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 BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION Market 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 8
3.ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
3.1GDP 10
3.2INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
3.3UNEMPLOYMENT 12
3.4HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 13
3.5HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 14
3.6STERLING 15
3.7CONCLUSIONS 17
4.BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT MARKETS 18
4.1DEFINITION 18
4.2KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 20
4.2.1New House Build 20
4.2.2Housing Transactions 21
4.2.3Value of output – New Work and RMI 22
4.3UK BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET 23
5DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE 28
5.1BACKGROUND 28
5.2DIY MULTIPLES 30
5.2.1Definition 30
5.2.2Background to the UK DIY Multiples Market 32
5.2.3Market Size and Trends 33
5.2.4Market Structure 36
5.3.BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS MERCHANTS 50
5.3.1Definition 50
5.3.2Market Size 50
5.3.3Market Structure 53
5.3.4Larger Regional Merchants 56
5.3.5Medium Size Regional/Local Companies 58
5.4INDEPENDENT HARDWARE & DIY STORES 60
5.5OTHER CHANNELS 66
6.PRODUCT REVIEW 67
6.1OVERVIEW 67
6.2DECORATIVE PRODUCTS MARKET 70
6.2.1Definition 70
6.2.2Market Size 70
6.2.3Product Mix 71
6.2.4Distribution 73
6.3BATHROOM PRODUCTS MARKET 74
6.3.1Definition 74
6.3.2Market Size 75
6.3.3Product Mix 76
6.3.4Distribution 77
6.4GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 78
6.4.1Definition 78
6.4.2Market Size 78
6.4.3Product Mix 80
6.4.4Distribution 81
6.5HARDWARE/TOOLS/FIXINGS 82
6.5.1Definition 82
6.5.2Market Size 83
6.5.3Product Mix 84
6.5.4Distribution 85
6.6ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING 86
6.6.1Definition 86
6.6.2Market Size 86
6.6.3Product Mix 87
6.6.4Distribution 89
6.7KITCHENS 89
6.7.1Market Definition 89
6.7.2Market Size 90
6.7.3Product Mix 91
6.7.4Distribution 92
6.8‘HEAVYSIDE’ MATERIALS 93
6.8.1Definition 93
6.8.2Market Size 93
6.8.3Product Mix 94
6.8.4Distribution 96
6.8.5Roofing and Insulation 97
6.8.6Bricks, Blocks and Concrete 98
6.8.7Cement & Plaster 100
6.8.8Timber/Glazing 102
6.8.9Heating, Plumbing & Drainage 104
7.FUTURE PROSPECTS 107
TABLES AND CHARTS
CHART 1BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT MARKET 2000-2010 £M RSP 8
CHART 2INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009 12
CHART 3PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009 14
TABLE 4EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
TABLE 5HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2001-2009 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS) 20
TABLE 6NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2001-2006 (‘000) 21
TABLE 7VALUE OF NEW UK HOUSING OUTPUT AND RMI OUTPUT (£M) 1999-2006 22
CHART 8UK BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET 2000-2010 £M RSP 23
CHART 9BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MIX BY VALUE (£M RSP) 2006 24
TABLE 10UK BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET 2006 (£M RSP) 26
CHART 11KEY PRODUCT SHARE CHANGE 2000-2010 % BY VALUE 27
CHART 12DISTRIBUTION OF BUILDING/H.I. PRODUCTS BY SECTOR - 2006 BY VALUE 29
TABLE 13IMPORTANCE OF THE DIY MULTIPLES BY SECTOR 1991-2006 BY VALUE 32
TABLE 14DIY MULTIPLES MARKET - 2001-2007 (£M RSP) 33
TABLE 15UK DIY MULTIPLES - NUMBER OF OUTLETS 2000-2006 37
CHART 16DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE 2006 39
CHART 17B&Q PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006 41
CHART 18WICKES PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006 43
CHART 19FOCUS PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006 44
CHART 20HOMEBASE PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006 46
CHART 21‘OTHERS’ DIY MULTIPLES PRODUCT MIX 2006 BY VALUE 49
TABLE 22UK BUILDING & PLUMBING MERCHANTS MARKET 2001 TO 2007 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES) 51
CHART 23MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2006 53
TABLE 24LEADING INDEPENDENT HARDWARE/DIY RETAILERS - SHARE BY VALUE 61
TABLE 25LEADING WHOLESALERS OF BUILDING/DIY PRODUCTS – SHARE BY VALUE 64
CHART 26BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET VALUE 2000-2006 (£M RSP) 68
TABLE 27BUILDING MATERIALS – PRODUCT MIX BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 2006 69
CHART 28DECORATING MATERIALS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 71
CHART 29DECORATIVE PRODUCTS MARKET – BY PRODUCT GROUP 2006 72
CHART 30BATHROOM PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 75
CHART 31UK BATHROOM MARKET SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR BY VALUE 2006 76
CHART 32GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 79
CHART 33GARDEN PRODUCTS – SALES BY PRODUCT 2006 RSP 80
CHART 34HARDWARE / TOOLS / FIXINGS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 83
CHART 35HARDWARE/TOOLS/FIXINGS – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006 84
CHART 36LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 87
CHART 37ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 88
CHART 38UK KITCHEN FURNITURE PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 90
CHART 39KITCHENS – SHARE BY PRODUCT 2006 91
CHART 40HEAVYSIDE MATERIALS MARKET VALUE 2003-2007 (£M RSP) 94
CHART 41‘HEAVYSIDE’ MATERIALS – MIX BY PRODUCT 2006 95
TABLE 42HEAVYSIDE – SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL – BY VALUE 2006 96
CHART 43ROOFING- SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006 97
CHART 44BRICKS, BLOCKS & CONCRETE – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006 99
CHART 45CEMENT/PLASTER – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006 101
CHART 46TIMBER & GLAZING – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006 103
CHART 47HEATING, PLUMBING & DRAINAGE – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006 105

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