Socraty Research
Research for UK distributors
Evidence-led papers on where owner-run distributors lose time and margin, what an AI agent can safely take on, and how to measure the cost in your own numbers. Read them here or download the PDF.
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White paper · All distributors
The questions that cost distributors most: how AI agents give UK distributors their time back
The repetitive questions inside a distribution business, what an AI agent can safely take on, a simple business case method and a ten-point readiness checklist.
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White paper · Fixings and fasteners
The quiet leak at the trade counter
Why owner-run fastener distributors lose margin to rekeyed orders and regulars who go quiet. Includes a cost model, a maturity grid and a worksheet for your own numbers.
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White paper · Tools, pneumatics and hardware
The garage that stopped ringing
Why tools and pneumatics distributors lose margin to cross-referencing emailed orders and to garages and fabricators that quietly buy their consumables elsewhere.
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