L & W Building Contractors — Gloucester Construction Digital Visibility Score
L & W Building Contractors — PYC Gloucester Construction Digital Visibility Index, Q3-2026
Digital Visibility Score: 37 / 100 · Rank 12 of 13
Measured 27 August 2026 via the PYC Gloucester Construction Digital Visibility Index. Every figure is objective and reproducible from the methodology. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Pillar breakdown vs sector median
Section titled “Pillar breakdown vs sector median”| Pillar | Score | Median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed & CWV | 32 | 58.5 | −26.5 |
| Technical | 88 | 75 | +13 |
| Local presence | — | 63 | not measured |
| Visibility | 38 | 29 | +9 |
| AI search presence | 0 | 0 | level |
| Content & trust | 0 | 33 | −33 |
| Speed & CWV | -26.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | +13 | |
| Local presence | not measured | |
| Visibility | +9 | |
| AI search presence | 0 | |
| Content & trust | -33 |
Where this firm ranks
Section titled “Where this firm ranks”| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| builders Gloucester | #4 |
| construction companies Gloucester | #12 |
| best builders Gloucester | #8 |
| house extensions Gloucester | #9 |
| loft conversions Gloucester | #12 |
| new build developers Gloucester | not in top 100 |
| commercial construction Gloucester | #20 |
| groundworks contractors Gloucester | not in top 100 |
| renovation builders Gloucester | #13 |
| builders Quedgeley | #23 |
| builders Hucclecote | not in top 100 |
| construction Quedgeley | #34 |
The gap to the leader
Section titled “The gap to the leader”| Speed & CWV | 32 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | 88 | |
| Visibility | 38 | |
| AI search presence | 0 | |
| Content & trust | 0 |
this firm sector median leader
L & W Building Contractors trails Guardian Builders Gloucester by 118 points across 4 pillars, but 69% of that is Speed & CWV and AI search presence alone. It already matches or beats the leader on Technical.
Closest to the first page
Section titled “Closest to the first page”| construction companies Gloucester | #12 | |
| loft conversions Gloucester | #12 | |
| renovation builders Gloucester | #13 | |
| commercial construction Gloucester | #20 |
4 positions sit between #11 and #20 — one page away, and the cheapest ranking work available to this firm.
AI search presence
Section titled “AI search presence”| ✗ | Who are the best builders in Gloucester? | |
| ✗ | Which construction company in Gloucester would you recommend for an extension? | |
| ✗ | Top rated building contractors in Gloucester | |
| ✗ | I need a builder in Gloucester - who should I contact? | |
| ✗ | Best construction firms in Quedgeley, Gloucester |
Key findings
Section titled “Key findings”- Speed & CWV: 32/100, below the sector median of 58.5.
- Content & trust: 0/100, below the sector median of 33.
How this compares to the leader
Section titled “How this compares to the leader”Guardian Builders Gloucester leads the index with 58/100. The largest gaps are: Speed & CWV (32 vs 73); AI search presence (0 vs 40); Content & trust (0 vs 33).
Top fixes (ranked by impact)
Section titled “Top fixes (ranked by impact)”- Publish structured, citable content and entity schema so AI engines surface the business for core local queries.
- Add about/team pages and the credentials that matter in this sector (FMB, TrustMark, NHBC), and refresh stale content.
- Cut mobile LCP below 2.5s (optimise images and remove render-blocking resources) — the biggest score and ranking lever.
Where to get this fixed
Section titled “Where to get this fixed”L & W Building Contractors’s lowest-scoring pillars among those we publish remediation guidance for:
- AI search presence (0/100) — read generative engine optimisation on getting named by the answer engines this pillar measures. Background on analysing this pillar: ai search presence.
- Content & trust (0/100) — read topical authority on how depth and coverage compound into citation-worthiness. Background on analysing this pillar: content & trust.
How this is measured: see the index methodology, and the statistical methods behind each pillar. This index is published by PYC; if you want this score moved, start here.