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The report contains
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DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET
– analysis of the market structure and recent developments in the
market.
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FORECASTS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2015.
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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 size, product mix and distribution.
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Of
particular interest:
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Analysis of
market performance during economic downturn
to 2010.
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Forecast of
market performance in 2011 and through to 2015.
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Factors affecting
the market
and analysis of key market characteristics.
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Identification of
key channels
and distribution channel shares.
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Identification of
key players in the market.
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Key product groups –
distribution channel shares for the different products.
Companies included :
B&Q, City Electrical Factors (CEF), Clas Ohlson, Decco, Dobbies Garden
Centres plc, Draper Tools, Edmundson Electrical Ltd, Encon Insulation,
Focus, Grafton Group, Homebase, Huws Gray Ltd, Makro, Mica, Mydeco,
Robert Dyas, Roys (Wroxham), Saint-Gobain Building Products
Distribution, Screwfix, SIG plc, Solus Garden & Leisure, Stax Trade
Centres, The Garden Centre Group, The Rexel Group, Toolbank, Trago
Mills, Travis Perkins, Wilkinson Hardware Store, Wolseley.
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 2005-2010,
with forecasts to 2015.
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The market
infrastructure
- 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. Product mix
in merchants and DIY multiples’ channels.
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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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Builders and
Plumbers’ Merchants
– company structure,
turnover and branch numbers of key players. Listings of other
important merchants.
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DIY Multiples
– company structure, 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.
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Market shares of
key distribution channels.
PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS
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Product groups
reviewed:
decorating materials, bathrooms, garden products, hardware, electrical
products, roofing & insulation, bricks, blocks, cement & concrete,
cement & plaster materials, timber & glazing and heating, plumbing &
drainage products.
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Estimated shares
in
2010 of the main product groups by the key channels (merchants,
DIY multiples and independent hardware/DIY stores.
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Analysis by
product group
- market size 2005-2010 and product mix within each sector.
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Distribution
chart for each product group.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
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Forecast of
expected market development
– short term
prospects in 2011 and medium term prospects up to 2015.
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Positive and
negative factors affecting
the market –
performance of UK economy, housebuilding, non-domestic construction,
consumer confidence & spending.
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