The Construction Information Service

Specify-it: Online UK construction product and supplier database

Specify-it is a repository of detailed information on UK construction products, suppliers, and manufacturers. It is the result of years of consistently vetted information gathered to help you quickly and confidently find the resources you need. Specify-it is a fully searchable, online database featuring catalog pages, CAD drawings, data sheets, selector guides and more. With Specify-it, you can obtain British Board of Agrément (BBA) certificates that contain important data on durability, installation, and compliance with building regulations. If you are a manufacturer, supplier, or service provider, use Specify-it to reach more than 90,000 UK construction industry professionals through banner ads, links and more.

Available as a freestanding service, Specify-it also integrates seamlessly with our Construction Information Service (CIS) for the UK so that you get focused, related supplier information when you perform a CIS search.

Subscribe to Specify-it today to:

Manage project costs
Improve workflow
Minimize research time

What's Included

Content

10,000 manufacturers and suppliers (including overseas suppliers with recognized UK agents)
850,000 full-text color pages
40,000 Fastrack CAD drawings from 80 top UK manufacturers
ISO-accredited companies
BBA-certified products

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Product and Service Classifications

Substructural external elements and structural primary elements
Road surfacings, materials and contractors, pavings, kerbs and edging, external lighting
Structural secondary elements and finishes
Services: plumbing, heating and ventilation, electrical, communications, storage and fittings
Constructions and materials

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Capabilities

Search the entire database by keyword
- Company name
- Product and trade name
- Component type
- Catalog title
Filter keyword results by suppliers or classification
Save links to your favorite suppliers in "Preferred Suppliers"
Link seamlessly to Fastrack CAD drawings and color photos
Integrate your Specify-it data with the Construction Information Service (CIS) for the UK

Download Specify-it user guide

Advertise in Specify-it

Unlimited Online Content: Avoid the restrictions of traditional hardcopy compendiums and directories
Real-time Updates: Make sure the most up-to-date information is available
Fully Classified and Indexed Product Inclusion: Ensure customers find your products quickly and easily
Web and Email Links: Give users instant access to your company website and contact details
Statistical Reports: Download a list of companies that have viewed your information
Additional Advertising Opportunities: Leverage banners and buttons on many of IHS Markit online services
CAD Drawing Inclusion and Creation: Easily allow your products to be specified

Market to more than 96% of architects, 90% of consultants, 69% of contractors and house builders in the UK by advertising in Specify-it. Contact UK Customer Care number: +44 (0) 1344 328 300 or Subscribe to Marketing Solutions.

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Industry Success Stories

Pascall+Watson: Online Access to Technical Building Documents with The Construction Information Service

As the biggest airport terminal designer in the United Kingdom, this premier architectural firm has enabled all of its employees to easily find and view UK building standards documents online -- anytime, anywhere. The staff can be confident documents are current and saves time previously spent maintaining or searching for hardcopies.

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Willmott Dixon Builds In Outstanding Quality by Increasing Leverage of Construction Industry Standards

One of the UK's largest construction companies is building stellar quality into its projects by increasing its leverage of construction industry standards information -- positive results range from reassuring a customer about a pipe-fitting solution to resolving a subcontractor dispute and saving £35,000.

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Burns & McDonnell Engineers Access Standards in the Field in Minutes

This US-based engineering and architectural firm provides its team of experts with immediate access to the world’s most comprehensive databank of standards documents in the course of their daily workflow – as well as automated alerts regarding updates – even when they are on location at project sites.

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