| 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 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | OVERALL LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| 4.3 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.4 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 4.5 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.5.1 | Population Profile |
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| 4.5.2 | Households and Home Ownership |
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| 4.5.3 | Mix of Housebuilding Completions |
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| 4.5.4 | Housing Transactions |
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| 5. |
THE ‘SOFT’ LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| 5.1 | DEFINITION & BACKGROUND |
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| 5.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 5.3 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.3.1 | Nursery Stock and Bedding Plants |
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| 5.3.2 | Bulbs and Seeds |
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| 5.4 | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 6. |
DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET |
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| 6.1 | DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND |
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| 6.2 | MARKET SIZE BY VALUE AND VOLUME |
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| 6.3 | CURRENT SITUATION |
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| 6.3.1 | Future Prospects |
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| 6.4 | MATERIALS MIX IN THE UK DECKING MARKET |
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| 6.4.1 | Timber |
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| 6.4.2 | Wood Polymer Composite (WPC) |
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| 6.4.3 | PVCu Decking |
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| 6.5 | STANDARDS |
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| 6.6 | SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION |
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| 7. |
HARD LANDSCAPING PRODUCTS |
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| 7.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 7.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 7.3 | MIX OF PRODUCTS IN DOMESTIC HARD LANDSCAPING MATERIALS |
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| 7.3.1 | Paving and Walling |
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| 7.3.2 | Aggregates |
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| 7.3.3 | Fencing, Arches, Pergolas and Trellis |
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GARDEN DECORATION PRODUCTS |
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| 8.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 8.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 8.3 | MARKET SECTORS |
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| 8.3.1 | Pots and Planters |
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| 8.3.2 | Decorative Products, Fountains and Water Products |
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| 8.3.3 | Lighting |
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| 9. |
DISTRIBUTION |
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| 9.1 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| 9.2 | ROLE OF THE WHOLESALERS / DISTRIBUTORS |
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| 9.3 | RETAIL DISTRIBUTION SHARES |
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| 9.3.1 | DIY Multiples |
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| 9.3.2 | Builders Merchants |
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| 9.3.3 | Garden Centres |
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| 9.3.4 | High Street/Supermarkets |
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| 9.3.5 | Direct Sell |
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| 9.3.6 | Mail Order/Catalogue Stores/Internet |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | OVERALL DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£M 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 | UK LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET DOMESTIC/NON-DOMESTIC MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 6 | UK DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 7 | UK DOMESTIC SOFT AND HARD LANDSCAPING MARKET MIX 1992, 2002 AND 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 8 | IMPORTS OF BULBS, PLANTS, CUTTINGS, ETC (EXCLUDING SEEDS) 2002-07 – BY VALUE (£M) |
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| CHART 9 | UK DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET PRODUCT MIX UK 2007 - % BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 10 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 AND MID– 2006 ESTIMATES (‘000,000) |
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| TABLE 11 | HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2009 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000S DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 12 | MIX OF HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS (GB) 2001-2007 – % BY TYPE |
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| TABLE 13 | NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2002-2006 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 14 | UK DOMESTIC SOFT LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 2002 TO 2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 15 | THE UK DOMESTIC NURSERY STOCK & BEDDING PLANTS MARKET 2002 -2012 |
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| TABLE 16 | UK DOMESTIC BULBS AND SEEDS MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 17 | UK SOFT LANDSCAPING MARKET DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS SHARE MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 18 | UK DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£M) MSP |
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| CHART 19 | UK DECKING MARKET MIX OF DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC INSTALLATIONS 2007 – % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 20 | UK DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET DECKS SOLD 2002-2008 - BY VOLUME (000’S) |
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| CHART 21 | MIX OF MATERIALS IN DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 22 | UK DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET INSTALLATIONS MIX BY WOOD TYPE 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 23 | DOMESTIC TIMBER DECKING MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 24 | UK DOMESTIC HARD LANDSCAPING MARKET 2002 TO 2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 25 | PRODUCT MIX IN DOMESTIC HARD LANDSCAPING MARKET 2007 -% BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 26 | UK DOMESTIC PAVING & WALLING MARKET 2002-2012 (£M) MSP |
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| TABLE 27 | UK GARDEN LEISURE MARKET 2002-2008 – BY VALUE (£M RSP) |
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| CHART 28 | UK DOMESTIC AGGREGATES MARKET 2002-2012 (£M) MSP |
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| TABLE 29 | UK DOMESTIC FENCING, ARCHES, PERGOLAS AND TRELLIS MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 30 | UK DOMESTIC GARDEN DECORATION MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£ M MSP) |
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| CHART 31 | MIX OF GARDEN DECORATION PRODUCTS UK 2007 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 32 | UK DOMESTIC POTS AND PLANTERS MARKET 2002 – 2012 (£M) MSP |
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| TABLE 33 | UK DOMESTIC DECORATIVE PRODUCTS, FOUNTAINS AND WATER PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 34 | UK DOMESTIC GARDEN LIGHTING MARKET 2002-2012 – BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 35 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE FOR THE UK DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| CHART 36 | UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 37 | DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN & LEISURE PRODUCTS BY MAJOR DIY MULTIPLE 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 38 | GARDEN CENTRE MARKET SHARES 2007 BY VALUE |
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