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TOOL HIRE Market Report UK 2004

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 

1. INTRODUCTION 6
2. SUMMARY 7
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
3.1 GDP 10
3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 13
3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 14
3.6 STERLING 15
3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 16
3.8 CONCLUSIONS 17
4. THE TOOL HIRE MARKET 18
4.1 DEFINITION 18
4.2 MARKET STRUCTURE - PRODUCT SALES/TOOL HIRE 20
4.3 MARKET SIZE 23
4.3.1 Market Background 23
4.3.2 Future Prospects 27
5. TOOL HIRE COMPANIES 30
5.1 MARKET SHARES 30
5.2 MARKET SHARES 36
5.3 HIRE COMPANIES 39
5.3.1 National Hire Companies 39
5.3.2 Major Regional Companies 43
5.3.3 Builders and Plumbers Merchants 45
5.3.4 DIY Multiples 50
5.4 BUYING AND SPECIFICATION PROCESS 50
5.4.1 Buying Groups and Trade Bodies 51
5.4.2 Safety 52
5.5 PRICING AND REPLACEMENT CYCLES 52
6. PRODUCTS 55
6.1 PRODUCT MIX 55
6.2 PRODUCT TRENDS 59
6.2.1 Access Equipment 59
6.2.2 Drilling & Breaking 63
6.2.3 Plumbing and Pumping 65
6.2.4 Cutting & Grinding 67
6.2.5 Lighting, Welding, Power 69
6.2.6 Heating, Cooling & Drying 72
6.2.7 Gardening & Landscaping Equipment 75
6.2.8 Carpentry & Woodworking 77
6.2.9 Cleaning & Floor Preparation 80
6.2.10 Concreting & Compacting 82
6.2.11 Miscellaneous Product Groups 84
7. TOOL HIRE CUSTOMERS 88
7.1 INTRODUCTION 88
7.2 BUILDERS 89
7.3 PLUMBING ENTERPRISES 90
7.4 LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC BODIES 91
7.5 OTHER CONTRACTORS 91
7.6 MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS & CLEANING COMPANIES 92
7.7 CONSUMERS 93
8. FUTURE PROSPECTS 95
TABLES & CHARTS
CHART 1 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 1997-2003 (£M) 7
CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (RPI) FROM 1990-2005 12
CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO 1980-2005 13
TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2004 - DOLLARS, AND THE ECU TO THE POUND STERLING, SPOT RATES 15
CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 ('000) 16
CHART 6 TOOL HIRE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE 21
TABLE 7 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 1995-2003 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 24
CHART 8 TOOL HIRE MARKET FORECAST 2003-2008 (£M) 28
CHART 9 SHARES OF TOTAL HIRE OUTLETS - 2003 32
TABLE 10 BUILDERS MERCHANTS SHARE OF TOTAL HIRE OUTLETS 1999-2003 33
CHART 11 SHARES OF HIRE MARKET BY VALUE - 2003 35
CHART 12 SHARES OF HIRE MARKET BY VALUE - 1995 36
TABLE 13 MARKET SHARES OF LEADING COMPANIES BY VALUE 2003 37
TABLE 14 SPEEDY'S MARKET SHARE, UK TOOL HIRE MARKET, 1995-2002 42
CHART 15 MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2003 47
CHART 16 MIX OF MERCHANTS BY TYPE 2003 49
TABLE 17 ESTIMATED HIRE PRODUCT MIX 2003 £M AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 56
TABLE 18 COMPARISON OF HIRE PRODUCT MIX - 2001-2003 BY VALUE 58
TABLE 19 HIRE MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 60
TABLE 20 HIRE MARKET FOR BREAKING & DRILLING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 (£M) 63
CHART 21 HIRE MARKET FOR PLUMBING/PUMPING (AT 2003 HIRE MARKET PRICES) 66
CHART 22 HIRE MARKET FOR CUTTING/GRINDING £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 68
TABLE 23 HIRE MARKET FOR LIGHTING, WELDING & POWER AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 70
CHART 24 HIRE MARKET FOR HEATING, DRYING & COOLING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 73
TABLE 25 HIRE MARKET FOR GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 76
CHART 26 HIRE MARKET FOR CARPENTRY & WOODWORKING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 78
TABLE 27 HIRE MARKET FOR CLEANING AND FLOOR PREPARATION AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 81
CHART 28 HIRE MARKET FOR CONCRETING/COMPACTING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 (£M) 83
TABLE 29 HIRE MARKET FOR MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS £M, AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2003 85
CHART 30 UK VAT REGISTERED BUILDERS 2003 89
CHART 31 UK VAT REGISTERED PLUMBERS 2003 90
CHART 32 DIY CONSUMER/NON-DOMESTIC USERS FOR HIRE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT 93

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