We changed over about a year ago from what was basically a credit check service (which really only gave us basic financial information) which I think was really designed for retail businesses to check out their customers before entering into a contract.
As we supply the majority of our products to NHS Hospitals it wasn’t really what we wanted and therefore approached Plimsoll for a trial.
Since then we have already used the service on a regular basis and already re-signed for another year.
We find it invaluable to benchmark our sales and financial performance against the top 1500 UK medical device suppliers, which gives us enormous re-assurance throughout the year that we are either keeping up with the leaders or beating the poor performers.
We like the fact that the reports are updated live throughout the year as those companies post their results and a new analysis is published.
The best part for me is the confidential full accounts analysis we get of ourselves every year, which gives us confidence that our strategy is on track.
Finally another great service are the monthly updates David Pattison sends us outlining any corporate news and trends, which is really useful rather than the basically static service others provide, after the fee is paid.
Give the above I can highly recommend Plimsoll if you are interested in benchmarking your company against your direct focussed competitors which incidentally can be customised. (October 2023)
Chris Pearson | Managing Director | Health Tec Medical Ltd
It’s been a great pleasure working with Plimsoll, I greatly appreciate the time spent by the Senior Analyst to explain the data collection/analysis patiently. I really enjoyed talking with someone who takes great care on data integrity, comprehensiveness and meaningful analysis. I wish Plimsoll continued success for many good years. (November 2023)
Market Research Director | MiTek
I have been using Plimsoll as my source for market analysis, data and insights relating to the Freight forwarding and Hauler markets for several years now. The data received, the presentation and the knowledge of the team at Plimsoll is exceptional. The monthly insights received from Plimsoll have been insightful and invaluable and are a major source of information for guidance and decision making. (October 2025)
Pierre Henry | Managing Director | S.T.I (UK) Ltd
