UK Agencies Join Forces 9/10/2000 Marlin Research has joined forces with Field Facts Worldwide in order to strengthen and improve its service base as a data collection agency. The association with Field Facts has allowed Marlin to expand its CATI and regular telephoning capability. Marlin now boasts 30 stations that are CATI equipped and 10 more if CATI is not required. Field Facts is an international fieldwork company with a main office in the heart of the West End, offering deluxe focus group facilities, a large test kitchen, in house recruiting, Internet access in each client room, and within a few weeks, a specialised usability lab with large plasma screen.