Measured 5 October 2026 via the PYC Gloucester Construction Digital Visibility Index. Every figure is objective and reproducible from the methodology. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
These are specific, checkable faults on the site — not opinions about it.
Worth fixingNo structured data on the homepageNothing tells a search engine or an assistant what this business is, where it is, or what it does — in machine-readable terms.
This firm against the sector median and the index leader, Builder Gloucestershire, on every pillar.
Speed & CWV
45
Technical
75
Local presence
82
Visibility
21
AI search presence
0
Content & trust
40
this firm sector median leader
A.R.D. Developments trails Builder Gloucestershire by 139 points across 3 pillars, but 90% of that is AI search presence and Technical alone. It already matches or beats the leader on Local presence, Visibility, Content & trust.
Builder Gloucestershire leads the index with 57/100. The largest gaps are: AI search presence (0 vs 100); Technical (75 vs 100); Speed & CWV (45 vs 59).
Publish structured, citable content and entity schema so AI engines surface the business for core local queries.
Build local landing pages for the core keyword basket to lift organic and local-pack appearance.
Introduce the people who do the work, on an about or team page and the credentials that matter in this sector (FMB, TrustMark, NHBC), and refresh stale content.
Visibility (21/100) — read topical authority on why ranking breadth across a sector beats chasing single terms. Background on analysing this pillar: visibility.