Our Construction Practice
Ducker Worldwide is recognized as the premier provider of strategic research and planning by clients and key market players in the construction industry. We have studied every aspect of the building and construction industry from products and materials to construction processes, building automation and occupation.
No other research firm and strategy consultancy has a better view into the residential and nonresidential construction industry than Ducker Worldwide. Our experienced team actively partners with clients to research and develop leading technology innovations and growth opportunities in the construction industry. Our expertise covers composite materials, panelization, photovolataics, impact resistant glass, high performance insulation, mold resistant materials and many others. In addition, Ducker Worldwide helps clients develop targeted growth strategies in the midst of significant market change including builder acquisition,distribution consolidation and design-build construction practices.
Who we work with:
- Production and custom home builders
- Architects and engineers
- Wholesale building material distributors and retailers
- Building product, system and material manufacturers
- Building and construction associations
Industry Segments
- Building automation
- Building material value chain
- Energy products
- Exterior cladding
- Fenestration products
- HVAC
- Interior finishes
- Landscaping
- Lumber & framing
- Masonry
- Millwork
- Nonresidential construction
- Plumbing and piping
- Roofing / insulation
- Safety and security
- Tools and hardware
- Wholesale and retail distribution
What We Provide
- Strategy consulting: development, deployment and measurement
- Market size and segmentation
- Growth forecasting and modeling
- Competitive intelligence and benchmarking
- Distribution audits and new routes to market
- Technology testing, feasibility and launch assistance
- New product innovation support
- Price optimization strategies
- Purchase process and decision making through the channel
- Voice of the customer
- Sales and lead generation
- Brand positioning and integrated marketing communications
- Augment your internal capabilities with Ducker functional experts
- Merger and acquisition search and transaction support
Why Ducker Worldwide
Critical to success in the construction industry is knowledge of customer and market needs at all levels of the value chain. Ducker Worldwide has an exclusive database and expansive network of industry professionals encompassing constituents at all levels including manufacturing, distribution, specification, installation and purchasing of building products, materials and services. Ducker can put our strategic research, planning and advisory services and extensive industry database to work for you.
Benefits you realize:
- Fact-based market strategy which deepens customer loyalty, drives revenue gains, expands profitability and creates value for your share holders
- Organizational alignment on enterprise and/or business unit strategies, performance goals and objectives
- Identification and evaluation of merger and acquisition opportunities
- Understanding of optimal market and segment opportunities considering shifting industry dynamics
- Your competitive advantages relative to competition as well as deficiencies requiring improvement
- Optimal route to market and value chain assessment to drive improved profitability
- Fact-based market assessment of new products and technologies at each stage of development plus, optimal pricing strategies for product launch
- Increased appreciation of customer buying behavior and purchase drivers resulting in customer-centric product, service and sales strategies
- Marketing communications message and program creation providing increased sales and lead generation
- Insight into your brand health plus, brand architecture and positioning which resonates with the market place
- Efficiently achieve short term operational goals and long-term growth initiatives through Ducker’s extended enterprise services