| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | 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. |
KEY INFLUENCES ON THE MARKET |
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| 4.1 | PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NEW BUILD HOUSING |
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| 4.2 | HOUSE TYPES |
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| 4.3 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE |
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| 4.4 | CONTRACTORS NEW ORDERS |
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| 4.5 | SECTOR EXPENDITURE |
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| 4.5.1 | Rail Expenditure |
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| 4.5.2 | Roads Expenditure |
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| 4.5.3 | Olympic Games |
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| 4.5.4 | Commonwealth Games |
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| 5. |
MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 5.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 5.2 | MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS |
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| 5.2.1 | Recent developments |
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| 5.3 | PRODUCT MIX OVERVIEW |
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| 6. |
PRE-CAST CONCRETE BLOCKS |
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| 6.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 6.1.1 | Aggregate Concrete Blocks – Dense |
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| 6.1.2 | Lightweight Concrete Blocks |
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| 6.1.3 | Aerated Concrete Blocks – Aircrete |
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| 6.1.4 | Aggregate Concrete Blocks – Special Blocks |
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| 6.2 | MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS |
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| 6.2.1 | Overview |
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| 6.2.2 | Forecasts |
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| 6.2.3 | Sustainability |
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| 6.2.4 | Other trends |
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| 6.3 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 6.4 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 6.4.1 | Dense Blocks |
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| 6.4.2 | Lightweight Blocks |
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| 6.4.3 | Aerated Blocks |
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| 6.5 | MARKET BY APPLICATION BY BLOCK TYPE |
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| 6.5.1 | External Wall Construction |
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| 6.5.2 | Walls below damp proof course (including Basements) |
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| 6.5.3 | Suspended (beam and block) floors |
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| 6.5.4 | Separating Walls |
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| 6.5.5 | Inner Leaves of Cavity Walls |
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| 6.6 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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| 7. |
CONCRETE ROOF TILES |
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| 7.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 7.2 | MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS |
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| 7.3 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 8. |
PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING |
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| 8.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 8.2 | MARKET SIZE AND OVERVIEW |
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| 8.3 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 8.4 | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 9. |
PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL AND PIPES |
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| 9.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 9.2 | MARKET SIZE AND FORECASTS |
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| 9.3 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 9.3.1 | Flooring systems + stairs, landings & balconies |
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| 9.3.2 | Precast Panel Products |
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| 9.3.3 | Other Precast Concrete Structural Building Products |
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| 10. |
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE & KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 10.1 | INDUSTRY STRUCTURE |
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| 10.2 | MULTI PRODUCT SUPPLIERS |
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| 10.3 | SPECIALIST BLOCK MANUFACTURERS |
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| 10.4 | ROOF TILE MANUFACTURERS |
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| 10.5 | PRECAST CLADDING MANUFACTURERS |
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| 10.6 | FLOORING SYSTEMS |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDING PRODUCTS BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) 2004 -2013 |
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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 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2005-2012 – UK (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| CHART 7 | UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET HOUSES V FLATS 2000 – 2008, % OF ALL DWELLINGS |
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| TABLE 8 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE (£M) 2000-08 |
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| TABLE 9 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING – CURRENT PRICES (£M) 2000-2008 |
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| TABLE 10 | INFRASTRUCTURE OUTPUT BY SECTOR 2007 AND Q1-Q3 2008 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION) AND % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 11 | NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS BY SECTOR 2002 -2008 |
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| CHART 12 | QUARTERLY VALUE OF NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS -2008 (£M) |
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| CHART 13 | NETWORK RAIL OPERATING, MAINTENANCE & RENEWALS EXPENDITURE 2004 – 2014 (£M) |
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| CHART 14 | NETWORK RAIL – CIVIL ENGINEERING CP4 SPEND BY SECTOR 2010-11 |
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| TABLE 15 | COMMONWEALTH GAMES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON VENUES & ACTIVITIES |
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| CHART 16 | UK PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS 2003-2007 - £M MSP |
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| TABLE 17 | UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS - BY VALUE (£M MSP) 2005 -2013 |
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| CHART 18 | PRE-CAST CONCRETE MARKET BY END USE SECTOR – SHARE BY VALUE 2008 |
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| CHART 19 | UK MARKET FOR PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE £M 2008 |
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| TABLE 20 | UK CONCRETE BLOCK PRODUCTION, DELIVERIES AND STOCKHOLDING (‘000 SQ M) 2000 – 2008 |
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| TABLE 21 | UK MARKET FOR CONCRETE BLOCKS BY VALUE £M 2000 – 2008 |
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| TABLE 22 | CONCRETE BLOCK PRICES £/TONNE 2000 – 2008* |
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| TABLE 23 | UK CONCRETE BLOCK DELIVERIES BY AREA (‘000 M2 ) (2008 – 2012) |
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| CHART 24 | UK MARKET FOR DENSE & LIGHTWEIGHT BLOCKS - SUPPLIERS MARKET SHARES |
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| CHART 25 | UK MARKET FOR AIRCRETE BLOCKS - % SUPPLIERS SHARES BY VOLUME |
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| CHART 26 | UK CONCRETE BLOCK MARKET BY TYPE BY VOLUME 2007 |
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| TABLE 27 | UK SALES OF DENSE BLOCKS BY AREA (‘000 M2) 2002 – 2008 |
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| TABLE 28 | UK SALES OF LIGHTWEIGHT BLOCKS BY AREA (‘000 M2) 2002 – 2008 |
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| TABLE 29 | UK SALES OF AERATED BLOCKS BY AREA (‘000 M2) 2002 – 2008 |
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| CHART 30 | ESTIMATE OF CONCRETE BLOCK USAGE IN NEW HOUSEBUILDING – BY AREA OF APPLICATION (INNER LEAF, PARTY WALLS, FLOORS ETC.) 2008 |
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| TABLE 31 | CONCRETE BLOCKS & BRICKS VALUE OF OVERSEAS TRADE (CURRENT PRICES £’000S – 2002-2007) |
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| CHART 32 | UK ROOF TILE MARKET - PRODUCT MIX (BY VOLUME) |
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| TABLE 33 | UK MARKET FOR CONCRETE ROOFING TILES BY VOLUME (‘000 SQ M OF ROOF AREA COVERED) 2000 - 2013 |
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| CHART 34 | UK MARKET SHARES OF ROOF TILING SYSTEMS SUPPLIERS 2007 |
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| TABLE 35 | UK PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING MARKET AT CURRENT PRICES 2005 - 2013 |
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| CHART 36 | UK PRECAST CONCRETE WALL CLADDING MARKET – MARKET SHARES 2008 |
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| TABLE 37 | UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL BUILDING PRODUCTS AND PIPES BY VALUE £ MILLION MSP 2005 - 2013 |
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| CHART 38 | ESTIMATED PRODUCT MIX - PRECAST STRUCTURAL AND PIPES UK 2008 |
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| CHART 39 | UK MARKET FOR PRECAST CONCRETE FLOORING, STAIRCASES, BALCONIES & LANDINGS MARKET SHARES 2008 |
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| CHART 40 | CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED IN BASEMENTS - MATERIAL MIX 2008 |
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| CHART 41 | UK MARKET FOR PANEL SYSTEMS – SUPPLIER SHARES 2008 |
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| CHART 42 | MIX OF PODS BY MATERIAL TYPE: |
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