?

You can find out more about the report and order a copy by clicking on the title.

ERP Vendor Performance Report

What do ERP customers actually think about their software?

Do you ever wonder how your current ERP supplier really compares to their competitors? Looking for an objective opinion on how ERP vendors are really performing?

We can provide you with the ONLY wholly objective assessment of how ERP vendors and their products are really performing. All based on the opinions of the people who count most - current customers.

With comparative ratings available for 21 vendors over 40 separate performance factors, you can see just how well (or poorly) each vendor and their product is doing.

To find out more about the report and how to order a copy please click on the title.

e-Business in UK Manufacturing 2002

The survey, based on the opinions of some 1800 key decision makers, shows that "collaboration" represents the critical business application that e-business will need to deliver.

Large organisations are clearly driving the adoption of e-business solutions in their supply chains. Smaller organisations appear slower to change but will certainly need to do so in order to be able to trade with large companies in the future. Some multinationals are already beginning to view the ability a supplier to trade electronically as a basis for selecting their sub-contractors.

Click on the title to find out more.

Organiser Benchmarking Programme

Benchmark run a benchmarking programme in partnership with the AEO. The programme is an industry-wide forum for sharing information relating to the performance of exhibitions.

For more information please visit the Organiser Benchmarking Programme website.

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