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Product Sectors reviewed include:
NB: This report does not cover the following; consumer or office
electrical/electronic equipment (TV’s, computers, photocopiers etc.),
small and free standing electrical appliances and products used within
automotive or utilities applications or within the oil, gas or
petrochemical industries.
The distribution structures and
market values of electrical products are influenced by many
factors – construction and housebuilding, RMI activity, trends
in the usage of electricity, growth in demand for electric and
electronic appliances, raw material and energy prices and
contractor/installer purchasing trends, with substantial
differences across the product sectors.
Areas of particular interest:
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Changing Distribution shares.
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Growth of the mail order/internet sector.
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Analysis of individual distribution channels.
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Preferences and buying patterns among contractors
and installers.
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Analysis of individual product sectors.
Companies included :
ADI-Gardiner, AJ Hurst, Appliances Online, Arco Limited,
Argos, Asda, Avnet Abacus, B & Q, Brammer Plc, Buck and Hickman,
Christopher Wray, City Electrical Factors (CEF), Climate Center, CMR
Controls, Comet, CPC, Cromwell Tools, Currys, Debenhams Plc, Decco,
Denmans Electrical, Dixons, DSG International, Edmundson Electrical Ltd,
Electrifix, Farnell, Focus (DIY), GAP Distributors, Habitat, Hagemeyer,
HBL (HB Litherland), Homebase, IKEA UK Ltd, Lyco Direct, Machine Mart
Ltd, Makro, Maplin Electronics, Misco, National Ventilation, Newey &
Eyre, Norbain SD, Parmley Graham, PC World, Premier Farnell Plc, Rexel
UK, Robert Dyas, RS Components Sainsbury, Screwfix, Senate Electrical,
Staples UK, Stax, Stearn Electric Company Ltd, Tesco, The BSS Group, The
Grafton Group, The John Lewis Partnership, The Saint Gobain Group, The
Site Box, Toolbank, Travis Perkins, Underwoods Electrical Distributors,
WF Electrical, Wickes, Wilkinson , WM Morrisons,
Wolseley UK.
Key areas covered in the report
include:
DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE
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Review of the distribution market
structure for electrical products.
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Analysis of key distribution trends
and influences including:
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Trading through multiple channels and
adding value.
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Own brand
product penetration and growing imports.
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Impact of demand for energy efficient and
sustainable products.
CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
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Share by Value of the major channels
in the market in 2008 and review of recent and projected
future changes to distribution market shares.
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Analysis of each of the major distribution
channels in terms of overall value, market trends,
strengths and weaknesses and key product areas.
Also reviewed are market shares and company profiles for
leading companies within each sector and sub-sector. The
sectors covered are:
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Electrical wholesaler
market.
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Retail sector
– DIY multiples, electrical/electronic
product retailers, general/grocery retailers and department
stores and specialist retailers.
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Trade catalogue/internet based distributors
– electronic component distributors,
industrial products distributors and other mail order
operations selling electrical products to the trade.
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Builders’ merchants, plumbers’ and HV
merchants.
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Also reviewed are specialist distributors,
OEMs/systems integrators and direct sales.
PRODUCT REVIEW
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Value
of the
key product areas and their relative importance in the overall
market.
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Analysis and comment on market size and trends within
each product sector.
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Product
mix
within individual sectors, key end user sectors and
key suppliers.
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Distribution shares
and
trends within each product sector.
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS MARKET
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Total
market size 2003 – 2008 and forecast through
to 2013.
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Mix
of 13 product sectors by value
in
2008.
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Review
of changes in product mix share between sectors 2003-2013.
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Key
market trends and influences impacting on the overall market,
including construction and housebuilding statistics,
demand for electrical/electronic appliances, import and export
data, legislation and standards and technological
developments.
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