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Engineering

  • End Client: Semi-conductor Manufacturer
  • Research Area: Customer Needs Survey
  • Methodology: CATI
  • Sector: Industrial
  • Respondents: Electronic Engineers, involved in designing new products/ improving existing ones, and with some influence on purchasing decisions
  • Sample Size: 100
  • LOI: 30 Minutes
  • Days in Field: 5
  • Markets: China, India
  • End Client: Consultancy Firm
  • Research Area: Hospital Maintenance
  • Methodology: CATI/IDI
  • Sector: Healthcare
  • Respondents: Head of Engineering/Hospital Maintenance Departments. Knowledgeable about technical/engineering installation in hospitals including generators, heating, ventilation, transformers, wiring light, patient data centres.
  • Sample Size: 25
  • LOI: 40 Minutes
  • Days in Field: 10
  • Markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK
  • End Client: Professional Association
  • Research Area: Membership Survey
  • Methodology: TDI/CATI/FG Recruitment
  • Sector: Engineering
  • Respondents: Current and Lapsed Members: Engineers, Technicians. Fellows, Members, Business Partners, Corporate Employers
  • Sample Size: 32 TDI, 300 CATI, 30 FG Recruitment
  • LOI: 40 Minutes TDI, 20 Minutes CATI, 5 Minutes FG Recruitment
  • Days in Field: 50
  • Markets: UK
  • End Client: Professional Association
  • Research Area: Engineering Skills Shortages
  • Methodology: CATI
  • Sector: Engineering
  • Respondents: Members and Non-Members. Head of Engineering, HR Managers/Directors, Training Managers/Directors
  • Sample Size: 400
  • LOI: 10 Minutes
  • Days in Field: 17
  • Markets: UK
  • Additional Notes: This was the sixth in a series of annual surveys. The results were to be used for PR purposes. It has been repeated each year since.
  • End Client: Professional Association
  • Research Area: Cyber Security
  • Methodology: CATI
  • Sector: Engineering, IT/Technology
  • Respondents: IT or Engineering Personnel in organisations who either use software in their products (Electronics, Automotive), or use software in the design and development of products. Engineering/Technology Directors, IT Directors, Individuals responsible for design, production and delivery of systems involving embedded IT.
  • Sample Size: 275
  • LOI: 30 Minutes
  • Days in Field: 16
  • Markets: UK
  • Additional Notes: The client was looking to set up a Cyber Security Academy for IT personnel, this survey established the existing skills levels in these sectors. 25 interviews were first conducted with corporate companies, before a further 250 were conducted with SMEs using a revised questionnaire.
  • End Client: Provider of Power Generators
  • Research Area: Customers/influencers needs for the HSM (Highly Specialized Market) segment
  • Methodology: CATI/TDI
  • Sector: Energy
  • Respondents: End-users (datacenters, hospitals, water/wastewater treatment), Consultant-specifying engineers that prepare specifications for datacenters, hospitals, water/wastewater treatment, Contractors that specialize in datacenters, hospitals, water/wastewater treatment
  • Sample Size: CATI 350, TDI 32
  • LOI: CATI: 20 minutes; TDI: 30-45 minutes
  • Days in Field: 22 days
  • Markets: US, Canada
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