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 installer certification schemes (TrustMark, MCS, CIGA/Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency, PAS 2030/2035 certification bodies… | Per installer/company registration; per building permit or measure notification | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistics offices (labour force / structural business statistics at NACE 4-digit), construction skills bodies (CITB), trade… | Annual/quarterly aggregate by class and region; per-worker in scheme records | public |
| energy consumption | Energy Performance Certificate registries (EPC/EnEV databases), energy-efficiency obligation scheme administrators (Ofgem ECO, KfW/BAFA… | Per dwelling/building before and after retrofit; annual | public |
| financial filings | National company registers (Companies House, Bundesanzeiger), credit bureaus (Creditsafe, Dun & Bradstreet, Bureau van Dijk Orbis) | Per company, annual accounts | public |
| incident/safety/claims | Occupational safety regulators (HSE RIDDOR, EU-OSHA, national labour inspectorates), employers' liability and professional indemnity… | Per reported incident/claim; aggregated by industry class annually | public |
| waste & emissions | Waste carriers and regulators (waste transfer notes, national waste registries), manufacturers' EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations)… | Per waste consignment/site; per product EPD | public |
| production output | National statistics offices (construction output / short-term business statistics), trade associations (National Insulation Association… | Monthly/quarterly turnover and volume aggregates by class and country | public |
| quality & compliance testing | Notified bodies and product certifiers (BBA, KIWA, DIBt), thermal-performance test labs, PAS 2035 retrofit assessors/coordinators… | Per product Declaration of Performance; per installed measure inspection report | public |
| pricing | Builders' merchants and distributors (published trade price lists), construction cost data vendors (BCIS/RICS, Spon's, RSMeans), national… | Per product SKU and per unit-of-work rate; monthly index | purchasable |
| reviews & sentiment | Trade-finder platforms (Checkatrade, MyBuilder, Houzz, Trustpilot, Google Business Profiles) | Per review per contractor | purchasable |
| transactional/sales | Insulation contractors' ERP/job-costing systems (e.g. Sage, Simpro), builders' merchants and insulation distributors (SIG, Kingspan… | Per job/quote/invoice line, per site | partnership |
| inventory & supply chain | Insulation manufacturers (Rockwool, Knauf, Kingspan) and their distributors; contractor stores | Per SKU per depot, weekly/monthly | partnership |
| geospatial/movement | Contractors' fleet telematics providers (Verizon Connect, Webfleet), field-service scheduling apps | Per vehicle per trip; per technician job visit | partnership |
| customer demographics | Retrofit scheme administrators (fuel-poverty targeting data, ECO eligibility), housing associations and local authorities commissioning… | Per household/postcode; aggregated by area | partnership |
| communications/marketing performance | Lead-generation platforms and installer aggregators, Google/Meta ad accounts of installers | Per lead, per campaign, per keyword | partnership |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Contractor field-service scheduling platforms and scheme installer portals | Per crew per day, per scheduled installation slot | 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.