Data Services

UBM provides data and information products which professionals use to support their decision-making and in their day-to-day business activities. We aim to create unique, market-leading data sets that can be utilised by multiple end users in specific industries. These products are usually paid for by annual subscriptions. We also generate revenue through listing fees, through consulting, content and training services as well as through advertising and marketing support.

The continued growth in computing power, the availability of digital datasets and broadband network access is enabling businesses and organisations to access, store, combine, manipulate and analyse ever larger amounts of digital information as part of their normal business practice. This is creating opportunities for businesses like UBM to provide their customers with validated market information and analytical services. UBM’s customers are increasingly relying up these services, often called workflow solutions, to support their normal day to day commercial and professional activities.

   
Community split %: 1. Health: 38.0%; 2. Technology & IP: 26.2; 3. Trade & Transport: 20.6; 4. Paper: 7.8; 5. Other: 7.4 Geographic split %: 1. N. America: 43.2%; 2. Europe : 25.5; 3. UK: 14.9; 4. Emerging Markets : 11.7; 5. RoW: 4.7

UBM has targeted a range of specific sectors and geographies which offer attractive growth prospects.

Some of UBM’s principal data services products are profiled below:

  • Within the Health sector our biggest brand is Vidal. Vidal provides drug information to professional healthcare communities in France and other countries. A market leader in the General Practitioner market we also have strong market positions in supplying private and public hospitals and retail pharmacies. For more information, go to www.vidal.fr
  • Techinsights is our most significant technology industry data services brand. TechInsights provides intellectual property and technical intelligence data services for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries. For more information, go to www.ubmtechinsights.com
  • Our two biggest Trade & Transport brands are PIERS and OAG. PIERS provides data and analytics for the import / export industries. OAG provides data and analytics for the air transport industry – most notably for the flight scheduling marketplace. For more information, go to www.piers.com and www.oag.com
  • RISI is the umbrella brand for our products serving the Forest products industries (e.g. paper, pulp & timber). For more information, go to www.risiinfo.com
  • Barbour ABI is our data services product brand for the UK construction industry and is the joint market leader in providing information about planned construction projects in the UK. For more information, go to www.barbour-abi.com

For more detailed information UBM’s strategy and business performance in this segment, please refer the UBM Annual Report and Accounts.