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 | Aviation authorities (EASA Part-145, FAA repair station lists), national medical-device competent authorities, telecom/radio equipment… | Per approved organisation / per scope of approval | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices (Eurostat SBS, structural business statistics), sector skills bodies, job boards for field service engineers | Annual per NACE class per region; per job posting | public |
| reviews & sentiment | Google Business/Trustpilot for consumer electronics repair shops, iFixit community, B2B service satisfaction surveys | Per review / per repair guide with success ratings | public |
| financial filings | Company registries (Companies House, Handelsregister), listed service groups' annual reports, Eurostat SBS turnover data | Annual per legal entity; annual aggregate per NACE class | public |
| incident/safety/claims | Medical device vigilance regulators (FDA MAUDE, EUDAMED), aviation occurrence reporting (ECCAIRS, FAA SDR), product safety authorities… | Per reported event, includes servicing/maintenance-related failures | public |
| waste & emissions | WEEE compliance schemes and national WEEE registers, refurbishment/recycling operators | Annual tonnages per producer/scheme per category | public |
| production output | National statistical offices (short-term business statistics, PRODCOM-adjacent service turnover indices) | Quarterly index per NACE class per country | public |
| pricing | OEM service price lists, third-party repair shops' published rates, procurement/GPO benchmarking bodies (e.g. hospital GPOs), spare-parts… | Per part number / per service plan / per hourly labour rate | purchasable |
| inventory & supply chain | Repair depots, spare-parts distributors (Arrow, Avnet, RS Components), OEM logistics arms | Per SKU per warehouse, daily stock and lead time | partnership |
| logistics & freight movement | Reverse-logistics providers (DHL, UPS service parts logistics), courier tracking systems | Per shipment/RMA leg | partnership |
| maintenance & asset condition | Third-party repair depots, OEM service organisations (e.g. medical imaging, test & measurement, avionics), hospital biomedical engineering… | Per work order / per serial-numbered asset, with fault codes, parts replaced… | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Accredited calibration and repair labs (ISO/IEC 17025), notified bodies, OEM QA departments | Per instrument per calibration certificate | partnership |
| transactional/sales | Repair service providers, OEM service divisions, distributors offering service contracts, ERP/field-service platforms (ServiceMax… | Per repair job / per invoice line | exclusive |
| sensor/IoT | OEMs with remote monitoring on installed base (imaging scanners, semiconductor tools, network equipment), IoT connectivity platforms | Continuous telemetry per connected asset | exclusive |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Field-service management platforms and depot repair operators | Per technician per day; turnaround time per job | 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.