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Builders and Plumbers Merchants Market Report - UK 2007

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       
CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 
1. INTRODUCTION 7
2.SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 8
2.1SUMMARY 8
2.2FUTURE PROSPECTS 10
3.ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 12
3.1GDP 12
3.2INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 13
3.3UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 14
3.5HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 15
3.6STERLING 16
3.7POPULATION PROFILE 16
3.8CONCLUSIONS 17
4.THE BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS MERCHANTS’ MARKET 19
4.1DEFINITION 19
4.2PRODUCTS 20
4.2.1Product Range 20
4.3MARKET STRUCTURE 21
4.3.1Lightside 21
4.3.2Heavyside Products 24
4.4MARKET SIZE 25
4.4.1Market 2005-06 26
4.4.2Current Situation 27
4.4.3Future Prospects 29
4.5MERCHANTS SHARE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 31
4.6BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION MARKET INFLUENCES 32
4.6.1Construction Market 32
4.6.2The Housing Market 35
4.7ADDITIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MERCHANTS 38
5.THE BUILDERS & PLUMBERS MERCHANTS 39
5.1MARKET SHARE 39
5.2MERCHANT COMPANIES 44
5.2.1National Merchants 44
5.2.2Larger Regional Merchants 54
5.2.3Medium Size Regionals 57
5.2.4Smaller Regional Merchants 62
5.2.5Local Merchants 63
5.2.6Buying Groups 66
5.3.CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILDERS & PLUMBERS’ MERCHANTS 67
5.3.1Product Range 67
5.3.2Stock Levels 69
5.3.3Profitability 70
5.3.4Debtors 72
5.3.5Turnover Per Employee 73
5.3.6Pricing 74
5.4MERCHANTS’ MARKET – SWOT ANALYSIS 75
5.4.1Strengths 75
5.4.2Weaknesses 76
5.4.3Opportunities 77
5.4.4Threats 78
6.PRODUCTS 80
6.1PRODUCT MIX 80
6.2MERCHANT SHARES BY PRODUCT 81
6.3PRODUCT TRENDS 82
6.3.1Roofing & Insulation Materials 82
6.3.2Bricks, Blocks and Concrete Materials 85
6.3.3Cement & Plaster Materials 91
6.3.4Timber Products 95
6.3.5Plumbing and Drainage Materials 98
6.3.6Decorating Materials 101
6.3.7Heating and Ventilation 103
6.3.8Kitchens 105
6.3.9Ironmongery & Miscellaneous Products 107
7.MERCHANTS' CUSTOMERS 110
7.1BACKGROUND 110
7.2BUILDERS 110
7.2.1Civil Engineering 112
7.2.2Commercial Construction 112
7.2.3Housebuilders/General Builders 112
7.3PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS 113
7.4MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (M&E) 114
7.5OTHER CONTRACTORS 115
7.6CONSUMERS 115
7.7LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC BODIES 116
7.8OTHER 116
TABLES AND CHARTS
CHART 1 UK BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET 2000T TO 2010 – BY VALUE £ BILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES 8
CHART 2INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009 13
CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009 14
TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2004-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
CHART 5AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) 17
CHART 6 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - LIGHTSIDE 22
TABLE 7UK BUILDING & PLUMBING MERCHANTS’ MARKET 2000 TO 2010 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES) 25
TABLE 8MERCHANTS SHARE OF UK CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2000 TO 2006 (£ BILLION CURRENT PRICES) 31
CHART 9VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (UK) - ALL NEW WORK AND RMI – CURRENT PRICES (£ BILLION) 33
CHART 10CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (GB) 2000- 2006 NEW WORK/RMI – CURRENT PRICES (£ BILLION) 34
CHART 11 HOUSING COMPLETIONS 2000 TO 2006 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000) 36
TABLE 12NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2000 TO 2005 37
CHART 13MERCHANTS’ MARKET SHARES 2006 40
CHART 14CHANGING SHARE PERCENTAGE NATIONAL MERCHANTS 1997, 2001, 2004 AND 2006 41
CHART 15COMPANY INDIVIDUAL SHARE COMPARISON 1997 AND 2006 42
CHART 16MIX OF MERCHANTS BY TYPE 2006 43
TABLE 17 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET – WOLSELEY UK LTD 45
TABLE 18 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET – TRAVIS PERKINS* 47
TABLE 19 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET – SAINT GOBAIN (JEWSON & GRAHAM) 49
TABLE 20 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET – GRAFTON UK BUILDING PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION* 51
TABLE 21 KEY INDICATORS UK BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET – BSS GROUP PLC 53
TABLE 22 CHANGES TO DEFINITION OF LARGER REGIONAL MERCHANTS 1990 TO 2006 – BY TURNOVER SIZE AND NUMBER OF COMPANIES 54
TABLE 23: LEADING SMALLER REGIONAL MERCHANT COMPANIES 2006 63
CHART 24MERCHANTS BY TURNOVER 1996, 2000 AND 2006 65
CHART 25PERCENTAGE OF MERCHANTS STOCKING BY PRODUCT GROUP 2006 68
TABLE 26MERCHANTS STOCK IN WEEKS 2000 TO 2006 69
TABLE 27MERCHANTS PROFITABILITY 2000 TO 2006 70
TABLE 28MERCHANTS DEBTORS LEVELS 2000 TO 2006 72
TABLE 29MERCHANTS TURNOVER PER EMPLOYEE 2000 TO 2006 73
CHART 30 BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS’ MERCHANTS’ MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2006 – £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 80
TABLE 31BUILDERS & PLUMBERS’ MERCHANTS SHARE OF THE MARKET SECTORS 2006 AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 81
CHART 32 UK ROOFING AND INSULATION MARKET 2001-06 £ MILLION MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 83
CHART 33ROOFING AND INSULATION MARKET 2006 - £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 84
CHART 34 UK MARKET FOR BRICKS, BLOCKS AND CONCRETE GOODS 2001 TO 2006 - £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 86
CHART 35MIX OF BRICKS, BLOCKS & CONCRETE PRODUCTS 2006 BY VALUE £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 87
TABLE 36PRODUCTION, STOCKS & DELIVERIES OF ALL BRICK TYPES (MILLIONS) 2001 TO 2006 88
TABLE 37PRODUCTION, STOCKS & DELIVERIES OF ALL CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS (000 SQ. METRES) 2001 TO 2006 89
CHART 38 THE UK MARKET FOR CEMENT AND PLASTER MATERIALS 2001 TO 2006 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 92
TABLE 39CEMENT AND READY MIXED CONCRETE PRODUCTION 2001 TO 2005 (‘000 TONNES) 93
TABLE 40SALES OF AGGREGATES IN GREAT BRITAIN 2001 TO 2006 (‘000) TONNES 94
CHART 41 UK MARKET FOR TIMBER PRODUCTS 2001 TO 2006 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 96
CHART 42TIMBER SALES BY MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS 2006 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 97
TABLE 43THE PLUMBING MATERIALS MARKET 2000 TO 2006 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES 99
CHART 44 PRODUCT MIX FOR PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE MATERIALS MARKET 2006 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 100
CHART 45 UK DECORATING MATERIALS MARKET 2000 TO 2006 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES) 101
CHART 46 PRODUCT MIX WITHIN THE DECORATING MATERIALS MARKET 2006 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 102
CHART 47 THE UK SPACE AND WATER HEATING MARKET 2000 TO 2006 – BY VALUE - £ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 103
CHART 48 PRODUCT MIX HEATING AND VENTILATION PRODUCTS 2006 - % BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES 104
CHART 49 DISTRIBUTION OF KITCHEN FURNITURE 2006 - % BY VALUE 106
CHART 50 MARKET FOR IRONMONGERY AND MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 2006 % BY VALUE (MERCHANTS SELLING PRICES) 108
CHART 51 UK VAT-REGISTERED BUILDERS 2006 111
CHART 52UK VAT REGISTERED PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS 1998 AND 2006 113

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