| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY & 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. |
THE UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.3 | MARKET STRUCTURE |
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| 4.4 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.4.1 | Construction |
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| 4.4.2 | RMI |
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| 4.4.3 | Manufacturing and Engineering Sector Influences |
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| 4.4.4 | Overall Trends In the Usage Of Electricity |
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| 4.5 | COMPANIES |
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| 4.6 | STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS |
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| 4.6.1 | Strengths |
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| 4.6.2 | Weaknesses |
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| 4.6.3 | Opportunities |
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| 4.6.4 | Threats |
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| 5. |
PANEL BUILDERS’ OUTPUT AND END USE APPLICATIONS |
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| 5.1 | MIX OF SALES |
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| 5.1.1 | End Uses |
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| 5.1.2 | Panel Builders’ Activities |
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| 5.2 | PANEL BUILDERS’ APPLICATION AREA MIX |
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| 5.3 | END USE APPLICATIONS |
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| 5.3.1 | Industrial and Process Applications |
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| 5.3.2 | Power Generation and Distribution Applications |
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| 5.3.3 | Transport - Road, Railway and Aviation Applications etc |
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| 5.3.4 | Water Industry |
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| 5.3.5 | Oil, Gas, and Marine |
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| 5.3.6 | General Construction |
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| 6. |
SOURCES OF COMPONENT SUPPLY |
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| 6.1 | INTRODUCTION |
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| 6.2 | SOURCE OF SUPPLY |
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| 6.2.1 | Supply Sources Used |
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| 6.2.2 | Factors Influencing Choice of Supplier |
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| 6.3 | ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS |
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| 6.3.1 | Product Range |
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| 6.3.2 | Electrical Wholesale Companies |
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| 6.4 | SPECIALIST WHOLESALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS |
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| 6.5 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DISTRIBUTORS |
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| 6.6 | DIRECT DISTRIBUTION |
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| 6.7 | E-COMMERCE |
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| 7. |
COMPONENT USAGE IN PANEL BUILDERS |
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| 7.1 | OVERALL COMPONENT USAGE |
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| 7.2 | ENCLOSURES |
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| 7.3 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND DISCONNECTORS |
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| 7.3.1 | Automatic Circuit Breakers |
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| 7.3.2 | Fuses and Fuseholders |
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| 7.4 | AUTOMATION PRODUCTS |
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| 7.4.1 | PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers) |
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| 7.4.2 | Human-Machine Interface Equipment |
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| 7.4.3 | Drives |
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| 7.4.4 | Motor Starters |
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| 7.5 | CONTROL GEAR |
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| 7.6 | POWER DISTRIBUTION PRODUCTS |
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| 7.7 | OTHER PRODUCTS |
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| 7.8 | MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
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| 7.8.1 | Main Manufacturers |
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| 7.8.2 | Enclosures |
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| 7.8.3 | Circuit Protection Devices |
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| 7.8.4 | Automation And Control Products |
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| 8. |
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE NON-DOMESTIC PANEL BUILDING SECTOR |
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| 8.1 | OVERVIEW |
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| 8.2 | CLIMATE CHANGE |
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| 8.2.1 | Electricity Supply and Renewable Technologies |
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| 8.3 | COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEMS |
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| 8.4 | GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES |
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| 8.4.1 | Enhanced Capital Allowances |
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| 8.4.2 | The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | THE UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET 2003-2013 £M PANEL BUILDERS SELLING PRICES |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - 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 | THE UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET 2003-2013 £M PANEL BUILDERS SELLING PRICES |
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| CHART 7 | MIX OF PANEL BUILDING MARKET BY COMPANY’S PRIMARY ACTIVITY - 2008 |
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| CHART 8 | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NON RESIDENTIAL 2003-2013 (£ BILLION) |
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| CHART 9 | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2008 |
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| CHART 10 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT RMI 2003 – 2013 CURRENT PRICES (£M) |
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| TABLE 11 | SALES BY THE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS 1995-2008 |
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| CHART 12 | UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET - MIX OF PANEL TYPE, 2008 |
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| CHART 13 | SALES OF PANELS BY MARKET SECTOR BY VALUE – 2008 |
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| TABLE 14 | TOTAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003-2008 (£M) |
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| TABLE 15 | PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003-2008 (£M) |
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| TABLE 16 | TOTAL TRANSPORT NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003-2008 (£M) |
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| TABLE 17 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - RAILWAYS 2004, 2005, 2008 & 2009 (£M) |
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| TABLE 18 | AVERAGE ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT (WATER & SEWERAGE) £BN AT 2002-03 PRICES |
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| TABLE 19 | MAJOR SOURCES OF SUPPLY USED BY PANEL BUILDERS 2008 |
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| TABLE 20 | KEY FACTORS CONSIDERED TO INFLUENCE CHOICE OF SUPPLIER |
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| TABLE 21 | MIX OF CORE PRODUCT SALES THROUGH ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS 2007 (£M AT WHOLESALER SELLING PRICES) |
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| CHART 22 | ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET SHARES 2007 BY VALUE % |
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| CHART 23 | MIX OF COMPONENTS USED BY PANEL BUILDERS BY VALUE £M – 2008 |
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| CHART 24 | MIX OF ENCLOSURES USED BY PANEL BUILDERS BY VALUE 2008 |
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| CHART 25 | CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY SOURCE 1990-2005 |
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| CHART 26 | RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY – COMPARISON BETWEEN 2006 AND PROJECTED 2020 |
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| TABLE 27 | CHP SCHEMES BY ELECTRICAL CAPACITY SIZE – 2006 |
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