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AMA Research
have published the tenth edition of the ‘Builders and Plumbers’
Merchants Market – UK 2009-2013’. The report provides an informed
and up-to-date review of the merchants’ market and with over 100 pages
including original input and primary research, represents excellent
value for money.
Following
continuous growth to 2007, the market has declined in 2008 as a result
of the difficult economic situation facing the UK and tough trading
conditions facing the merchants. However the market is expected to
begin recovery in 2011 and grow back to a market size of £11.7 billion
by 2013.
Key
areas in the report:
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FORECASTS OF
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2013,
when will the
market recover?
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DETAILED
ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET -
analysis of major
developments and trends.
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CRITICAL SUCCESS
FACTORS
– key characteristics of the merchants’ market, SWOT analysis and key
competitive issues.
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SPECIFIC AND
RELEVANT INFORMATION –
details of market
size, factors influencing the market, key players, products and
customers.
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ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT
GROUP –
merchants’ share and influences in the main building
product sectors.
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Areas of particular interest:-
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Merchants’
development versus DIY Multiples,
rise and fall of DIY?
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Forecast of the
market performance to 2013.
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Development of the
key players
and the changing structure of the industry.
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Factors affecting
the market
and analysis of the key market characteristics.
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Identification of
the key customer groups in the merchants’ market.
Builders and Plumbers
Merchants included:-
Travis Perkins, Wolseley, Saint-Gobain Building
Products Distribution (including Jewson and Graham), Grafton Group
plc, BSS Group plc, Ridgeons Ltd, MKM Building Supplies, E H
Smith, Bradfords Building Supplies, Crossling, Haldane Fisher, UGS,
David Cover, Huws Gray, Joseph Parr Group, Sydenhams, Elliott
Brothers, Nicholls & Clarke Group, Lawsons (Whetstone), Robert Price,
RGB Building Supplies, Carvers Building Supplies, Alsford Timber,
James Burrell, A W Lumb, Cooper Callas, Naylor Myers, J T Dove, C & W
Berry, Beesley and Fildes, Tippers Building Materials, Beggs and
Partners, John A Stephens, John Nicholls, Kent Blaxhill & Co, Thompson
Building Centres, HPS, LBS Builders Merchants, M P Moran & Sons,
Burdens.
Key areas of coverage in the report include:-
THE MERCHANTS
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Leading national
merchants
– turnover, company structure, review of recent
performance, market share.
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Regional merchants
– identification of key players, turnover, main product areas and
branch numbers.
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Local merchants
– characteristics and numbers.
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Buying groups
– their
role in the merchants’ market and identification of the main groups.
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Strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats
in the merchant sector.
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Competitive channels
– including DIY multiples and specialist distributors. The rise and
fall of the DIY sector, relative to the merchants, will current trends
continue?
THE MARKET
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The merchants’
market
– key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2002-2008,
trends and forecasts to 2013.
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Merchants’ evolving
position within the overall construction industry.
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Market trends and
major factors influencing market development.
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The market
infra-structure
– suppliers, distributors, contractors, specifiers and end-users.
PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS
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Market size and
product mix
of the main product groups.
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Product groups
–
definition, market size, product mix within the product group,
merchants’ market share.
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Main suppliers
in
each product group.
CUSTOMERS
FUTURE PROSPECTS
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Forecast of expected
market development
in the short, medium
and long term.
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Positive and
negative factors affecting the growth
of the merchants’ market. Views on when the market is likely to
recover.
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Outlook for the
builders and plumbers’ merchants’ industry through to 2013.
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