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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 UPDATED |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | STERLING |
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| 3.4 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. | THE UK MARKET FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS UP TO 750 KVA |
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| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.2.1 | Market History |
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| 4.2.2 | Current Situation |
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| 4.2.3 | Future Prospects |
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| 4.3 | UK PRODUCTION, IMPORTS, EXPORTS OF GENERATORS |
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| 4.3.1 | UK Production Analysis By Value |
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| 4.3.2 | UK Production Analysis By Volume |
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| 4.3.3 | Imports and Exports Of Generators |
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| 4.4 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.4.1 | Overview |
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| 4.4.2 | Construction |
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| 4.4.3 | Manufacturing and Engineering Sector Influences |
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| 4.4.4 | Rising Electricity Consumption |
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| 4.4.5 | Aerospace |
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| 4.4.6 | Air Conditioning |
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| 4.4.7 | Portable Accommodation |
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| 4.4.8 | Lighting Trends |
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| 4.4.9 | The Hire Sector – UK Construction Equipment Rental Market |
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| 5. | PRODUCT SEGMENTATION |
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| 5.1 | PRODUCT TYPES |
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| 5.1.1 | Overall Trends And Mix |
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| 5.1.2 | Mainline Generating Sets |
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| 5.1.3 | Generating Sets for Marine and Oil and Gas |
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| 5.1.4 | Oil & Gas |
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| 5.1.5 | Small Domestic Leisure And Industrial Gensets |
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| 5.1.6 | Combined Heat And Power Generating Sets |
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| 5.1.7 | Power Sectors |
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| 5.1.8 | Trends in Generator Product Development |
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| 5.2 | PRODUCT SEGMENTATION BY GENERATOR RATING |
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| 5.2.1 | Mix |
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| 5.2.2 | Gensets Up To 7.5 kVA |
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| 5.2.3 | Gensets 7.5-75 kVA |
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| 5.2.4 | Gensets 75-375 kVA |
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| 5.2.5 | Gensets 375-750 kVA |
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| 5.3 | END-USE APPLICATIONS |
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| 5.3.1 | Mix |
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| 5.3.2 | Industrial Sector |
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| 5.3.3 | Construction And On-Site Power |
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| 5.3.4 | Oil, Gas and Marine |
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| 5.3.5 | Domestic And Leisure |
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| 6. | DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS |
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| 6.1 | DISTRIBUTION MIX AND STRUCTURE |
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| 6.2 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS |
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| 6.2.1 | Industrial and Construction |
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| 6.2.2 | Hire & Sale |
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| 6.2.3 | Marine |
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| 6.2.4 | Agricultural |
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| 6.2.5 | DIY Multiples |
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| 6.2.6 | E- Commerce Specialists |
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| 6.2.7 | Electrical Wholesalers |
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| 6.2.8 | OEM |
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| 7. | MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF GENERATING SETS UP TO 750 KVA |
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| 7.1 | GENSET MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLIERS |
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| 7.1.1 | Market Shares |
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| 7.2 | MAJOR SUPPLIERS |
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|
TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK GENSET MARKET UP TO 750KVA 2004-2010 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2010 |
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| TABLE 3 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| TABLE 4 | THE SIZE OF THE UK MARKET FOR GENERATING SETS, 2002-2006, £M MSP |
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| TABLE 5 | THE UK MARKET FORECAST FOR GENERATING SETS 2006-2010 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 6 | UK ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS MARKET 2004-2010 CONSTANT 1995 PRICES £M MSP |
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| TABLE 7 | VALUE OF UK PRODUCTION OF GENERATORS UP TO 750KVA 2004-2010 £M |
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| TABLE 8 | ANALYSIS OF UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF GENERATING SETS UP TO 750 KVA - 2005 |
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| TABLE 9 | IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF GENERATORS UP TO 750 KVA IN 2006 |
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| CHART 10 | VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK 1990-2007 (£BN) |
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| TABLE 11 | CONSTRUCTION NEW WORK OUTPUT BY SECTOR 2000-2007 (£ BILLION) AT CURRENT PRICES |
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| TABLE 12 | OUTPUT OF THE PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES (AVERAGE 2003 = 100) |
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| TABLE 13 | SALES BY THE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS 2004-2007 |
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| TABLE 14 | THE OVERALL UK AIR CONDITIONING MARKET 2004-2008 £M MSP |
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| CHART 15 | UK LIGHTING MARKET 2002-2008 £M MSP |
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| TABLE 16 | UK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2005-2008 |
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| TABLE 17 | ESTIMATED SHARES BY TYPE OF HIRE COMPANY IN HIRE PRODUCT SECTORS 2006 |
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| TABLE 18 | SEGMENTATION OF THE UK GENERATING SET MARKET UP TO 750KVA 2006 AT £M MSP |
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| CHART 19 | UK UPS MARKET 2004-2008 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 20 | UK MIX OF GENSETS BY SELECTED RATING CATEGORIES - 2006 BY VALUE |
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| CHART 21 | ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE FOR GENSETS BY SELECTED RATING CATEGORIES FOR 1997 & 2006 |
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| TABLE 22 | MIX OF END-USE APPLICATIONS FOR THE UK GENSET MARKET 2006 |
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| TABLE 23 | HIRE MARKET FOR GENERATORS ETC AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2006 |
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| TABLE 24 | HIRE MARKET FOR PUMPS AND CRUSHING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2006 |
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| TABLE 25 | GENSET MANUFACTURERS’ SALES UP TO 750 KVA BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS - 2006 |
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| CHART 26 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE OF THE UK MARKET FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS UP TO 750KVA |
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| TABLE 27 | UK INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS – MARKET SHARES BY % VALUE 2006 |
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| TABLE 28 | MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS – 2005 |
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| TABLE 29 | MARKET SHARES OF LEADING COMPANIES BY VALUE 2005 |
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| TABLE 30 | UK KEY SUPPLIERS – MARKET SHARES BY VALUE UP TO 750 KVA IN 2006 |
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