| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | SUMMARY |
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| 2.2 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.1.1 | Key End Use Sectors |
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| 4.2 | MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 4.2.1 | Total Floorcoverings Market |
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| 4.2.2 | Contract Floorcoverings Market |
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| 4.2.3 | Current Situation |
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| 4.2.4 | Future Prospects |
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| 4.3 | MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.3.1 | Application and Specification Issues |
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| 4.3.2 | The UK Non-Domestic Construction Market |
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| 4.3.3 | Environmental and Legislative Issues |
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| 4.4 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5. |
CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.1 | CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.2 | CARPETS |
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| 5.2.1 | Definition |
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| 5.2.2 | Market Development |
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| 5.2.3 | Market Characteristics |
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| 5.2.4 | Contract Carpet Product Mix |
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| 5.2.5 | Leading Suppliers |
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| 5.3 | VINYL |
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| 5.3.1 | Definition |
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| 5.3.2 | Market Development |
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| 5.3.3 | Vinyl Product Mix |
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| 5.3.4 | Leading Suppliers |
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| 5.4 | WOOD AND LAMINATE FLOORING |
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| 5.4.1 | Definition |
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| 5.4.2 | Market Development |
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| 5.4.3 | Wood/Laminate Product Mix |
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| 5.4.4 | Leading Suppliers |
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| 5.5 | SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL FLOORING SYSTEMS |
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| 5.5.1 | Definition |
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| 5.5.2 | Market Development |
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| 5.5.3 | Market Characteristics |
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| 5.5.4 | Major Suppliers |
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| 5.6 | CERAMIC FLOOR TILES |
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| 5.6.1 | Market Development |
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| 5.6.2 | Market Characteristics and Applications |
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| 5.6.3 | Leading Suppliers |
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| 5.7 | OTHER FLOORCOVERINGS |
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| 5.7.1 | Natural Stone and Terrazzo |
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| 5.7.2 | Linoleum |
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| 5.7.3 | Rubber |
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| 5.7.4 | Cork |
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| 6. |
END-USE MARKETS |
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| 6.1 | INTRODUCTION |
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| 6.2 | END USE APPLICATION MIX |
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| 6.3 | COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS/OFFICES |
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| 6.3.1 | New Build and Refurbishment Activity |
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| 6.3.2 | Mix of Floorcoverings Products for Commercial Buildings/Offices |
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| 6.4 | LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT |
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| 6.4.1 | New Build and Refurbishment Activity |
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| 6.4.2 | Mix of Floorcoverings Types for Entertainment/Leisure Sector |
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| 6.5 | EDUCATION |
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| 6.5.1 | New Build and Refurbishment Activity |
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| 6.5.2 | Mix of Floorcoverings within the Education Sector |
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| 6.6 | HEALTHCARE |
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| 6.6.1 | New Build and Refurbishment Activity |
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| 6.6.2 | Floorcoverings Trends Within the Healthcare Market |
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| 6.7 | RETAIL |
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| 6.7.1 | Floorcovering Trends Within the Retail Sector |
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| 6.8 | INDUSTRIAL |
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| 6.9 | OTHERS |
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| 6.9.1 | Vehicles |
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| 6.9.2 | Transport |
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| 6.9.3 | Public Sector Administration/MOD/Home Office, etc |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2002 - 2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (‘000) |
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| TABLE 6 | UK FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET END-USE APPLICATION – DOMESTIC AND CONTRACT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 7 | UK MARKET FOR CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 8 | NON-DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS OUTPUT (GB) ALL NEW WORK AND RMI 2002-2007 - (£ BILLION) AT CURRENT PRICES |
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| CHART 9 | UK CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 10 | UK MARKET FOR CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE(£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 11 | UK CONTRACT CARPET MARKET 2002-2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| CHART 12 | CONTRACT CARPET SHARE OF TOTAL CARPET MARKET 2002 TO 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 13 | MIX OF CONTRACT CARPET TYPES 2007 - (TUFTED, WOVEN, FIBRE-BONDED, OTHERS) - % BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| TABLE 14 | SUPPLIERS TO THE UK CONTRACT CARPET MARKET – MARKET SHARES BY VALUE 2007 |
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| TABLE 15 | UK CONTRACT VINYL MARKET 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 16 | PRODUCT MIX FOR CONTRACT VINYL 2007 - TILES & SHEETING % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 17 | SUPPLIERS TO THE UK CONTRACT VINYL FLOORCOVERINGS SECTOR - MARKET SHARE BY VALUE 2007 |
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| CHART 18 | UK CONTRACT WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 19 | MIX OF CONTRACT WOOD/LAMINATE TYPES 2007 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| CHART 20 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION – COMMERCIAL MARKET |
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| CHART 21 | UK SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL FLOORING SYSTEMS 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 22 | UK CONTRACT MARKET FOR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES 2002 TO 2012 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 23 | USE OF CERAMIC FLOORCOVERINGS IN CONTRACT MARKET |
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| CHART 24 | OTHER CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT MIX 2007 – RUBBER, CORK, LINOLEUM, NATURAL STONE/ TERRAZZO % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 25 | END-USE APPLICATION MIX FOR UK CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 26 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICES – 2002-2007 (£ MILLION AT CURRENT PRICES)) |
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| CHART 27 | MIX OF FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCTS IN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS/OFFICES SECTOR 2007 – % BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 28 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERTAINMENT 2002 – 2007 (£ MILLION) |
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| CHART 29 | MIX OF FLOORCOVERINGS IN THE LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR 2007 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 30 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EDUCATION* (£ MILLION) |
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| CHART 31 | MIX OF FLOORCOVERINGS WITHIN THE EDUCATION SECTOR 2007 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 32 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR HEALTHCARE 2002 - 2007 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT CURRENT PRICES) |
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| TABLE 33 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR RETAIL 2002 - 2007 - £ MILLION |
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| TABLE 34 | SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS |
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