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1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY |
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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. | THE UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
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| 4.1 | Contractors Output - Industrial and Commercial |
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| 4.2 | Industrial Construction |
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| 4.3 | Commercial Construction |
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| 4.4 | New Orders |
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| 5. | THE SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL FLOORING MARKET |
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| 5.1 | Introduction |
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| 5.2 | Specialist Industrial
Flooring Market Size. | 26 |
| 5.2.1 | History And Types Of
Systems | 26 |
| 5.2.2 | Current Situation |
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| 5.2.3 | Future Prospects |
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| 5.4 | Market Mix - Products
and Installation | 38 |
| 5.5 | Market Mix - Refurbishment and New Work |
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| 5.6 | Market Application Areas |
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| 5.6.1 | Main Areas Of Use |
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| 5.6.2 | Food Processing And Storage |
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| 5.6.3 | Chemical Processing And Pharmaceuticals: |
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| 5.6.4 | Vehicle Manufacture |
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| 5.6.5 | Healthcare |
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| 5.6.6 | Electrical Industries: |
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| 5.6.7 | Distribution & Warehousing |
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| 5.6.8 | Retail |
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| 5.6.9 | Other Public Spending |
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| 6. | PRODUCTS |
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| 6.1 | The Overall Flooring Market Overview |
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| 6.2 | Other Types Of Flooring |
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| 6.2.1 | ‘Ordinary’ Concrete Floors |
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| 6.2.2 | Site Mixed Concrete And Screeds and Self Compacting Concrete |
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| 6.2.3 | Ready Mixed Concrete and Cement Based Screeds |
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| 6.2.4 | Laser Levelled Floors |
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| 6.2.5 | Shake Floors |
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| 6.2.6 | Power Floated Floors |
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| 6.2.7 | Decorative Cement and Resin Based Floor Finishes |
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| 6.2.8 | Pre Mixed Coloured Blends |
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| 6.2.9 | Mastic Asphalt |
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| 6.3 | Product Mix Specialist Industrial Flooring |
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| 6.3.1 | Product Mix |
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| 6.3.2 | Resin Systems |
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| 6.3.3 | Cement Based Systems |
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| 6.4 | Calcium Sulphate Anhydrite Systems. |
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| 6.5 | Primers Sealers And Surface Preparation |
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| 6.5.1 | Priming and Sealing |
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| 6.5.2 | Surface Preparation |
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| 6.6 | Typical Prices |
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| 7. |
SUPPLIERS & CONTRACTORS |
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| 7.1 | Suppliers |
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| 7.1.1 | General |
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| 7.1.2 | Market Leaders |
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| 7.1.3 | Market Leaders in the Manufacturers Of Resin And Cementitious Products |
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| 7.1.4 | Other Suppliers Of Resin And Cementitious Products. |
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| 7.2 | Contractors |
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| 8. | DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS |
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| 8.1 | General |
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| 8.2 | Direct To Contractor |
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| 8.3 | Direct To End User |
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| 8.4 | Specialist Distribution |
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| 8.5 | Builders Merchants |
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| 8.6 | Plant Hire |
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| 9. | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| | APPENDIX 1 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS |
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| | APPENDIX 2 - RELEVANT BRITISH STANDARDS |
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| | APPENDIX 3 - ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS |
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| | APPENDIX 4 - TRADE ASSOCIATIONS |
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TABLES AND CHARTS
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| TABLE 1 | INDUSTRIAL FLOORINGS MARKET - PRODUCT AND APPLICATION– 2001-2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2008 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2001-2007 - THE POUND STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| TABLE 5 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING – CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1998-2006 |
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| TABLE 6 | BREAKDOWN OF NON-HOUSING CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2005 |
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| TABLE 7 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 8 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK COMMERCIAL SECTOR CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 9 | NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS 1995-2003 CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 10 | INDUSTRIAL FLOORINGS MARKET SUPPLY OF PRODUCT AND APPLICATION– 2001-2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 11 | EFNARC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SYNTHETIC FLOORS |
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| CHART 12 | THE UK MARKET FOR SUPPLY AND APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL FLOORING PRODUCTS 2001-2010. |
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| CHART 13 | PRODUCT AND APPLICATION MIX -2005 BY VALUE |
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| CHART 14 | REFURBISHMENT
VERSUS NEW – MIX BY VALUE | 40 |
| TABLE 15 | MANUFACTURING BUSINESS INVESTMENT – FOOD, DRINK, TOBACCO SECTORS £M. |
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| TABLE 16 | MANUFACTURING BUSINESS INVESTMENT – CHEMICALS SECTORS £M. |
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| TABLE 17 | MANUFACTURING BUSINESS INVESTMENT – VEHICLES AND ENGINEERING £M. |
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| TABLE 18 | UK NHS CAPITAL SPENDING – 2003-2010 (£M) |
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| TABLE 19 | EXPENDITURE ON PFI SCHEMES, £ MILLION |
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| TABLE 20 | OUTPUT OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES £M. |
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| TABLE 21 | MANUFACTURING BUSINESS INVESTMENT – DISTRIBUTION £M. |
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| TABLE 22 | RETAIL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT £M. |
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| TABLE 23 | OVERALL SIZE OF UK FLOORING MARKET M2 TONNES AND £M - 2005 |
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| TABLE 24 | CLASSIFICATIONS OF SURFACE REGULARITY |
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| TABLE 25 | SIZE OF UK INDUSTRIAL FLOORING MARKET M2 ORM3 AND £M 2006 |
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| TABLE 26 | APPLICATION PRICES VARY GREATLY, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE CONTRACT, AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE VARIATION OF PRICES WITHIN EACH SECTOR. TYPICAL INSTALLED PRICES |
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| TABLE 27 | MARKET SHARES OF UK RESIN AND CEMENTITIOUS FLOORING MANUFACTURERS 2005 |
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| CHART 28 | MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2004 |
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TABLE 29 |
MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS – 2004 |
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