Builders and Plumbers Merchants Market Report - UK 2019-2023

The 16th edition of the Builders and Plumbers Merchants Market Report - UK 2019-2023 provides an informed and up-to-date review of this influential market and addresses the market size and structure, key market drivers, key companies, product mix and ongoing changes in the supply chain driven by factors such as technology.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 7

• 1.1 INTRODUCTION 7
• 1.2 SOURCES OF INFORMATION 7

2. SUMMARY & MARKET PROSPECTS 9

• 2.1 SUMMARY 9
• 2.2 MARKET PROSPECTS 10

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 11

• 3.1 OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 11
• 3.2 KEY DATA 12
  • 3.2.1 GDP 12
  • 3.2.2 Inflation & Interest Rates 12
  • 3.2.3 Employment & Wages 13
  • 3.2.4 Household Consumption 15
  • 3.2.5 Sterling 15

4. THE BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS MARKET 17

• 4.1 DEFINITION 17
• 4.2 PRODUCTS 17
  • 4.2.1 Product Range 18
• 4.3 MARKET STRUCTURE 18
  • 4.3.1 Lightside Product Distribution 21
  • 4.3.2 Heavyside Product Distribution 22
  • 4.3.3 Buying Groups 22
• 4.4 MARKET SIZE 24
  • 4.4.1 Market Prospects 26
• 4.5 MERCHANTS' SHARE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 28
• 4.6 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION MARKET INFLUENCES 29
  • 4.6.1 Non-Residential Construction Market 29
  • 4.6.2 The Housing Market 31

5. THE BUILDERS & PLUMBERS MERCHANTS 32

• 5.1 MARKET SHARE 32
• 5.2 MERCHANT COMPANY PROFILES 34
  • 5.2.1 National Merchants 34
  • 5.2.2 Large Regional Merchants 41
  • 5.2.3 Medium & Small Size Regionals 43
  • 5.2.4 Local Merchants 46
• 5.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILDERS & PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS 46
  • 5.3.1 Profitability 46
  • 5.3.2 Debtors 47
  • 5.3.3 Turnover Per Employee 48
  • 5.3.4 Pricing and Prices 48
• 5.4 MERCHANTS' MARKET - SWOT ANALYSIS 49
• 5.5 MERCHANTS' COMPETITORS 51

6. MERCHANTS' CUSTOMERS 52

• 6.1 BUILDERS 52
  • 6.1.1 Housebuilders/General Builders 52
  • 6.1.2 Commercial Construction 54
  • 6.1.3 Civil Engineering 55
• 6.2 PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTORS 56
• 6.3 MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 58
• 6.4 OTHER CUSTOMERS 59

7. PRODUCTS 60

• 7.1 PRODUCT MIX 60
• 7.2 MERCHANT SHARES BY PRODUCT 61
• 7.3 PRODUCT TRENDS 61
  • 7.3.1 Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) 61
  • 7.3.2 Timber & Glazing 64
  • 7.3.3 Bricks, Blocks, Building Envelopes and Concrete (BBBEC) 67
  • 7.3.4 Cement & Plaster 69
  • 7.3.5 Domestic Kitchens 70
  • 7.3.6 Plumbing and Drainage 72
  • 7.3.7 Bathrooms 72
  • 7.3.8 Roofing & Insulation 74
  • 7.3.9 Decorating 75
  • 7.3.10 Other Products 77

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1: UK BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS' MARKET 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£BN MERCHSP) 9
• CHART 2: GDP DATA - 2015-2019 - KEY CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS 12
• CHART 3: CPI INFLATION AND BANK OF ENGLAND BASE RATE, 2008-2023 13
• CHART 4: AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS DATA - GB - TOTAL PAY - 2014-2019 (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) 14
• CHART 5: PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 2008-2023 15
• CHART 6: EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2015-2021 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
• TABLE 7: PRODUCT CATEGORY DEFINITIONS 18
• CHART 8: BUILDING PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE 19
• TABLE 9: UK BUILDERS & PLUMBERS MERCHANTS' MARKET 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 24
• CHART 10: GROWTH FORECASTS OF END-USE SECTORS OF MERCHANTS' MARKET, 2018-2023 27
• TABLE 11: MERCHANTS' SHARE OF UK CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2014 TO 2019 (£BN) 28
• CHART 12: NON-DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (GREAT BRITAIN) NEW WORK & RMI - CURRENT PRICES (£BN) 2014 -2023 29
• CHART 13: NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK BY SECTOR 2018 AND 2023 - % BY VALUE GB 30
• TABLE 14: HOUSE BUILDING STARTS & COMPLETIONS (UK) 2014 TO 2023 - BY VOLUME (DWELLINGS) 31
• CHART 15: MERCHANTS BY TURNOVER - 2016 & 2018 32
• CHART 16: MIX OF MERCHANTS BY TYPE (NATIONAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL) 2018 33
• CHART 17: LEADING MERCHANTS' MARKET SHARES 2018 33
• TABLE 18: KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS MERCHANTS' MARKET - TRAVIS PERKINS 36
• TABLE 19: KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS MERCHANTS' MARKET - WOLSELEY UK 37
• TABLE 20: KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS MERCHANTS' MARKET - SAINT GOBAIN BUILDING DISTRIBUTION (JEWSON) 38
• TABLE 21: KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANT MARKET - BUILDBASE & SELCO 40
• TABLE 22: KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS' MERCHANT MARKET - SCREWFIX 41
• TABLE 23: LEADING SMALLER REGIONAL MERCHANT COMPANIES 2017/18 45
• TABLE 24: MERCHANTS' PROFITABILITY 2012 TO 2018 46
• TABLE 25: MERCHANTS' DEBTORS LEVELS 2012 TO 2018 47
• TABLE 26: MERCHANTS' TURNOVER PER EMPLOYEE 2012 TO 2018 48
• TABLE 27: PERCENTAGE CHANGE OF PRICE INDICES OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 2014-2018 (2010 = 100) 49
• TABLE 28: PERCENTAGE CHANGE OF PRICE INDICES OF CONSTRUCTION WORK 2015-2019 (2015 = 100) 49
• TABLE 29: MERCHANTS' MARKET SWOT ANALYSIS 50
• CHART 30: DIY MULTIPLES & BUILDERS' MERCHANTS SALES 2012-2018 (INDEX 2012=100) 51
• TABLE 31: ENTERPRISES REGISTERED FOR VAT INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS BY TURNOVER BAND 2014 & 2018 52
• TABLE 32: PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLERS REGISTERED FOR VAT BY TURNOVER BAND 2014 AND 2018 56
• TABLE 33: UK ENTERPRISES REGISTERED FOR VAT INVOLVED IN MEP ACTIVITIES BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE BAND - 2018 58
• CHART 34: PRODUCT MIX - BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS' MERCHANTS 2018 60
• TABLE 35: MERCHANTS' SHARE OF MARKET SECTORS 2018 (£M MERCH SP) 61
• CHART 36: THE HEATING VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING MARKET 2014 TO 2023 BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 62
• CHART 37: PRODUCT MIX HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING PRODUCTS 2018 - % BY VALUE 64
• CHART 38: UK MARKET FOR TIMBER & GLAZING PRODUCTS 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 65
• CHART 39: PRODUCT MIX TIMBER & GLAZING PRODUCTS 2018 - % BY VALUE 65
• CHART 40: UK MARKET FOR BRICKS, BLOCKS, BUILDING ENVELOPE & CONCRETE 2014 TO 2023 (£M MERCHSP) 68
• CHART 41: UK MARKET FOR CEMENT & PLASTER 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 69
• CHART 42: UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC KITCHENS 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 70
• CHART 43: UK MARKET FOR PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 72
• CHART 44: UK MARKET FOR BATHROOM PRODUCTS 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 73
• CHART 45: UK MARKET FOR ROOFING & INSULATION 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 74
• CHART 46: UK MARKET FOR DECORATING MATERIALS 2014 TO 2023 - BY VALUE (£M MERCHSP) 75
• CHART 47: PRODUCT MIX FOR 'OTHER' PRODUCTS 2018 - % BY VALUE 77