Services

Consulting

A RESOURCE TO BE TRUSTED

At a fundamental level, any consulting project requires a thorough understanding of business process and experience at senior management level. But without trust, professionalism, integrity and respect for client confidentiality, the project cannot be delivered. This ethos forms the cornerstone of IBR-Ltd’s activities, to ensure that projects are accomplished with high levels of client satisfaction.

The degree of repeat business we experiene is testament to those standards being achieved.

Marketing Services

A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO ASSIST YOU

IBR-Ltd’s team of talented senior professionals have gained extensive experience within the business marketing arena and are able to assist clients in packaging their products and services to appeal to even the most discerning customer.

Along with a range of associate businesses specialising in database management, database marketing, web design and construction, IBR-Ltd can offer clients a cohesive offering under one roof.

Market Research

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS?

Independent Business Resource Limited not only conducts a wealth of bespoke market research projects on behalf of a wide range of clients within both agri-food and non agricultural business, whether your customers are in the UK, Europe or further a field IBR-Ltd can assist you in engaging with them to gain further understanding of their needs.

Contract Field Trials

OUR CONTRACT FIELD TRIALS SERVICE

IBR-Ltd is pleased to offer clients a National field trials development resource, offering both pre-registration research efficacy or selectivity trials as well as field scale development demonstrations.

Whether you are a contract research organization looking to outsource work, a product manufacturer or a distributor looking to develop a point of difference from the competition, IBR is here to provide the resources to assist your objectives

Supply Chain Strategies

ARE YOU INTOUCH WITH YOUR MARKET, OR DOES YOUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY NEED UPDATING?


Supermarkets and processors have pioneered supplier arrangements, but in an era of shortages and growing consumer demand for specific products, knowledge of how farmers and growers operate is vital. Meanwhile, the need for agricultural input suppliers to get closer to farmers, processors and retailers has never been greater. IBR-Ltd has the knowledge, contacts and systems to provide this insight and develop successful supply chain arrangements.

Market Data

Within the UK our management of the Kleffmann business includes a range of large scale continuous crop panels focussing on the quantitative and qualitative responses from farmers on agri-inputs, so whether you are a seed breeder looking for varietal information or a chemcial manufacturer looking at brand performance the Agrocultural Marketing Information System (AMIS) panel data will assist in your research objectives.

In 2008 became the sole UK agent representing the UK business activities of the Klefffmann Group

Industry news

  • Commodity selling prices and the weather are top concerns for European farmers

    An in-depth survey of 3,000 European farmers in six countries has indicated that commodity selling pricing is the most important concern for farmers in three European countries, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, with it being the second most important concern of farmers in Great Britain and France. The next most frequent concern was, unsurprisingly, the weather, which was selected by farmers in four countries surveyed, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic.

  • European farmer attitudes to renewables

    An in-depth annual survey of European farmers has indicated much greater interest and optimism for crops grown for renewable energy among German farmers, compared to their counterparts in the Great Britain

  • New Project Manager for Independent Business Resource Limited (IBR-Ltd)

    “We are delighted that Marsha is joining us at a time of company expansion. Her new role as a Project Manager will involve a range of tasks from market research studies, administration of Kleffmann business, as well as new business generation. This is an important appointment as we expand our business, not only with Kleffmann panels, but also other market research initiatives. David Dower remains our lead on market research, but Marsha’s skills will complement those of the team and provide a further experienced resource to cope with the increase in commissions,” says Roger Pratchett, Director of IBR-Ltd.

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Surveys

  • The Directors of IBR have more than 20 years experience of ad hoc research, both client side and supply side.
    We engage with clients to listen, learn, and apply the correct approaches to deliver against your research objectives.

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