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AMA Research
have published a brand new report
covering the Bathroom and Kitchen Pods Market – UK 2006, or
Prefabricated Bathroom and Kitchen Units. The report comprises a
detailed study covering the Pods market, its current size, the major
product types, specification issues, suppliers and an analysis of end
user sectors.
The
report covers the following product sectors in detail:-
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The UK
Market for Bathroom and Kitchen Pods -
size, trends and key influences, analysis of market by value and by
volume.
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A
Review of Major Suppliers to the UK -
major players, company profiles and market shares and key trends,
reasons for market strengths, presence of major groups.
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Analysis of the Different Products and their Varying Characteristics
– advantages and disadvantages of different materials,
product mix by application, specification aspects etc.
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A
Review of the Key End User Sectors – the
major institutional markets, their current performance, key drivers,
future prospects; the domestic residential sector, performance
level, key drivers, future prospects.
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External Influences – trends in social and
demographic factors and population growth, as well as government
policies and their impacts on the market, both now and over the next
few years.
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Future
Prospects – forecasts for the utilisation
of pods in the construction industry, as well as an appreciation of
where future growth in the market is most likely to be concentrated.
The use of bathroom and
kitchen pods has grown substantially over the past five years, with the
UK market more than doubling in size. pods were initially used because
they by-passed the skills shortages and offered greater efficiency in
the construction process. More recently their usage has been motivated
by the greater drive to modern methods of construction. The report
offers an appreciation of the way in which the pods’ market has evolved
which enables future prospects to be assessed more clearly.
Areas of Particular Interest Include
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Detailed analysis of the Pods market in
terms of product types, materials and specification.
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Trends
in Pod applications in the major end user markets.
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The
impact of the changing domestic market for pods.Key
specification influences for bathroom and kitchen products.
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Competitor analysis – review of major
suppliers (both UK and Overseas based), market shares, profiles of
top companies.
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Key
external influences and forecasts.
Key
areas of coverage in the report include:-
BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS MARKET
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Overview of pods market by value 2001-2005
with forecasts to 2010, key market drivers e.g. construction
forecasts, brown field developments.
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Key
Market Influences – social and demographic
trends, population growth, government policies etc.
SUPPLIERS REVIEW
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Market
size by volume and value, rate of change, trends and forecasts.
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Import and
export trends.
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Sales by
sector, e.g. new build and replacement purchases.
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Basin/bath/sink mix and product trends by type, finish and design.
Ceramic disc prospects and growth of thermostatic mixers.
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Supply
structure with market shares and key companies.
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Key
distribution channel shares, trends and companies per channel.
POD
PRODUCTS
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Structure of supply – large specialist
manufacturers, manufacturers part of a larger Group of companies,
distributors/agents, smaller niche players.
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Market
size and shares for pods suppliers.
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Review
of leading pods manufacturers and suppliers.
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Key
trends – market consolidation & analysis
of changes in market situation.
KEY END USERS SECTORS
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Consideration of the key end user sectors
– hotel and leisure, student accommodation, military accommodation,
prisons, healthcare and the domestic residential sector. Their
major projects, where relevant.
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Analysis
on how pods meet the requirements of the different end uses –
ease of maintenance, speed of construction and refurbishment, etc.
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Constraints on the use of pods in some
segments of the residential sector.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
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Social
and Demographic Changes – increased demand
for dwellings.
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UK
government policy – investment in
infrastructure, in education, the military, social housing, etc.
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Initiatives to encourage more modern modular construction.
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PPP/PFI
and the impact on construction programmes.
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House
price inflation and the impact on housing development programmes.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
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Forecast growth in pods; usage up until
2010, with an indication as to which market sectors will provide the
greatest growth.
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Factors
likely to influence the adoption of pods –
e.g. end of the housing boom, increase in social and affordable
housing, the 2012 Olympics and the regeneration of the Lea Valley.
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Government initiatives to encourage
greater use of modern modular construction.
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