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Updated: 9 November, 2008
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There is a separate page for General Company and Telephone Directories, many of which enable you search for companies by industry sector or activitiy. Sources of mailing lists can be found on the Direct Marketing page.
Yahoo
Company Directories http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Directories/Companies/
A good starting point for locating trade and industry sector directories.
Corporate Information http://www.corporateinformation.com/
Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
Produced by the Internet Public Library. Heavy US bias.
European Trade Associations http://www.eurunion.org/infores/business/trade.htm
Gateway to
Associations http://info.asaenet.org/gateway/OnlineAssocSlist.html
Produced by the American Society of Association Executives. Information on nearly
6,600 associations most of which are US based.
Marketing Source Directory
of Trade Associations http://www.marketingsource.com/associations/
Mainly US trade associations (90%).
The Scholarly Societies Project
http://www.scholarly-societies.org/
International in coverage and includes trade and research associations, royal societies, international unions and federations.
Trade Association Forum (TAF) http://www.taforum.org/
The section on UK trade associations can be searched by name or description.
Information on each association includes address, telephone and fax numbers,
main contact and a link to the association's Web site.
Aeronet http://www.aeronet.co.uk/
Excellent industry specific site providing access to relevant publications,
Airline Web pages and company directory.
Geographical coverage: World-wide
Airlines of the World
http://www.aerosearch.com/airlines.html
Links to the official and unofficial Web pages of Airlines.
Geographical coverage: World-wide
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Architecture: The Directory of Professional
Practices http://www.ribafind.org/
Set up by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). You can search RIBA's
directory of UK registered practices or the the International Directory.
Geographical coverage: UK
BRIX - The Builders Resource & Information
Exchange http://www.fmb.org.uk/
Setup and maintained by the Federation of Master Builders, an employers' trade
association for the UK building industry with 15,000 members. Membership requires
a builder prove that they offer suitably high standards of working practice
and business methods and is thus widely accepted as a hallmark of quality. The
Find a Builder pages enable you to search by trade for example house builders,
carpenters, roofing contractors and by postcode, town or village.
Geographical coverage: UK.
The Blue Book of Building and Construction
http://www.thebluebook.com/
Electronic version of the US Building and Construction Directory. Search
by state and keyword, company name or classification index term.
Geographical coverage: US
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Bankers Almanac http://www.bankersalmanac.com/
Produced by Reed Business Information in the UK this a Web version of the hardcopy
The Bankers' Almanac. The database has information on over 27,000 banks from
200 countries world-wide. There is in-depth information on the 4,500 internationally
trading banks, with 36,000 contact names plus a ranking of the top 3,000 banks
in the world and by each country. This is a subscription service but you can
sign up for a two week free trial.
In addition to the Almanac there is a free section called Bankworld giving
access to a list of the World's top 50 banks, market survey extracts, conferences
and exhibitions, links to relevant organisations and associations, credit rating
definitions, financial journals and useful links. Subscription required for
The Bankers Almanac. Free access to Bankworld.
Geographical coverage: World-wide
BIS: Central Banks on the Web http://www.bis.org./cbanks1.htm
Central Banking http://www.centralbanking.co.uk/
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World Chambers - www.worldchambers.com
QuickerWit http://www.QuickerWit.com
A free searchable directory of 2000 UK software publishers and hardware
manufacturers, including phone numbers and links to their web sites. It also
lists their products.
Applegate UK and Ireland Directories http://www.apgate.com/
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Yahoo Food Directories http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Food_and_Drink/Directories/
Applegate UK and Ireland Directories http://www.apgate.com/
Geographical coverage: UK and Ireland
Cibus Data: Food data base http://www.fiere.parma.it/
Directory of Italian companies in the food industry. Searchable by various criteria.
Includes contact details, turnover, line of business, number of employees. In
Italian and English.
Geographical coverage: Italy.
Scottish Food and Drink
http://www.scottishfoodanddrink.com
A directory of over 1500 Scottish food and drink producers and specialist advisers
developed by the Scottish Enterprise Food Team as part of the cluster strategy
development. You can search by keyword, product, browse the business A-Z or
the sector guide. Information on each company includes name, address, telephone
number, fax number, email address and a link to further information or the company
Web site. An excellent resource for locating suppliers in this area.
Geographical coverage: Scotland.
Thomas Food Industry Register http://www.tfir.com/
Covers 22,000 US and Canadian companies in the food industry.
Geographical coverage: US and Canada
US Agriculture Exporters
Database www.fas.usda.gov/agexport/exporter.html
(Select "Online Searchable Database" from the links on the left hand side of
the screen).
A free online database from the US Department of Agriculture of over 3,800 US
based agriculture exporters. You can search by product classifications and categories,
type of firm (agent, broker, manufacturer, distributor etc.), location (state),
and the region to which they export. Alternatively you can carry out a keyword
search on company or product name. Information on each company includes address,
contact details, products, regions to which they export, D&B number, annual
sales and number of employees.
Geographical coverage: US
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National Union of Journalists
Freelance Directory www.freelancedirectory.org
The NUJ Freelance Directory lists 1,500 freelancers in the UK and Ireland by
region, skill and specialism. It covers writers, editors, sub-editors, designers,
illustrators, cartoonists, photographers, broadcasters, scriptwriters, web designers,
translators, trainers and researchers. This is a useful directory if you are
looking for someone with specialist writing skills or just trying to track down
an individual journalist.
Geographical coverage: UK
Law Society - Solicitors Online
http://www.solicitors-online.com/
Search for solicitors by name or carry out a specialist search by legal topic,
for example charity law, location and language.
Geographical coverage: UK
Lawyer Locator http://www.lawyerlocator.co.uk/
Database of over 54,000 solicitors and law firms in the UK, Isle of Man
and the Channel Islands. Made available by Martindale-Hubbell.
Geographical coverage: UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands.
Scottish Law Online http://www.scottishlaw.org.uk/
A listing of legal sites and sources of information in the Scotland, the
UK and world-wide. Includes a link to a Scottish Law Firm Directory.
Geographical coverage: Scotland
Law Firms on the Web http://www.lawfirmsontheweb.co.uk/
Law Firms on the Web is a directory of over 450 UK law firms that have a presence
on the Web. You can search by legal problem (pull down menu), keyword, location,
and name. Click on a link in the results list to go direct to the law firm's
own Web site.
Bar on the Web http://www.barontheweb.co.uk/
Bar on the Web is maintained in association with the Kennedy Guide to Barristers
and has details of approximately 70 barristers who have supplied details for
the Web site. Search by name, practice area, chamber or region, or browse the
whole directory.
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Research Buyers Guide http://www.rbg.org.uk/
The Research Buyer's Guide is a directory of organisations in the UK and Republic
of Ireland offering market research and related services. All listed research
providers employ at least one Full Member or Fellow of The Market Research Society
- designated by MMRS and FMRS respectively in each listing. Search by name,
company type, location, market sectors, research services and expert areas.
Free but registration required.
Oil and Gas Directory for North East Soctland http://www.oilandgas.co.uk/
Oil.com - news and directory for the oil and
gas industry http://www.oil.com/
Geographical coverage: World-wide
Petroleum Place http://www.petroleumplace.com/
Geographical coverage: World-wide
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Applegate UK and Ireland Directories http://www.apgate.com/
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Analysys Telecoms Virtual Library
Magenta Systems Telecom Links to other Web Sites
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