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AMA Research have published
the fifth edition of the report ‘Building and Home Improvement
Products Distribution Market – UK 2009-2013’. The report provides
an informed and up-to-date review of the distribution 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
distribution. However the market is expected to recover in 2011 and
reach a market size of £47.7 billion by 2013.
The report contains
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FORECASTS OF
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO
2013.
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DETAILED
ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET -
analysis of the
market structure and developments in the market.
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HIGHLY
FRAGMENTED MARKET
– key distribution channels including builders’ merchants, DIY
multiples,
electrical wholesalers, garden centres, specialist distributors,
department & variety stores and Internet & mail order
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SPECIFIC AND
RELEVANT INFORMATION –
details of
market size, factors influencing the market, key players and
products.
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ANALYSIS BY
PRODUCT GROUP –
market sizes, product mixes and distribution.
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Of
particular interest:
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Changing
distribution channel shares
- rise and fall of DIY?
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Forecast of the
market performance to 2013.
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Identification of
key channels and the main players therein.
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Factors affecting
the market
and analysis of the key market characteristics.
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Key product groups
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distribution channel shares for the different products.
Companies included :
Alsford Timber, Anglian, Arbor Forest Products, Arnold Laver, Ashworth,
B&Q, Bathstore, BCG, Blue Diamond Group, Boole’s, BSS Group, Build
Center, Buildbase, Carson Fletcher Timber Ltd, Carvers Building
Supplies, CDS Superstores (International), Ceramic Tiles Distributors
(CDT), City Electrical Factors, Climate Center, Decco, Dobbies, Drain
Center, Draper Tools, Edmundson Electrical, Electric Centre, Elliott
Brothers, Encon, Encon Insulation, Focus, Frazer, Garden and Leisure
George Boyd, Gibbs & Dandy, Godfrey DIY, Grafton Group, Graham, Hall &
Rogers Heat Merchants, Hendricks Lovell, Hillier, Homebase,
International Decorative Surfaces (IDS), International Timber, In-Toto,
Jacksons, James Burrell, Jewson, Joseph Parr Group, JT Dove, Keel
Supply, Klondyke & Strikes Garden Centres, Latium Group, Leekes,
Macnaughton Blair, Makro, Maxwells DIY, Mica, Minster Mydeco, Nicholls &
Clarke Group, Notcutts, Parts Center, PDM, Pipe Center, Plumb Center,
Plumbase, Progress, Rawle Gammon & Baker, Rexel Group, Robert Dyas
Robert Price, Roys (Wroxham), Saint-Gobain Building Products
Distribution Screwfix, SIG plc, Solus Garden & Leisure, Stax Trade
Centres, Taskers, Timbmet, Toolbank, Trago Mills, Travis Perkins, Unifix,
Warehouse, Wickes, Wilkinson, Hardware Store, William Wilson, Wilts
Wholesale Electrical Company, Wolseley, Wyevale Garden Centres.
Key areas of coverage in the report include:-
THE MARKET
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The building and
home improvement product distribution market
– key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2003-2008,
with forecasts to 2013.
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Distribution
structure
- suppliers, distributors, contractors, specifiers and
end-users.
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Identification of
key distribution channels
– dominance by
merchants and DIY multiples in a highly fragmented market.
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Impact of the
recession on the structure of the market.
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Market trends and
major factors influencing market development.
THE KEY PLAYERS
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Market shares of key
distribution channels.
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Builders and
Plumbers’ Merchants
– channel
characteristics, company structures, turnover and branch numbers of
key players. Listings of other important merchants.
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DIY Multiples
– channel characteristics, company structures, turnover and branch
numbers of key players. Listings of other important multiples.
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Independent Hardware
& DIY Stores
– characteristics, branch numbers and turnover.
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Other channels
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including electrical wholesalers, garden centres,
specialist distributors, department & variety stores and
Internet & mail order – characteristics and main players.
PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS
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Market size
of the
main product groups with estimated shares of the key distribution
channels.
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Product groups
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definition, market size and product mix within the product group,
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Distribution chart
for each product group.
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 distributors’ market. Views on when the market is likely to
recover.
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Outlook for the building and home improvement products
distribution market through to 2013.
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