Builders and Plumbers Merchants Market - UK 2010-2014

Builders and Plumbers Merchants Market - UK 2010-2014 published by AMA Research in June, 2010. This report consists of 118 Pages and the price starts from US $ 1150.

Introduction

Abstract

AMA Research are pleased to announce the publication of the eleventh edition of the report ' Builders and Plumbers' Merchants' Market - UK 2010-2014' . The report provides an informed and up-to-date review of this market and, with over 110 pages, includes a review of recent market trends and forecasts over the next few years.

The report contains:

• DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET - analysis of the market structure and recent developments in the market.
• FORECASTS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2014.
• DETAILED INFORMATION - market size, influencing market factors, key players and merchants' customers.
• MARKET ANALYSIS - key characteristics of market and SWOT analysis.
• ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP - market size, product mix, sector trends and merchants' market share.

Of particular interest are the following:-

• Analysis of market performance during economic downturn to 2009.
• Forecast of market performance in 2010 and through to 2014.
• Factors affecting the market and analysis of key market characteristics.
• Product group analysis - market sizes, influences, trends and merchants' shares.
• Identification of key customer groups in merchants' market.
• Review of market structure - lightside and heavyside product distribution.

Builders and Plumbers Merchants included:-

A Thompson & Son, A W Lumb, Alsford Timber, Beesley and Fildes, Bradfords Building Supplies, BSS Group Plc, Burdens, C&W Berry, Carvers Building Supplies Cooper Callas, Crossling, David Cover, EH Smith, Elliott Brothers, Grafton Group Haldane Fisher, HPS (Heating Plumbing Supplies), Huws Gray, James Burrell, James Hargreaves, John A Stephens, John Nicholls, Joseph Parr Group, JT Dove, Kent Blaxill & Co, Lawsons (Whetstone), LBS Builders' Merchants, MKM Building Supplies, MP Moran & Sons, Naylor-Myers, Nicholls & Clarke Group, Parker Building Supplies, Rawle Gammon & Baker, Ridgeons Ltd, Robert Price, Saint-Gobain Building Products Distribution (Including Jewson and Graham) Sydenhams, Travis Perkins, Walter Tipper, Wolseley UK.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

THE MERCHANTS

• Leading national merchants - turnover, company structure, review of recent performance, market share.
• Regional merchants - identification of key players, turnover, main product areas and branch numbers.
• Buying groups - increasing importance in the merchants' market and identification of the main groups.
• Merchants characteristics - products ranges, profitability, debtors, turnover per employee.
• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the merchant sector.

THE MARKET The merchants' market - key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2004-2009, trends and forecasts to 2014. Market trends and major factors influencing market development. The market infra-structure - suppliers, distributors, contractors, specifiers and end-users. Identification of merchants' main customers. Product pricing trends in the industry.

PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS

• Product groups reviewed: roofing & insulation, bricks, blocks, clay & concrete products, cement & plaster materials, boards & timber, plumbing materials, decorating materials, heating & ventilation products, kitchen equipment and ironmongery & miscellaneous products.
• Estimated shares in 2009 of main product groups.
• Analysis by product group - market size 2004-2009 and product mix within each sector. Review of products including recent trends and factors affecting sector.
• Main suppliers in each product group.

FUTURE PROSPECTS

• Forecast of expected market development - short term prospects in 2010 and medium term prospects up to 2014.
• Positive and negative factors affecting the market - performance of UK economy, housebuilding, consumer confidence & spending.
• Outlook for the builders and plumbers' merchants' market through to 2014.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 7

• 1.1 INTRODUCTION 7
• 1.2 SOURCES OF INFORMATION 7

2. SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 9

• 2.1 SUMMARY 9
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 11

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 14

• 3.1 GDP 14
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 15
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 16
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 16
• 3.5 STERLING 17
• 3.6 POPULATION PROFILE 18
• 3.7 CONCLUSIONS 19

4. THE BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET 21

• 4.1 DEFINITION 21
• 4.2 PRODUCTS 21
  • 4.2.1 Product Range 22
• 4.3 MARKET STRUCTURE 22
  • 4.3.1 Lightside Product Distribution 23
  • 4.3.2 Heavyside Product Distribution 26
• 4.4 MARKET SIZE 26
  • 4.4.1 Recent Performance - 2004 to 2009 27
  • 4.4.2 Future Prospects - 2010 to 2014 29
• 4.5 MERCHANTS' SHARE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 32
• 4.6 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION MARKET INFLUENCES 33
  • 4.6.1 Overall Construction Market 33
  • 4.6.2 The Housing Market 36
  • 4.6.3 Additional Factors Influencing the Merchants' Market 38

5. THE BUILDERS & PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS 40

• 5.1 MARKET SHARE 40
• 5.2 MERCHANT COMPANIES 44
  • 5.2.1 National Merchants 44
  • 5.2.2 Large Regional Merchants 53
  • 5.2.3 Small and Medium Size Regionals 56
  • 5.2.4 Local Merchants 62
  • 5.2.5 Buying Groups 64
• 5.3. CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILDERS & PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS 65
  • 5.3.1 Product Range 65
  • 5.3.2 Profitability 66
  • 5.3.3 Debtors 68
  • 5.3.4 Turnover Per Employee 69
  • 5.3.5 Pricing and Prices 70
• 5.4 MERCHANTS' MARKET - SWOT ANALYSIS 71

6. MERCHANTS' CUSTOMERS 73

• 6.1 BUILDERS 73
  • 6.1.1 House Builders/General Builders 73
  • 6.1.2 Commercial Construction 74
  • 6.1.3 Civil Engineering 75
• 6.2 PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS 75
• 6.3 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 77
• 6.4 OTHER CONTRACTORS 77
• 6.5 CONSUMERS 78
• 6.6 LOCAL AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC BODIES INCLUDING HA/RSL/ALMOS 79
• 6.7 OTHER 80

7. PRODUCTS 81

• 7.1 PRODUCT MIX 81
• 7.2 MERCHANT SHARES BY PRODUCT 82
• 7.3 PRODUCT TRENDS 84
  • 7.3.1 Roofing & Insulation Materials 84
  • 7.3.2 Bricks, Blocks and Concrete Materials 87
  • 7.3.3 Cement & Plaster Materials 93
  • 7.3.4 Timber Products 96
  • 7.3.5 Plumbing and Drainage Materials 99
  • 7.3.6 Decorating Materials 104
  • 7.3.7 Heating and Ventilation 107
  • 7.3.8 Kitchen Products 110
  • 7.3.9 Ironmongery & Miscellaneous Products 114

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET 2004 TO 2014 - BY VALUE £ BILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES 9
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2014 15
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2014 17
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2004-2010 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 18
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION MID-2008 (' 000) 19
• CHART 6 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - LIGHTSIDE 24
• TABLE 7 UK BUILDING & PLUMBING MERCHANTS' MARKET 2004 TO 2014 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES) 27
• TABLE 8 MERCHANTS SHARE OF UK CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2004 TO 2009 (£ BILLION CURRENT PRICES) 32
• CHART 9 UK CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY SECTOR, ANNUAL TOTALS, INDEX 2002 = 100 34
• CHART 10 HOUSING COMPLETIONS 2004 TO 2008 - UK (' 000) 36
• TABLE 11 NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2002-2009 (MILLIONS) 38
• CHART 12 MERCHANTS' MARKET SHARES 2009 41
• CHART 13 NATIONAL MERCHANTS MARKET SHARE COMPARISON 1997 AND 2009 42
• TABLE 14 CHANGING PERCENTAGE SHARE OF THE NATIONAL MERCHANTS 1997-2009 43
• CHART 15 MIX OF MERCHANTS BY TYPE 2009 43
• TABLE 16 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET - TRAVIS PERKINS PLC 45
• TABLE 17 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET - WOLSELEY UK 47
• TABLE 18 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANTS MARKET - SAINT GOBAIN BUILDING DISTRIBUTION (JEWSON & GRAHAM) 49
• TABLE 19 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET - GRAFTON UK BUILDING PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION* 51
• TABLE 20 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET - BSS GROUP PLC 53
• TABLE 21 LEADING SMALLER REGIONAL MERCHANT COMPANIES 2008 62
• CHART 22 MERCHANTS BY TURNOVER - 2009 63
• TABLE 23 MERCHANTS PROFITABILITY 2004 TO 2008 66
• TABLE 24 MERCHANTS DEBTORS LEVELS 2004 TO 2008 68
• TABLE 25 MERCHANTS TURNOVER PER EMPLOYEE 2004 TO 2008 69
• TABLE 26 PERCENTAGE CHANGE OF PRICE INDICES OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 2005-2009 (%) 70
• TABLE 27 MERCHANTS' MARKET - SWOT ANALYSIS 72
• TABLE 28 ENTERPRISES INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS REGISTERED FOR VAT BY EMPLOYMENT BAND SIZE 2009 74
• TABLE 29 PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLERS REGISTERED FOR VAT BY TURNOVER BAND 2009 76
• CHART 30 BUILDERS' MERCHANTS' AND DIY MULTIPLES' SALES 2004-2009 (2000=100) 78
• CHART 31 BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2009 81
• TABLE 32 BUILDERS & PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS SHARE OF THE MARKET SECTORS 2009 AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 83
• CHART 33 UK ROOFING AND INSULATION MATERIALS MARKET 2004-09 £ MILLION MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 84
• CHART 34 ROOFING AND INSULATION MATERIALS MARKET 2009 - £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 86
• CHART 35 UK MARKET FOR BRICKS, BLOCKS AND CONCRETE GOODS 2005 TO 2009 - £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 88
• CHART 36 MIX OF BRICKS, BLOCKS & CONCRETE PRODUCTS 2009 BY VALUE £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 89
• TABLE 37 PRODUCTION, STOCKS & DELIVERIES OF ALL BRICK TYPES (MILLIONS) 2004 TO 2009 90
• TABLE 38 PRODUCTION, STOCKS & DELIVERIES OF ALL CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS (' 000 SQ. METRES) 2004 TO 2009 91
• CHART 39 THE UK MARKET FOR CEMENT AND PLASTER MATERIALS 2004 TO 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 93
• TABLE 40 CEMENT AND READY MIXED CONCRETE PRODUCTION 2004 TO 2009 (' 000 TONNES) 94
• TABLE 41 SALES OF AGGREGATES IN GREAT BRITAIN 2004 TO 2009 (' 000) TONNES 95
• CHART 42 UK MARKET FOR TIMBER PRODUCTS 2004 TO 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 96
• CHART 43 TIMBER SALES BY MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 98
• CHART 44 UK MARKET FOR PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE MATERIALS 2004 TO 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 100
• CHART 45 BATHROOM PRODUCTS MARKET BY END USE SECTOR 2009 - % BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 101
• CHART 46 PRODUCT MIX FOR PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE MATERIALS MARKET 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 102
• CHART 47 UK DECORATING MATERIALS MARKET 2004 TO 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES) 104
• CHART 48 PRODUCT MIX WITHIN THE DECORATING MATERIALS MARKET 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 106
• CHART 49 THE HEATING AND VENTILATION MARKET 2004 TO 2009 - BY VALUE - £MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 107
• CHART 50 PRODUCT MIX HEATING AND VENTILATION PRODUCTS 2009 - % BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES) 109
• CHART 51 THE DOMESTIC KITCHEN FURNITURE MARKET 2004 TO 2009 - BY VALUE - £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 111
• CHART 52 KITCHEN PRODUCT SALES BY MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 113
• CHART 53 MARKET FOR IRONMONGERY AND MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 2009 % BY VALUE (MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 115

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