What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| registry/licensing/permits | national building-control authorities, building permit registries, certification scheme operators (e.g. FENSA/CERTASS in UK, Secured by… | per certificate / per installer registration / per building permit | public |
| employment & workforce | national statistical offices (SBS/labour force data), sector associations, social-security bodies, job-posting aggregators | annual per NACE class per region; per-plant headcount in filings | public |
| financial filings | company registrars (Companies House, Handelsregister, INPI/BODACC), credit bureaux (Creditsafe, Dun & Bradstreet), listed parent groups'… | annual per legal entity | public |
| incident/safety/claims | national occupational safety authorities (HSE, INAIL, DGUV), insurers, product safety recall systems (Safety Gate) | per reported accident / per claim; annual aggregates by NACE | public |
| waste & emissions | environmental regulators (E-PRTR, national pollutant registers for surface-treatment/anodising plants), waste transfer registries, EPD… | annual per installation; per waste consignment | public |
| quality & compliance testing | notified bodies and test labs (ift Rosenheim, BRE, CSTB), fabricators' Declarations of Performance / CE marking under EN 14351-1, ETA/EPD… | per product type / per test report (air, water, wind load, U-value, burglar… | public |
| pricing | fabricators' price lists, distributors, LME/aluminium & steel price indices, cost indices from statistical offices, construction cost… | per SKU/system per price-list revision; monthly metal and construction material… | purchasable |
| reviews & sentiment | review platforms (Trustpilot, Google, Checkatrade) for window fabricator-installer brands, trade forums | per review | purchasable |
| logistics & freight movement | customs authorities (Comext/Eurostat HS 7610 aluminium doors & windows, 7308 steel structures), freight forwarders, trade-data vendors… | per shipment / per customs declaration; monthly country-product flows | purchasable |
| energy consumption | fabricators (extrusion presses, powder-coating ovens, welding lines), utilities, ETS/energy-audit reporting authorities where thresholds… | per meter per interval; annual per site in energy audits | partnership |
| production output | window/door fabricators (e.g. aluminium and steel systems fabricators), MES/ERP vendors serving them, national statistical offices… | per production order / per unit at plant level; monthly aggregates in PRODCOM… | partnership |
| maintenance & asset condition | fabricators' maintenance systems for CNC machining centres and welding lines, machinery OEMs (Elumatec, Emmegi, Stürtz) with remote service… | per machine per event / per sensor stream | partnership |
| transactional/sales | fabricators, system houses (aluminium profile suppliers such as Schüco, Reynaers, Kawneer), builders' merchants and distributors | per order line / per quotation, per customer | exclusive |
| inventory & supply chain | fabricators' ERP, profile extruders, glass and hardware suppliers (IGU makers, hinge/lock manufacturers) | per SKU per warehouse, daily/weekly | exclusive |
| sensor/IoT | machinery OEMs and fabricators with connected CNC/coating lines; some smart-window/access hardware makers | per machine per second/minute cycle data | exclusive |
| communications/marketing performance | fabricators' and system houses' marketing teams, ad platforms, trade media publishers | per campaign / per lead | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.