INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW 

AMA Research have published the 4^th edition of ‘Contract Cleaning Market – UK 2006’. Incorporating original input and primary research it represents an up to date and informed report on the contract cleaning market, and includes a review of materials and equipment supply.

100+ pages, the report covers:-

• UK Contract Cleaning Market - size, trends, growth and key market drivers.

• Key Influencing Factors - trend towards outsourcing of support service and multi-service provision, construction trends, legislative issues and the labour market.

• Key end-user markets – comprehensive review of a number of key market sectors in terms of size, growth forecasts, trends and market penetration.

• Contractors review – covering IFM/multi-service providers, contract cleaning companies, franchise networks and specialist service providers. Incorporates supply structure, trends, market shares and company profiles.

• UK Cleaning Equipment and Materials Market – size, trends, growth and key market drivers, product mix, supplier profiles and distribution structure.

The UK contract cleaning market has experienced sustained growth during the last five years, though growth has slowed slightly since 2001. Key drivers for growth has been the continued trend towards the outsourcing of support services, a buoyant construction market and increasing standards of hygiene and cleanliness. In recent years, the market has seen a strong trend towards larger contracts and multi-service provision. As a result of the increasing maturity of the market, competition levels have also increased in the last couple of years and there has been some acquisition activity among the larger players.

Areas of particular interest:-

• Market activity levels of 2000 with forecasts to 2009.

• Trends in the 9 key end-user markets - growth sectors, key drivers

• Extensive competitor analysis - IFM companies, multi-service providers, contract cleaning companies, franchise networks, specialist contractors.

• Review of equipment and materials supply - cleaning machines, manual cleaning materials & chemicals - market size, trends, key suppliers.

The report analyses the size and development of the overall market in recent years, as well as individual product sectors. Emphasis is placed on both QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE market assessment.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

THE MARKET

• Contract cleaning market overview – estimates of total market size from 2000-2005 and forecasts 2006-2009.

• Key market factors – support services outsourcing, diversification in service provision, PPP/PFI, maturity in certain market sectors, trends towards TFM and ‘bundling’, construction output, legislation and staffing issues.

• Future prospects for contract cleaning – key areas of growth, sector trends, factors influencing the market.

END USE SECTORS

• Analysis of contract cleaning market by market sector - Corporate, Healthcare, Transport, Food Hygiene, Local Authority, Central Government, Retail & Distribution, Leisure and Industrial sectors.

• Identification of growth sectors and those which are relatively mature.

• Estimates of market size for each sector from 2000-2005 and forecasts for 2006 - 2009.

• Review of mix of contracted-out/in-house and trends.

• Key influencing factors within each sector.

• Key cleaning services providers within each market sector.

REVIEW OF THE CONTRACTING SECTOR

• Structure of supply – IFS/IFM and multi-service providers, contract cleaning companies, franchise networks and specialist contractors.

• Key trends - acquisitions and mergers, market consolidation, product diversification.

• Market shares estimates

• Company profiles for a large number of companies, including background, range of services provided, market positioning, turnover and profit figures, ownership etc.

CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS

• Market overview – estimates of non-domestic market size and growth 2000-2005.

• Trends and key market influences – Legislation and standards, environmental protection, packaging and labeling, product development and automation.

• Product mix – Powered Cleaning Equipment, Manual Cleaning Products, Cleaning Chemicals.

• Supply structure – supplier profiles, key strengths, leading companies in each sector, turnover figures.

• Distribution structure – trends, distribution channel shares, key companies.

The report contains over 100+ pages of ORIGINAL research on the UK Contract Cleaning Market and provides a comprehensive analysis of its current and future development.