| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 1.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 1.2 | SOURCES OF INFORMATION |
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| 2. |
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | KITCHEN WORKTOPS |
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| 2.2 | BATHROOM WORKTOPS |
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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 | STERLING |
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| 3.6 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.7 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
KEY CRITERIA INFLUENCING WORKTOP |
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| 4.1 | OVERALL FURNITURE MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS |
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| 4.2 | CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS |
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| 4.3 | HOUSING TRENDS AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
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| 4.3.1 | New Housebuilding |
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| 4.3.2 | House Moving |
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| 4.3.3 | Household Size |
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| 5. |
THE UK KITCHEN & BATHROOM WORKTOPS MARKET |
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| 5.1 | MARKET DEFINITIONS |
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| 5.2 | OVERALL MARKET SIZES – KITCHEN & BATHROOM FURNITURE |
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| 5.2.1 | Kitchen Furniture and Worktops |
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| 5.2.2 | Bathroom Furniture and Worktops |
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| 5.3 | OVERALL MARKET SIZES – KITCHEN & BATHROOM WORKTOPS |
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| 5.3.1 | Kitchen Worktops |
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| 5.3.2 | Bathroom Worktops |
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| 5.4 | OVERALL MARKET TRENDS |
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| 6. |
WORKTOP PRODUCT MIX |
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| 6.1 | INTRODUCTION |
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| 6.2 | WORKTOPS |
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| 6.2.1 | Product Types |
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| 6.2.2 | Material Mixes – Kitchens Worktops |
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| 6.2.3 | Material Mixes – Bathroom Worktops |
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| 6.2.4 | Material Trends and Colours |
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| 7. |
WORKTOP SUPPLIERS |
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| 7.1 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 7.2 | KEY SUPPLIERS OF WORKTOPS |
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| 7.2.1 | Laminates |
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| 7.2.2 | Solid Surface |
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| 7.2.3 | Stone |
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| 7.2.4 | Wood |
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| 8. |
DISTRIBUTION |
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| 8.1 | KITCHEN WORKTOPS |
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| 8.1.1 | Retail Specialists |
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| 8.1.2 | Builders’ and Plumbers’ Merchants |
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| 8.1.3 | DIY Multiples |
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| 8.1.4 | Direct Contract |
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| 8.1.5 | Furniture Multiples |
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| 8.1.6 | Worktop Specialists |
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| 8.1.7 | Others |
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| 8.2 | BATHROOM WORKTOPS |
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| 8.2.1 | Bathroom Equipment Specialists |
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| 8.2.2 | Direct Sales |
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| 8.2.3 | Others |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | FORECAST ESTIMATES FOR THE KITCHEN WORKTOP MARKET 2004-2013 (VALUE AND % CHANGE) |
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| CHART 2 | UK BATHROOM WORKTOPS MARKETS 2004-2013 BY VALUE (MSP £M) |
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| CHART 3 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 |
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| CHART 4 | PDI & THE SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 |
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| TABLE 5 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2004-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 6 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION MID 2008 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 7 | THE UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC FURNITURE 2004-2010 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 8 | UK MARKET MIX OF FURNITURE 2002, 2005 & 2008 |
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| TABLE 9 | AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE |
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| TABLE 10 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2004-2013 – UNITED KINGDOM (000’S DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 11 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2004-2013 (000’S) |
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| TABLE 12 | AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR GREAT BRITAIN 1991-2007 |
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| TABLE 13 | UK KITCHEN FURNITURE, WORKTOPS AND SINKS MARKET 2004-2013 BY VALUE (MSP £M) |
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| TABLE 14 | UK BATHROOM FURNITURE AND WORKTOPS MARKETS 2004-2013 BY VALUE (MSP £M) |
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| CHART 15 | UK KITCHEN WORKTOPS MARKET 2002-2013 BY VALUE (MSP £M) |
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| CHART 16 | UK BATHROOM WORKTOPS MARKET 2002-2013 BY VALUE (MSP £M) |
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| CHART 17 | UK DOMESTIC KITCHEN WORKTOP MARKET – MATERIAL MIX BY VALUE - 2008 |
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| CHART 18 | UK DOMESTIC KITCHEN WORKTOP MARKET – MATERIAL MIX BY VALUE – 2001-2008 |
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| CHART 19 | UK DOMESTIC KITCHEN WORKTOP MARKET – MATERIAL MIX BY VALUE AND VOLUME 2008 |
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| CHART 20 | UK DOMESTIC BATHROOM WORKTOP MARKET – MATERIAL MIX BY VALUE - 2008 |
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| CHART 21 | UK DOMESTIC BATHROOM WORKTOP MARKET – MATERIAL MIX BY VALUE AND VOLUME 2008 |
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| CHART 22 | DISTRIBUTION ROUTE TO MARKET FOR KITCHEN WORKTOPS BY CHANNEL |
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| TABLE 23 | THE MARKET FOR KITCHEN WORKTOPS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL – 2008 AND 2009 SHARE BY VALUE (%) |
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| TABLE 24 | THE MARKET FOR BATHROOM WORKTOPS BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL – 2008 SHARE BY VALUE (%) |
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