Retailers Open Right with Barbour ABI

Retailers get seamless data visualisations of new store opening opportunities and competitor tracking so you know where and when to build your next store location.

Over 3,000 companies win more business with Barbour ABI

The early detail in retail

Retailers identify new opportunities with Barbour ABI’s construction project intelligence. 

Decide on new store developments, refurbishments, and new retail parks confidently with our aggregated and visual data products. 

Get access to your target project stages, regions, sectors, and more to map out your business’s best new opportunities.

With Barbour ABI Retailers can: 

  • View the latest residential & commercial projects 
  • Understand your share of the market 
  • Track competitor activity 
  • And so much more

How we support you

1-2-1 Support

Our leading team of experts are with you from day one. Get catered support throughout your subscription.

Planning Stages

Understand what projects are happening where and when with accurate planning stage data at your fingertips.

Data Visulations

Get access to our project leads platform and our modular dashboards to visualise your full view of your landscape.

Forecast Pipeline

Understand projects that are happening in your target regions and sectors to gauge your pipeline.

Barbour ABI Products for Retailers

Construction Project Leads

Construction project leads you can actually use to win more work, make new connections, and understand industry relationships. Get access to GDPR compliant contacts and start having the right conversations at the right time.

Built Environment Analytics

Bespoke dashboards designed to showcase our vast built environment intelligence so you can track competition, build strategy, and master your market. Go from the aggregated trends to the individual projects in the click of a button.

See where your next customers are moving

See exactly where and when your customers are moving to the neighbourhood.

With our Construction Project Leads Platform Retailers can monitor and track their target regions to see the next big residential projects, so you can decide on expansions or new stores.

View our extensive planning data information from pre-planning onwards to see project activity in real time. 

Visualise your share of the market

We give Retailers the power to visualise your entire development and refurbishment pipeline so you can make smarter decisions, faster. 

Keep track of industry trends and benchmark projects with your competitors. Are they working with contractors with better timings? How often and where do they win or lose bids? 

Take the guestimation out of your planning and strategic efforts by viewing your entire share of the market, and where you can penetrate next.

Check in on competitor activity

Gain insights into not just your own store coverage but also how they stack up against your competitors. 

If your competitor is expanding aggressively in a region where retail has limited presence, this could signal the need for you to consider opening new locations or enhancing existing ones. 

Uncovering areas where your competitors aren’t present can provide your business with lucrative opportunities as well. 

View the dashboards today

See how our bespoke Analytics dashboards leads contractors to data-driven decisions.

See how the industry succeeds with Barbour ABI​

Poly-Pac has seen turnover treble since working with Barbour ABI

Poly-Pac, a polycarbonate systems supplier, partnered with Barbour ABI to expand in the UK by targeting key decision-makers.

Using the platform, they identified opportunities, engaged with architects and contractors, and delivered CPD presentations.

In two years, their turnover tripled, their specification network grew tenfold, and they presented CPDs to over 300 professionals.

Barbour ABI’s support and market insights have been crucial to their success, helping them streamline outreach and build industry relationships. Poly-Pac credits the partnership for aligning with their growth goals and professional standards.

How British Polythene Ltd built a winning strategy with Barbour ABI

British Polythene Limited, a Berry Global company, specializes in high-performance films and laminates.

Their biggest challenge as a UK manufacturer is tracking product specifications throughout construction. For 13 years, Barbour ABI has provided the solution, helping them monitor specifications from tender to contract and target new projects.

Using Barbour ABI’s data, they’ve enhanced marketing efforts, built stronger relationships with contractors, and improved specification success rates.

After trialling a competitor’s platform, they found outdated data, poor service, and hidden contract clauses. They continue to rely on Barbour ABI’s superior accuracy, fast updates, and collaborative support.

Larsen Building Products Wins More Contracts with Barbour ABI

Larsen Building Products, a supplier of cementitious mortars and tiling products, has used Barbour ABI for 15 years to track projects early and secure key contracts. Previously, they relied on manual searches and cold calls to find leads.

Now, the platform helps them identify relevant projects, connect with decision-makers, and track opportunities through their CRM.

Real-time notifications keep them ahead of competitors, ensuring they reach the right people at the right time. Larsen credits Barbour ABI for streamlining their process, enhancing efficiency, and giving them a strategic edge in winning new business.

Hanson found huge opportunities they didn’t know existed

Barbour ABI is the entity that provides Hanson with the essential information they need and is at the heart of everything they do.

Prior to using Barbour ABI, the challenges Hanson faced were doing business in a non-digital world and although postal information was useful, it wasn’t as easy to filter through and be highly targeted.

The Barbour ABI platform has revolutionised this, as Hanson are now able to focus on the right opportunities efficiently using the granular search functionality.

Simplify your project sourcing with AI-powered search

The first of it’s kind in construction lead generation – Just Ask, our AI-powered search. Just Ask is an intuitive, seamless tool on our platform that helps you get to projects you need quicker than ever before.

Need to know the top projects happening in the North West in the residential sector? Just Ask. Want to refine after your initial search? Just Ask does that, too.

This is the fastest way you can see leads suited to your business in real time.

Your leads, your way

Source the hottest work in your target areas and manage those leads all in one place.

Our platform allows teams to tag, favourite, share, and take notes on leads so you can see your pipeline every time you log on.

Teams can also schedule calls and check ups via our calendar feature that links straight to your email software.

Search for all construction project leads in your target area

Discover the latest construction projects in any sector or region.

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Why people love Barbour ABI

“An awesome platform to use as a technical sales consultant. Barbour ABI provide team training and shared helpful hints and shortcuts.

I can’t shout loudly enough in support of Barbour ABI.

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“We required a bespoke service tailored to our specific requirements from a regional level through to the executive board.

We were impressed with Barbour ABI’s expert support.”

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FAQs

Our team of UK-based researchers track and report on projects constantly throughout the year. They’re trained to know when they should be in touch with projects, contractors, planners, and developers. 

Did you know on the platform you can see when the researcher is due to search for updates? If you need information sooner, you can click our project enquiry button to ask the researcher direct questions about the project or company. We then answer you within a 24 hour window. 

Yes. Our extensive contact information allows you to start building new relationships across the industry to win new business. 

Whether you’re looking to target a new sector, project type, or trying to get into a competitive space, our information can help you have the right conversations at the right time.

Yes – you can export contact lists and project details in a spreadsheet. Simply select your saved list, the fields you want to export, hit download, and start prospecting with your fresh new contacts.

Absolutely. Our data can be accessed in your own CRM via our API and developer license.

We have an in-house development team, as well as several partners who specialise in manipulating our data for all CRM systems including Microsoft Dynamix, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Hubspot.

Yes. Throughout your entire subscription you’ll be assigned an account manager, and offered training whenever you need it. 

So if you have new team members, or need a refresher, we’re here to help. 

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