| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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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. |
THE MARKET |
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| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | CONSTRUCTION MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 4.2.1 | The Housing Market |
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| 4.3 | MARKET TRENDS |
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| 4.4 | PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET PRODUCT MIX |
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| 4.5 | DISTRIBUTION PROCESS FOR PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS |
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| 5. |
END USE APPLICATION SECTORS |
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| 5.1 | END USE SECTOR DEFINITION |
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| 5.1.1 | Residential |
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| 5.1.2 | Commercial and Industrial Applications |
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| 5.1.3 | Hotels |
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| 5.1.4 | Education |
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| 5.1.5 | Healthcare |
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| 5.1.6 | Ministry of Defence (MoD) |
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| 5.1.7 | Other Applications |
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| 5.1.8 | End User Sector Forecasts |
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| 6. |
SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 6.2 | SUPPLIER PROFILES |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET 2005-2012 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - 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 | CONTRACTORS HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI 2004-2008 (£ MILLION) CURRENT PRICES |
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| CHART 7 | UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET MIX BY SECTOR AND BUILD METHOD (TIMBER FRAME, TRADITIONAL, STEEL/CONCRETE) 2007 BY VOLUME |
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| CHART 8 | HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY HOUSES / FLATS GB 2001-2007 |
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| TABLE 9 | CONTRACTORS NON HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI 2004-2008 (£ MILLION) CURRENT PRICES |
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| TABLE 10 | UK PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET 2005-2012, BY VALUE £M MSP |
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| CHART 11 | PRODUCT MIX IN THE PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET UK 2007 SHARES BY PRODUCT BY VALUE |
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| CHART 12 | TIMBER FRAME DWELLINGS IN THE UK MIX BY HOUSES / FLATS 2006 |
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| CHART 13 | DISTRIBUTION/BUILDING PROCESS FOR PREFABRICATED FRAMES AND PANELS |
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| TABLE 14 | MIX OF SALES OF PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS - BY MAJOR END USE SECTORS BY VALUE 2007 |
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| CHART 15 | TIMBER FRAME HOUSING FORECAST 2006-2012 BY VOLUME |
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| CHART 16 | ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NEW STUDENT BED SPACES BUILT PER YEAR - 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 17 | UK EDUCATION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2006-2011 (£ BILLION) |
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| TABLE 18 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT OF EDUCATION SECTOR WORK (PUBLIC/PRIVATE) 1997-2007 (£M) |
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| TABLE 19 | UK NHS CAPITAL SPENDING 2003-2008 (£M) |
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| TABLE 20 | PROJECT SLAM YEARS 6 10 (2008 2013) NUMBER OF BED SPACES TO BE BUILT |
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| CHART 21 | FORECAST MIX OF SALES OF PREFABRICATED SEMI-FINISHED BUILDINGS TO MAJOR END USER SECTORS BY VALUE 2012 |
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| TABLE 22 | SUPPLIERS SHARES OF THE PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET 2007 |
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