| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | SUMMARY |
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| 2.2 | KEY TRENDS |
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| 2.3 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
UK MARKET FOR BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS |
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| 4.1 | INTRODUCTION |
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| 4.1.1 | Background |
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| 4.1.2 | Definitions |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS |
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| 4.2.1 | Market Background |
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| 4.2.2 | Market Prospects |
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| 4.2.3 | Imports and Exports |
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| 4.3 | SUMMARY OF THE MARKET |
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| 5. |
PRODUCT MIX AND CHARACTERISTICS |
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| 5.1 | PRODUCT MIX OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS. |
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| 5.2 | SHOWER PODS |
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| 5.3 | BATHROOM AND KITCHEN POD CHARACTERISTICS |
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| 5.3.1 | Product Differentiation |
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| 5.3.2 | Technical Issues; Quality; Ability to Customise. |
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| 5.3.3 | Product Specification Issues |
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| 5.3.4 | Specification Issues |
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| 5.3.5 | Environmental Issues |
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| 5.3.6 | Patterns of Supply |
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| 5.4 | SUMMARY |
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| 6. |
SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | UK MARKET SHARES |
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| 6.2 | KEY SUPPLIERS INTO THE UK MARKET, CHARACTERISTICS, KEY COMMENTS. |
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| 6.3 | OTHER UK SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.4 | OTHER EUROPEAN SUPPLIERS. |
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| 6.5 | SUMMARY |
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| 7. |
KEY END USE APPLICATION SECTORS |
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| 7.1 | OVERALL SHARE BY SECTOR |
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| 7.2 | HOTELS AND LEISURE ACCOMMODATION |
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| 7.2.1 | Structure and Trends |
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| 7.2.2 | Pod Usage |
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| 7.2.3 | Park Homes and Leisure Homes |
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| 7.2.4 | Youth Hostels |
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| 7.3 | STUDENT ACCOMMODATION. |
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| 7.3.1 | Structure and Trends |
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| 7.3.2 | Pod Usage |
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| 7.4 | HEALTHCARE |
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| 7.4.1 | Structure and Trends |
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| 7.4.2 | Pod Usage |
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| 7.5 | MOD |
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| 7.5.1 | Structure and Trends |
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| 7.5.2 | Pod Usage |
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| 7.6 | PRISONS AND DETENTION CENTRES |
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| 7.7 | COMMERCIAL OFFICES. |
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| 7.8 | DOMESTIC RESIDENTIAL. |
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| 7.8.1 | Background |
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| 7.8.2 | Pod Usage |
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| 7.8.3 | Flats/Apartments |
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| 7.8.4 | Affordable Housing |
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| 7.8.5 | Social Housing |
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| 7.8.6 | Private Residential Housing |
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| 7.9 | SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK MARKET SIZE FOR PREFABRICATED BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (‘000) |
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| TABLE 6 | THE FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF PRE-FABRICATED BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS |
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| TABLE 7 | UK MARKET SIZE FOR BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS (2002–2012) |
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| CHART 8 | UK MARKET SIZE FOR BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS (2002–2012) |
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| CHART 9 | PRODUCT MIX OF PODS BY TYPE 2007: |
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| CHART 10 | PRODUCT MIX OF PODS BY MATERIAL TYPE 2007: |
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| TABLE 11 | UK MARKET SHARES PREFABRICATED BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS 2007 |
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| TABLE 12 | DISTRIBUTION OF PODS BY APPLICATION SECTOR (BY VOLUME) 2007 |
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| TABLE 13 | BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS MARKET PRICING 2007 |
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| TABLE 14 | UK HOTEL MARKET 2007 |
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| TABLE 15 | TOTAL NUMBER OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE UK 2007 |
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| CHART 16 | ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NEW STUDENT BED SPACES BUILT PER YEAR 2002-2010 |
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| CHART 17 | TYPES OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN THE UK 2007 |
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| TABLE 18 | TOP 10 COMMERCIAL OPERATORS/INVESTORS STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SECTOR 2007 |
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| TABLE 19 | UK NHS CAPITAL SPENDING 2003-2008 (£M) |
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| TABLE 20 | PROJECT SLAM YEARS 6 –10 (2008 –2013) NO. OF BED SPACES TO BE BUILT |
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| CHART 21 | SHARE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS USING TOILET PODS 2002 - 2007 |
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| TABLE 22 | UK HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2012 (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 23 | UK HOUSEBUILDING AND FLATS/APARTMENT COMPLETIONS |
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