INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW 

Pump Market – UK 2008 is the fourth edition of this report. The Pump market is complex and fragmented in terms of end-use applications and distribution channels.  As a result, trends in the market are influenced by many issues, ranging from manufacturing and production and water consumption, to HVAC and general construction activity levels.  These issues are assessed alongside their implications for the mature and increasingly concentrated UK pump market.  The report is one of the industrial and construction series published by AMA including generating sets, plant hire, tool hire, access equipment, HVAC, and general industrial products distribution.

Key issues covered in detail within the report are:

• REVIEW OF MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS with indications of whether the trends are likely to continue and other key influences on the market.

• ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP - Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps.

• ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY STRUCTURE - Key Suppliers, shares, distribution channels - direct/OEM, national, regional, local distributors, hire and sale, marine, agricultural, merchants, wholesalers/garden centres.

• REVIEW OF KEY END-USE SECTORS - Industrial - Manufacturing and Process, Water and Sewage, Power Generation, Oil and Gas, Marine, Domestic and Leisure.

Of particular interest:

• Market forecasts and influencing trends 2008-2012.

• Key influencing factors addressed including levels of electricity consumption, construction output, etc.

• Review of key suppliers and market shares.

• Growth prospects for pump applications – product developments include improved energy efficiency, lower maintenance costs, while sector opportunities include sewerage and water treatment sector, hire sector etc.

• Review and shares of main end use sectors and key influences currently motivating the UK pump market including industrial, water and sewage, power generation, oil and gas, domestic and leisure, etc.

• Distribution Channel Shares.

Key areas covered in the report include:

THE MARKET

• Overall UK market size, by value, for pumps, 2001-2012.

• Market trends from 2002-2012.  Trends for the future, including growth prospects and major factors influencing market development – levels of activity in construction, power generation, the process industries, etc.

• Assessment of key sectors and key factors influencing end-use demand from the industrial, water and sewage, power generation, oil and gas, marine, domestic and leisure sectors.

• Impact of overseas pump opportunities on the UK pump market – including process pumps, boiler feed pumps, slurry pumps, etc.

• Size and scope of international trade in pumps. Scale of UK manufacturing.

PRODUCT SEGMENTATION

• Analysis of market by major product sector - centrifugal and positive displacement - mix by sector.

• Centrifugal - Market size and share, mix by product type (process, high pressure, surface and submersible, sludge, circulators, shower/garden/booster pumps), trends within sector, areas of application, application mix.

• Positive Displacement - Market size and share, mix by product type (rotary and reciprocating, and sub-sectors), trends within sector, areas of application.

• End-Use Applications - Mix by key end use sector, trends within each sector - industrial process, manufacturing/OEM, Oil & Gas, Water & Sewage, Power Generation, Marine, Domestic Heating & Leisure.  Influences on the development of the pump market.

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

• Key distribution channels - Direct/OEM, National/Regional/Local Distributors, Hire and Sale, Marine, Agricultural, Merchants, Electrical Wholesalers, share by channel.  Review of major companies within the distribution channels.

• Supply Structure - major pump manufacturers market shares, changing supply structure, growing concentration through acquisition.  Key suppliers within the key product sectors.

• Review of major suppliers in the positive displacement and centrifugal sectors.

FUTURE PROSPECTS/GENERAL

• Positive trends in niche sector application areas, shift in emphasis towards greater efficiency and reduced operational costs. Key sectors offering opportunities for growth.

• Review of market influences.

• Analysis of future prospects - forecast of market size up to 2012.  Key factors influencing forecasts within products and end-use markets.

The report is extensive with over 90 pages and 35 tables and charts (see right hand panel for a full listing of contents including tables and charts)