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Key Note Market Research

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File Description [top]

Key Note Market Research contains the full text of corporate and industry reports from the "Key Note" series of market research overviews, covering both continental Europe and the U.K., published by Key Note Publications, an ICC Group company.

Reports in this file are classified either as "company" or "industry", depending on the primary focus of the document. Indexing of each report gives details of coverage by company, industry, product, U.K. SIC code, subject, and geographical area. The Euroview series on selected market sectors covers the major Western European countries.

Key Note Market Research draws together fundamental primary data with expert commentary and analysis on companies and industry or market sectors, with British and European coverage. Major subject areas covered include: company financial data, competitive analysis, company performance analysis and commentary, product information, market and industry analysis, and research and development.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 563

to get Key Note market research reports on leading British and European companies and industries.

USE /CONTENTS

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USE CO=

to locate reports that discuss a company.

     EXPAND CO=CRH PLC

USE REPORT/TITLES

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     REPORT S4/TITLES



Subject Coverage [top]

Key Note Market Research draws together fundamental primary data with expert commentary and analysis on companies and industry or market sectors, with British and European coverage. Major subject areas covered include:

  • Company Financial Data
  • Company Performance Analysis and Commentary
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Market and Industry Analysis
  • Product Information
  • Research and Development


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Current
File Size: 66,053 records representing 1,472 reports as of May 2000
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Reports


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • REPORT/TITLES Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
MANUFBUS Manufacturing Industry News
MKTRES Market Research Information
MULTIIND General Industry Information
TICKERNE Company News Files with Ticker Symbols


Contact [top]

Key Note Market Research is produced by ICC Information Ltd. and Key Note Ltd. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Key Note Ltd.
Field House
72 Oldfield Road
Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2HQ
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0181 481 8758
Fax: 0181 783 0049


Terms and Conditions [top]

The database consists of copyrighted information from two sources. The copyright is held by Keynote Ltd. ICC stockbrokering and investment firms. Because of the timeliness of the research material, and a self-imposed embargo, the nature and function of the reports on the Database are substantially different from the nature and function of its original printed report. The reports are available for archival research purposes alone, and are not a solicitation to buy or sell securities or to subscribe to new or rights issues; nor should they be used for investment advice and/or sales support purposes. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of the reports, neither ICC nor the contributing firms can accept responsibility for their accuracy or completeness, or for errors of fact or opinion. The contributing firms, their associated companies, officers, directors, and employees may have a position in any securities of any company mentioned in the reports, and may perform, or seek to perform, financial advisory and/or banking services for any company mentioned in the reports.


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SAMPLE RECORD [top]

Table of Contents Record

     
    DIALOG(R)File 563:ICC Int.Bus.Res 
    (c) 1998 ICC Online Information Group. All rts. reserv. 
     
    10120982     Supplier Number: 10038499 
  /TI   KEY NOTE MARKET REPORT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES 
  CS=  Key Note Limited 
    Field House, 
    72 Oldfield Road, 
    Hampton, 
    Middlesex. 
    TW12 2HQ 
    TEL: 0181 783 0955 
    FX: 0181 783 1940 
     
  PD=  Publication Date:   980810 
  RN=, PG=  ICC Report Number:  100384, Page 0 of 39 
    ISBN Number:         1-85765-842-6 
  CN=  Country Coverage:       UNITED KINGDOM 
    Country of Publication: UNITED KINGDOM 
     
  DT=, IN=  This is a KEYNOTE report and a INDUSTRY report 
     
    SYNOPSIS 
  /TX  Key Note estimates that at the end of 1997, the core 
    employment agency industry comprised around 8,200 
    businesses, which together operated 11,800 offices or 
    branches. Their combined turnover for 1997 was L11.9bn, 
    up from L10.2bn in 1996, although some industry 
    estimates are higher. 94% of turnover was derived from 
    invoiced sales for placing temporary and contract 
    workers. The remainder came from fees charged for 
    placing permanent workers. 
    The employment agency business has boomed since 1993 
    and reached unprecedented heights in 1997. Most firms 
    enjoyed a bonanza in sales and profits. However, at mid- 
    1998, there are indications that the global boom is 
    over. Growth in some recruitment sectors has been 
    reduced to a trickle and in others, it has reversed 
    into a decline. 
    Nevertheless, even if the economy returns to recession 
    by the end of 1998, employers will continue to 
    experience a shortage of good, qualified personnel at 
    all levels. This will ensure the industry against a 
    sudden decline in business. 
    While the industry continues to be regulated with 
    lenience, external threats from political and legal 
    sources are growing. The costs of making a mistake in 
    the recruitment process, even unwittingly, can be 
    fatal. Agency managements are having to devote 
    increasingly more time to ensuring that they remain on 
    the right side of legislation. 
    The industry remains highly fragmented, although 
    consolidation proceeds apace. In particular, major US 
    agencies are showing growing interest in making 
    acquisitions in the UK. 
    However, the UK market also remains oversupplied by a 
    large and still growing number of employment agency 
    branches. A downturn will mean office closures and 
    competition on price. 
    Key Note estimates that, between 1998 and 2000, total 
    turnover of UK employment agencies will increase by 
    6.9% to reach L14bn. 
     
    SECTION HEADINGS: 
  /SH     1. MARKET DEFINITION                                            PG  1 
       DEFINITION                                                      PG  1 
       MARKET SECTORS                                                  PG  1 
       PERMANENT WORKERS                                               PG  1 
       TEMPORARY WORKERS    (. . .) 
       11.FURTHER SOURCES CONTINUED                                    PG 39 
       OTHER SOURCES                                                   PG 39 
     
    TABLE HEADINGS: 
       TABLE 1: MSL INDEX BY INDIVIDUAL JOB CATEGORY, SECOND QUARTER 
       1997-1998                                                       PG  4 
       TABLE 2: MSL INDEX BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY, SECOND QUARTER 1997-1998 
                                                                       PG  4 
       TABLE 3: SECTORS REPORTING SKILLS SHORTAGES (. . .) 
    COMPANY COVERAGE: 
  /CO, CO=     Brook Street (UK) Ltd 
       Delphi Group PLC 
       Hays PLC 
       Initial Personnel Services Ltd 
       Kelly Services (UK) Ltd 
       Manpower PLC 
       Nestor Healthcare Group PLC 
       Office Angels Ltd 
       Pertemps Group Ltd 
       Randstad Employment Bureau Ltd 
       Reed Executive PLC 
       Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC 
       The Corporate Services Group PLC 
     
  CL=  SIC Codes: 74500 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 
               74600 Investigation and security activities 
               74830 Secretarial and translation activities 
     
    SUBJECT DESCRIPTORS: 
  /DE     Market Definition                                               PG  1 
       Market Definition    (. . .) 
       Financial Results                                               PG 32 
     
    Copyright 1998 Keynote Ltd. 
     
     

Text Record

     
    DIALOG(R)File 563:ICC Int.Bus.Res 
    (c) 1998 ICC Online Information Group. All rts. reserv. 
     
    10120971     Supplier Number: 10038488 
  /TI   KEY NOTE MARKET REPORT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES 
  CS=  Key Note Limited 
    Field House, 
    72 Oldfield Road, 
    Hampton, 
    Middlesex. 
    TW12 2HQ 
    TEL: 0181 783 0955 
    FX: 0181 783 1940 
     
  PD=  Publication Date:   980810 
  RN=, PG=  ICC Report Number:  100384, Page 11 of 39 
    ISBN Number:         1-85765-842-6 
  CN=  Country Coverage:       UNITED KINGDOM 
    Country of Publication: UNITED KINGDOM 
     
  DT=, SF=  This is a KEYNOTE report and a INDUSTRY report 
     
    SECTION HEADINGS: 
  /SH     4.COMPETITOR ANALYSIS CONTINUED 
       MSL SEARCH AND SELECTION 
       FINANCIAL RESULTS 
       RANDSTAD EMPLOYMENT BUREAU LTD 
       FINANCIAL RESULTS 
       NESTOR HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC 
       FINANCIAL RESULTS 
       LORIEN PLC 
       FINANCIAL RESULTS 
       INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS 
     
    TEXT 
    4.COMPETITOR ANALYSIS CONTINUED 
     
  /TX  MSL SEARCH AND SELECTION 
     
    MSL Search and Selection was formed early in 1998, from 
    the merger of MSL International and Austin Knight. Its 
    parent company is TMP Worldwide. In addition to the UK, 
    the company has offices in France, Netherlands and 
    Switzerland and is shortly to acquire search and selection 
    businesses in Germany, Italy and Spain.   (. . .) 
     
    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS 
    Growing demand for suitably skilled personnel has fuelled 
    the recent rapid growth in the IT sector. Leading companies 
    are as follows: 
     
    Spring IT Personnel Delphi Group PLC Hays IT MSB International 
    PLC Lorien PLC Parity Resources Ltd Anite Systems Ltd Elan 
    Computing Ltd Manpower IT Services Hunterskil Howard PLC 
    Computer Futures Abraxas PLC Glotel PLC Eurolink Consulting 
    QA Myriad Computer Team Group Harvey Nash PLC Best 
    International Group Diagonal PLC PSD Group. 
     
  /CO, CO=  Company:  Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC; Select Appointments 
     
  CL=  SIC Codes: 74500 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 
               74600 Investigation and security activities 
               74830 Secretarial and translation activities 
     
    SUBJECT DESCRIPTORS: 
  /DE     Competitor Analysis 
       Financial Results 
     
    Copyright 1998 Keynote Ltd. 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
DISPLAY
CODE
FIELD NAME
INDEXING
SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S EMPLOYMENT(W)INDUSTRY
/CO CO Company Name1 Word S MANPOWER/CO
/DE DE Descriptor Word S MARKET(W)DEFINITION/DE
/NT NT Industry Word S FOOD(W)MANUFACTURERS/NT
/SH SH Section/Chapter/Table Heading Word S FINANCIAL(W)RESULTS/SH
/TI TI Title Word S EMPLOYMENT(W)AGENCIES/TI
/TX TX Text and Abstract Word S TEMPORARY(W)WORKER?/TX

1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
DISPLAY
CODE
FIELD NAME
INDEXING
SELECT EXAMPLES
None A3 Corporate Source Address
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
AU= AU Analyst Phrase S AU=JONES, A?
None BN International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
CL= CL U.K. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Phrase S CL=74500
CN= CN Country Phrase S CN=UNITED KINGDOM
CO= CO Company Name1 Phrase S CO=KELLY SERVICES
CP= CP Country of Publication Phrase S CP=UNITED KINGDOM
CS= CS Corporate Source Phrase S CS=KEY NOTE?
None CV Company Coverage in Table of Contents Record
DT= DT Document Type2 Phrase S DT=CONTENTS
None EX Exchange
NO= NO Registered Company Number Phrase S NO=10038499
NT= NT Industry Phrase S NT=FOOD MANUFACTURERS
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=19980810
PG= PG Page Number Numeric S PG=11
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=1998
RN= RN ICC Report Number Phrase S RN=100384
SF= SF Subfile3 Phrase S SF=INDUSTRY
None TC Section/Table/Industry/Product Headings for Table of Contents
TS= TS Ticker Symbol Phrase S TS=GLYNU
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999

2 Document type entries include: KEYNOTE, CONTENTS, and TEXT.

3 Subfile entries include: SF=COMPANY, SF=INDUSTRY, and SF=ECONOMIC.


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /CO, /DE, /NT, /SH, /TI, /TX (e.g., S S3/CO).
SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/TEXT Text Records S S3/TEXT
/TEXT OF SECTION Table of Contents Record S S3/CONTENTS
/YYYY Publication Year S S2/1998


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AU, CL, CN, CO, CP, CS, NO, NT, PD, PG, PY, RN, TI SORT S3/ALL/AU
PRINT S2/5/1-5/CO


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK AU S3


MAP [top]

MAP FIELDS EXAMPLES
NO, RN MAP RN TEMP S1


REPORT TITLES [top]

All records comprising a report can be grouped together using the REPORT TITLES command. REPORT S1/TITLES/1-10


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S4/CO,CL,1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
DIALOGWEB
FORMAT
RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 Medium Full Record except Text (Full Table of Contents Record)
3 -- Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Title, Publication Date, Report Number, Country of Origin, Pagination, Section and Table Headings, and Company Coverage
5 -- Full Record
6 Free Title, Publication Date, Country of Origin, Report Number, and Page Number
7 Long Bibliographic Citation, Section and Table Headings, and Text
8 Short Title, Report Number, Page Number, Country of Origin, Company Name or Industry, U.K. SIC Codes, and Descriptors
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 00356799/5
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PRINT 00345233/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Key Note Market Research[563]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $5.76
Cost per minute:                   $1.46
TITLES Report(s)                   $0.00
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