Official sources first
Company identity, product coverage and price signals begin with the manufacturer's own site, store, catalogue or legal company material. Distributor pricing is not mixed into manufacturer records without an explicit label.
Editorial standard
How the market index is researched.
Profiles are automatically assembled from publicly available open sources, then reviewed as editorial records. The index records what can be supported and preserves the original source currency.
Public price is not contract price
Displayed online prices are recorded as directional evidence. Dealer discounts, project quantities, freight, installation, taxes and specification changes can materially alter a commercial quotation.
No public price means quote only
The absence of a published figure is not converted into an invented estimate. The record remains quote-only until a defensible source is available.
No lead-routing bias
The current index does not sell placement, route enquiries or rank companies by commercial relationship. Coverage is informational and source-led.
Claims are verified, not self-published
An authorised company representative may claim a profile and submit corrections with supporting evidence. Claims do not remove independent notes, create paid placement or publish changes automatically.
Data register
What each company record contains
Company identityOfficial manufacturer or group websiteManual review
Logo or brand markOfficial site or official media kitOn brand change
LocationOfficial company or legal entity recordOn material change
Product coverageCurrent official category and product pagesQuarterly
Public price signalOfficial online store or published list priceMonthly
Quote-only statusNo public price observed on reviewed official sourcesQuarterly
Claim statusAuthorised representative evidenceOn request