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INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY |
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| 2.1 | MARKET SYNOPSIS |
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| 2.2 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 3. | ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. | THE UK ROOFING PRODUCTS MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET GROWTH |
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| 4.3 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.3.1 | Contractors Output |
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| 4.3.2 | Housebuilding |
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| 4.4 | LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS |
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| 5. | ROOF TILING SYSTEMS |
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| 5.1 | DEFINITION AND MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 5.2 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.2.1 | Concrete Tiles |
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| 5.2.2 | Fibre-Cement Roofing Products |
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| 5.2.3 | Clay Tiles |
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| 5.2.4 | Slate Tiles |
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| 5.3 | SOLAR / ENERGY ROOFING PRODUCTS |
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| 6. | ROOF MEMBRANES AND FELTS |
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| 6.1 | DEFINITION AND MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 6.2 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 6.2.1 | Single Ply |
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| 6.2.2 | Bitumen Felt Market |
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| 6.2.3 | Liquid Waterproofing Systems |
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| 6.2.4 | Mastic Asphalt |
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| 6.2.5 | Underlay Felts |
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| 7 | METAL ROOFING SYSTEMS |
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| 7.1 | DEFINITION AND MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 7.2 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 7.2.1 | Sheeting and Tiles |
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| 7.2.2 | Fully Supported Metal Roofing and Lead Roofing Products |
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| 7.3 | ROOF-GLAZING |
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| 7.4 | OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
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| 8 | GREEN ROOFING SYSTEMS |
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| 8.1 | OVERALL REVIEW |
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| 8.2 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 9. | SUPPLIERS |
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| 9.1 | ROOF TILING SYSTEMS |
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| 9.2 | ROOF MEMBRANES AND FELTS |
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| 9.3 | METAL ROOFING SYSTEMS |
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| 9.4 | ROOF GLAZING SYSTEMS |
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| 9.5 | GREEN ROOFING SYSTEMS |
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DISTRIBUTION | 94 |
| 10.1 | DISTRIBUTION OVERVIEW |
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| 10.2 | MERCHANT SECTOR |
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| 10.2.1 | Roofing Merchants |
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| 10.2.2 | Builders Merchants |
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| 10.3 | DIRECT SUPPLY |
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| 10.4 | SPECIALIST IMPORTERS/DISTRIBUTORS |
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| 10.5 | DIY MULTIPLES |
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| 10.6 | ROOFING CONTRACTORS |
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TABLES AND CHARTS |
| TABLE 1 | UK ROOFING MARKET 2003-2006 £M MSP |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (000) |
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| CHART 6 | THE UK ROOFING PRODUCTS MARKET BY VALUE 2006 |
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| TABLE 7 | ROOFING PRODUCTS MARKET 2003 TO 2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 8 | UK ROOFING MARKET MIX BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 2006 BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 9 | UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET MIX BETWEEN HOUSES & FLATS 1999-2006 |
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| TABLE 10 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 2000-2006 |
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| TABLE 11 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 2000-2006 |
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| TABLE 12 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR PUBLIC & PRIVATE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL 2000 2006 (£M) CURRENT PRICES GREAT BRITAIN |
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| TABLE 13 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2001-2010 UNITED KINGDOM (000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 14 | THE UK MARKET FOR ROOF TILING SYSTEMS 2000-2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| CHART 15 | NUMBER OF HOUSES COMPLETED IN THE UK 2001 2006 (000S) |
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| CHART 16 | MIX OF THE ROOF TILE MARKET 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 17 | UK MARKET FOR CONCRETE ROOFING TILES 2000-2010 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| TABLE 18 | UK MARKET FOR CONCRETE ROOFING TILES 2000-2006 - BY VOLUME (DELIVERIES 000 SQ M OF ROOF COVERED ) |
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| CHART 19 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CONCRETE ROOFING TILES |
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| TABLE 20 | UK MARKET FIBRE-CEMENT ROOFING 2000-2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| TABLE 21 | UK MARKET FOR CLAY ROOFING TILES 2000-2010 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| TABLE 22 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CLAY ROOFING TILES (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 23 | UK MARKET FOR SLATE ROOF TILES 2000-2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| TABLE 24 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SLATE ROOFING TILES 2000-2006 (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 25 | MAJOR IMPORTS OF SLATE TO THE UK |
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| TABLE 26 | PERCENTAGE OF SLATE IMPORTS BY COUNTRY |
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| CHART 27 | SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS INSTALLATIONS UK (2005-2050) |
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| TABLE 28 | THE UK MARKET FOR ROOFING MEMBRANE AND FELTS 2000-2010 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| CHART 29 | MIX OF ROOFING MEMBRANES AND FELTS 2006 |
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| TABLE 30 | COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ROOFING MARKET MEMBRANE/FELT PRODUCT SHARES (FLAT AND PITCHED) 2006 |
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| TABLE 31 | ESTIMATE OF SINGLE PLY ROOFING MARKET 2003-2010 |
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| TABLE 32 | SINGLE PLY MARKET % OF SINGLE PLY AND FELT ROOFING |
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| TABLE 33 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN BITUMINOUS ROOFING FELTS £M 2004-2006 |
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| TABLE 34 | THE UK MARKET FOR METAL ROOFING BY VALUE 2000-2010 - (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 35 | NUMBER OF FLATS CONSTRUCTED IN THE UK 2001 2005 (000S) |
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| TABLE 36 | CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GREAT BRITAIN - SELECTED SECTORS 2000-2006 (£M). |
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| CHART 37 | METAL ROOFING PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 1997-2006 |
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| TABLE 38 | UK MARKET FOR ROOF GLAZING BY INSTALLED VALUE (£M) AT CURRENT PRICES 2000 - 2010 |
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| TABLE 39 | UK OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED PROJECTS PROGRAMME |
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| CHART 40 | UK MARKET SHARES OF ROOF TILING SYSTEMS SUPPLIERS 2006 |
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| TABLE 41 | UK MARKET SHARES OF ROOFING MEMBRANES & UNDERLAY SUPPLIERS BY VALUE 2006 |
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| TABLE 42 | SUPPLIERS OF SINGLE PLY ROOFING |
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| TABLE:43 | UK MARKET SHARES OF METAL ROOFING SUPPLIERS 2006 |
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| CHART 44 | OVERVIEW OF DISTRIBUTION |
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| CHART 45 | OVERALL DISTRIBUTION SHARE OF ROOF TILES MARKET 2006 BY VALUE |
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| CHART 46 | MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES |
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