| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 1.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 1.2 | SOURCES OF INFORMATION |
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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 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
PLANT HIRE MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET STRUCTURE |
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| 4.3 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.3.1 | Market Background |
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| 4.3.2 | Future Prospects |
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| 4.4 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.4.1 | Overview |
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| 4.4.2 | UK Construction |
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| 4.4.3 | Self-Build Market |
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| 4.4.4 | Prefabricated Buildings |
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| 4.4.5 | Non-Structural Cladding |
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| 4.4.6 | Waste and recycling |
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| 4.4.7 | The Energy Sector |
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| 4.4.8 | Transport Infrastructure |
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| 4.5 | PLANT HIRE, TOOL HIRE AND SPECIALISTS |
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| 5. |
PLANT HIRE COMPANIES |
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| 5.1 | MARKET STRUCTURE |
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| 6. |
PRODUCTS |
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| 6.1 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 6.2 | HIRE PRODUCT GROUPS |
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| 6.2.1 | Earth Moving Equipment |
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| 6.2.2 | Lifting Plant |
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| 6.2.3 | Pumping, Crushing and Screening Plant |
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| 6.2.4 | Road-Making Equipment |
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| 6.2.5 | Compressors, Generators, Lighting & Welding |
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| 6.2.6 | Others/Non-Mechanical Plant |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK PLANT HIRE MARKET 2007-2014 (£M) |
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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 MID-2008 (‘000) |
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| CHART 6 | PLANT HIRE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| TABLE 7 | UK PLANT HIRE MARKET AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007-2014 |
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| TABLE 8 | CONTRACTORS NON HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI – 2003-2009(£ MILLION) CURRENT PRICES |
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| TABLE 9 | UK HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2003 TO 2009 – BY VOLUME (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| CHART 10 | HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY HOUSES/FLATS, 2001-2009 |
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| CHART 11 | SELF-BUILD MARKET – COMPLETIONS BY VOLUME 2005-2014 |
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| CHART 12 | UK PREFABRICATED VOLUMETRIC BUILDINGS MARKET 2006-2014 (£M, MSP) |
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| CHART 13 | UK PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET 2006-2014 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 14 | UK WALL CLADDING MARKET AREA INSTALLED SQ M 2003 -2009 |
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| TABLE 15 | UK ESTIMATED WASTE ARISINGS (MILLION TONNES) BY SECTOR BY COUNTRY |
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| CHART 16 | MIX OF SERVICES NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION |
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| CHART 17 | VALUE OF ROAD & RAIL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2003-2014 (£ BILLION) |
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| TABLE 18 | ESTIMATED SHARES BY TYPE OF HIRE COMPANY IN HIRE PRODUCT SECTORS 2009 |
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| TABLE 19 | MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS 2009 |
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| TABLE 20 | HIRE COMPANY PRODUCT MIX 2009 £M AT HIRE MARKET VALUE |
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| TABLE 21 | HIRE MARKET FOR EARTH MOVING PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2009 |
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| TABLE 22 | HIRE MARKET FOR LIFTING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2009 |
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| TABLE 23 | HIRE MARKET FOR PUMPING, CRUSHING & SCREENING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2009 |
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| TABLE 24 | HIRE MARKET FOR ROAD MAKING PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2009 |
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| TABLE 25 | HIRE MARKET FOR COMPRESSORS, GENERATORS ETC AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2009 |
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| TABLE 26 | HIRE MARKET FOR NON-MECHANICAL PLANT (ENVIRONMENTAL, PORTABLE ACCOMMODATION AND EQUIPMENT) AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2009 |
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| CHART 27 | UK MARKET FOR HEATING, DRYING & COOLING 2009 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES |
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