Shopfitters survey: Flying in the face of reason | Analysis

	Barnwood	Benson	Bentleys	Caledonia Contracts	Cumberland Construction	GWS Construction Services	John Davies Interiors	Deane & Amos	A Edmonds	Guildprime	Hadley	Idess (retail)	McCue Interior Fit-Out	Oakhurst (Southport)	Patton Fit-Out	Portview	Project Aluminium	John Richards Shopfitters	SGi Group	SMC Project Services	Triplar	WFC
Is retail still a good area to work in?	Yes	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	No	Yes	No	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	N/A
Do you see things improving in 2011?	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Is foreign competition a major factor for the shopfitting sector?	No	Yes	No	No	Yes		No	No	N/A	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No		No	Yes	No
What is the best way of getting new business? – Existing relationships/ Recommendation/ Tendering/Other?	Existing relationships and recommendation	Existing relationships	Existing relationships	Existing relationships + recommendation + tendering	Existing relationships	Recommendation	Existing relationships	Existing relationships	Existing relationships + recommendation	Existing relationships + recommendation		Existing relationships	Existing relationships	Existing relationships + tendering	Existing relationships + recommendation	Existing relationships + recommendation	Existing relationships	Existing relationships		Existing relationships + recommendation + tendering	Recommendation	Existing relationships
By how much has your business suffered this year (percentage fall from 2008)?	20%	N/A	12%	Level	30%	20%	N/A	15%	30%	50%	30%	“Sales increase, but margins lower”	30%	30%	Level	50% increase	40%	55%	20%	Level	200% increase	50%
How closely do you work with retailers – Closely/Through project managers/Through a lead contractor?	Closely	Closely	Through project managers	Closely + project managers	Closely	Closely	Through project managers	Closely + project managers	N/A	Closely	Closely	Closely	Closely + project managers	Closely + project managers	Closely + project managers	Project managers + lead contractors	Through a lead contractor	Closely + project managers + lead contractors	Project managers + lead contractors	Closely	Closely	Leisure
If retail is not the most important area for you, what is?	Main area is retail + office + specialist		Leisure		Leisure + residential			Also residential	Public and private sector construction	Residential + commercial	Shipping + leisure	“Looking at others to reduce reliance on retail”	Leisure			Leisure	New build construction sites	Also, leisure, office and commercial