Utilities Construction Market Report – UK 2019 – 2023
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The 6th Edition of the ‘Utilities Construction Market Report – UK 2019-2023’ contains analysis of the key utilities sectors, recent market trends and future prospects, along with details of key contract awards and contractors profiles of leading utilities specialists.
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The 6th Edition of the ‘Utilities Construction Market Report – UK 2019-2023‘ contains analysis of the key utilities sectors, recent market trends and future prospects, along with details of key contract awards and contractors profiles of leading utilities specialists. This report contains original input and a detailed assessment of the market and represents excellent value for money to companies in the industry or considering entry.
Key areas covered:
- Detailed assessment of the utilities market – analysis of market structure and recent developments in the market, with forecasts of market developments to 2023.
- Analysis by sector – electricity, water & sewerage, gas, telecoms, influencing factors, forecasts to 2022.
- Key contract awards – top 10 contract awards in 2017 and 2018 for each of the key sectors.
- Contractor Profiles – leading organisations involved in the utilities sector..
Key areas of insight include:
- Analysis of market performance in 2013-2018 – utilities output as part of the wider infrastructure market. Forecasts of market performance to 2022.
- Factors affecting the market and analysis of key market characteristics – energy legislation & European Directives, growing influence of the electricity sector, changes to regulatory framework in water sector, influence of 4G/5G networks and developments in super-fast broadband in telecoms sector, etc.
- Utilities Construction Procurement – European Purchasing Directives and the Utilities sector, contract thresholds, changes to purchasing procedures 2015-18.
- Key engineering and construction contractors operating in the utilities.
- Review of major contract awards in the utilities sector during 2017-18.
- Detailed market data and insight on the utilities construction market by AMA Research, a leading UK provider of construction market intelligence.
Some of the companies included:
National Grid, Scottish Power Transmission, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited, Northern Ireland Electricity, Northern PowerGrid, UK Power Networks, Electricity North West, Portsmouth Water, South East Water, South Staffs Water, Sutton & East Surrey Water, Northern Gas Networks, Wales and West Utilities, BT, Virgin Media, Cadent, GTC Pipelines, Independent Galliford Try, Morrison Construction, George Leslie, Hitachi Zosen Inova, J Murphy and Sons, JN Bentley, Mott MacDonald, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Bouygues, Morgan Sindall, ABB, Morrison Utility Services, NMCN, Roadbridge, Skanska UK, Stantec, VINCI Construction UK, Taylor Woodrow, Bachy.
Market Overview
- The Utilities Construction Market – overview of UK construction market to 2022; mix by sector 2017-18; key influencing factors; trends.
- Infrastructure Output in Great Britain – new work, RMI, key infrastructure sectors, National Infrastructure Plan.
- Government Construction/Infrastructure Pipeline to 2021 – investment breakdown; utilities infrastructure projects.
- Utilities Construction Output – output by sector; sub-sector mix; output and new orders quarterly analysis..
UK Utilities Capital Investment and Output
- Water Industry – industry structure in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; industry size, construction output in Water Sector; capital investment, asset management plans (AMP), level of investment.
- Water Industry – Asset Management Plans (AMP) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Leading water supply companies.
- Electricity Industry – industry structure in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, construction output in electricity sector; future investment.
- Electricity companies – recent corporate activity; transmission and distribution; Distribution Network Operators and large generation organizations.
- Gas Industry – industry structure in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, industry size, construction output in gas, communications and air Sector, major gas companies operating in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Telecoms Industry – industry structure, telecoms industry revenues, capital expenditure and infrastructure plans; Government funding programmes..
Utilities Procurement and Leading Contractors
- Procurement of utilities works – European Procurement Directives, exemptions for utilities companies, current contract thresholds and those applicable to utilities sector.
- Recent contract awards in utilities sector – includes recent AMP 6/AMP 7 contract awards in water sector as well as some major electricity contracts recently awarded.
- Structure of utilities contracting sector – analysis by employee numbers for water, electricity and communications sectors, recent corporate activities.
- Leading contractors in utilities sectors – market share in the utilities sector, company profiles, area of activity, recent utilities projects, contracts awarded, major clients in utilities sector.
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- Contents Listing
- 1. INTRODUCTION 7
- 1.1 INTRODUCTION 7
- 1.2 SOURCES OF INFORMATION 7
- 2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 9
- 2.1 SUMMARY 9
- 2.2 MARKET PROSPECTS 10
- 3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 12
- 3.1 OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 12
- 3.2 KEY DATA 13
- 3.2.1 GDP 13
- 3.2.2 Inflation & Interest Rates 13
- 3.2.3 Employment & Wages 14
- 3.2.4 Household Consumption 15
- 3.2.5 Sterling 16
- 4. CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IN THE UTILITIES SECTOR 17
- 4.1 THE UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION MARKET 17
- 4.2 OVERALL GB CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 17
- 4.2.1 Total Construction Output to 2022 17
- 4.3 INFRASTRUCTURE OUTPUT GREAT BRITAIN 19
- 4.3.1 New Work 19
- 4.3.2 RMI 21
- 4.4 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 22
- 4.5 UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 23
- 4.5.1 Output by Sector 24
- 4.5.2 Sub-sector Mix 25
- 4.5.3 Output and New Orders Quarterly Analysis 26
- 4.6 FUTURE PROSPECTS AND FORECASTS – UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION 27
- 4.6.1 Major Utilities Contracts in the Pipeline 28
- 4.6.2 Utilities Infrastructure Projects 29
- 5. ELECTRICITY SECTOR 31
- 5.1 SECTOR OVERVIEW 31
- 5.2 CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IN ELECTRICITY SECTOR 31
- 5.3 FUTURE INVESTMENT 33
- 5.3.1 Pipeline Projects in the Power Generation and Distribution Sectors 34
- 5.4 STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY 37
- 5.4.1 Overview 37
- 5.4.2 Recent Corporate Activity 39
- 5.4.3 Transmission and Distribution Organisations 39
- 5.4.4 Distribution Network Operators and Large Generation Organisations 41
- 6. WATER INDUSTRY 46
- 6.1 OVERVIEW 46
- 6.2 CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IN WATER SECTOR 46
- 6.3 FUTURE INVESTMENT 47
- 6.3.1 Asset Management Plans (AMP) England and Wales 47
- 6.3.2 Scotland 48
- 6.3.3 Northern Ireland 48
- 6.3.4 Pipeline Projects in the Water and Sewerage Sector 49
- 6.4 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 52
- 6.4.1 Regulators 52
- 6.4.2 Industry Size 53
- 6.4.3 Leading Water Companies 54
- 7. GAS AND TELECOMS INDUSTRIES 66
- 7.1 OVERVIEW 66
- 7.1.1 The Gas Industry 66
- 7.1.2 The Telecoms Industry 66
- 7.2 CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IN GAS, COMMUNICATIONS AND AIR SECTOR 66
- 7.2.1 Pipeline Projects in the Gas and Telecoms Sector 67
- 7.3 GAS INDUSTRY 69
- 7.3.1 Structure and Size of the Industry 69
- 7.3.2 Gas Companies 70
- 7.4 TELECOMS INDUSTRY 72
- 7.4.1 Structure of the Industry 72
- 7.4.2 Telecoms Industry Revenues 73
- 7.4.3 Telecoms Capital Expenditure 75
- 7.4.4 Infrastructure Plans in the Telecoms Sector 76
- 7.4.5 Government Funding Programmes in the Telecoms Sector 77
- 8. UTILITIES PROCUREMENT AND MAJOR CONTRACTORS 78
- 8.1 PROCUREMENT OF UTILITIES WORK 78
- 8.1.1 Current Directives 78
- 8.1.2 Current Contract Thresholds 79
- 8.2 STRUCTURE OF THE UTILITY CONTRACTING INDUSTRY 80
- 8.3 MAJOR CONTRACTORS INVOLVED IN THE UTILITIES SECTOR 80
- 8.3.1 Value of Utility Construction Contracts Awarded 80
- 8.3.2 Contractor’s Market Share in the Utilities Sector 81
- 8.3.3 Contractor Profiles 82
- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 93
- Tables & Charts
- CHART 1: UTILITIES MARKET GB CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 10
- TABLE 2: GDP DATA 2015 TO 2019 – KEY CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS 14
- CHART 3: INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) 2008-2023 15
- TABLE 4: AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS DATA (GB) TOTAL PAY 2014-2019 (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) – £ STERLING 16
- CHART 5: PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 2008 TO 2023 16
- TABLE 6: EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2015-2021 – STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 17
- CHART 7: VALUE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (GB) 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 19
- CHART 8: INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GROWTH AND FORECASTS 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 21
- TABLE 9: GB INFRASTRUCTURE NEW WORK OUTPUT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS 2012 TO H1 2018 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 22
- TABLE 10: INFRASTRUCTURE OUTPUT BY SECTOR 2015 TO 2018 – BY VALUE (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 22
- CHART 11: GB INFRASTRUCTURE RMI OUTPUT: 2013 TO 2018 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 23
- CHART 12: NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE INVESTMENT BY SECTOR 2017-18 TO 2020-2021 – % BY VALUE 24
- TABLE 13: UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT AND TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE OUTPUT (GREAT BRITAIN) 2013 TO 2018 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 25
- CHART 14: UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GB BY SECTOR 2013 TO 2018 – BY VALUE (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 25
- TABLE 15: UTILITIES MARKET GB OUTPUT MIX BY SUB-SECTOR 2011 TO H1 2018 – % BY VALUE 26
- CHART 16: UTILITIES OUTPUT AND NEW ORDERS GB QUARTERLY ANALYSIS Q1 2015 TO Q2 2018 – BY VALUE (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 27
- CHART 17: UTILITIES MARKET GB CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 28
- CHART 18: UK UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN THE PLANNING PIPELINE MIX BY SUBSECTOR – % BY VALUE 30
- CHART 19: NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BY SECTOR – % BY VALUE 31
- CHART 20: ELECTRICITY CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GB 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 32
- CHART 21: POWER GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDS BY SUBSECTOR 2016-2018 – % BY VALUE 36
- TABLE 22: TOP 10 POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT AWARDS 2016-2018 – BY VALUE (£M) 37
- TABLE 23: NORTHERN IRELAND CURRENT ELECTRICITY SUPPLY LICENCE HOLDERS 40
- TABLE 24: KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS OF NATIONAL GRID UK FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING MARCH 2017 AND MARCH 2018 – VALUE (£M) 41
- CHART 25: WATER AND SEWERAGE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GB 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 47
- TABLE 26: AVERAGE ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY WATER COMPANIES (ENGLAND AND WALES) 1990-95 TO 2015-20 – BY VALUE (£BN) 49
- CHART 27: WATER & SEWERAGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDS BY SUBSECTOR 2016 TO 2018 – % BY VALUE 50
- TABLE 28: TOP 10 WATER AND SEWERAGE CONTRACT AWARDS 2016 TO 2018 BY VALUE (£M) 51
- TABLE 29: UK WATER INDUSTRY TURNOVER 2011-12 TO 2016-17 – BY VALUE (£M CURRENT PRICES) 55
- TABLE 30: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER – KEY INDICATORS, GEOGRAPHY, CUSTOMERS, WATER SUPPLY, NETWORK, CAPITAL INVESTMENT ETC. 56
- TABLE 31: SCOTTISH WATER – KEY INDICATORS, GEOGRAPHY, CUSTOMERS, WATER SUPPLY, NETWORK, CAPITAL INVESTMENT ETC. 56
- TABLE 32: MAJOR WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANIES IN ENGLAND & WALES: PROFILE OF ACTIVITIES AND INVESTMENT (£BN) 58
- TABLE 33: COMPANIES SUPPLYING WATER ONLY SERVICES IN ENGLAND & WALES: PROFILE OF ACTIVITIES AND INVESTMENT (£BN) 66
- CHART 34: GAS, COMMUNICATIONS & AIR SECTOR CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GB 2013 TO 2022 – BY VALUE (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) 68
- CHART 35: GAS & TELECOMS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDS BY SUBSECTOR 2016 TO 2018 – % BY VALUE 69
- TABLE 36: TOP 5 GAS CONTRACT AWARDS 2016 TO 2018 – BY VALUE (£M) 69
- CHART 37: FIXED LINES AND MOBILE DATA CONNECTIONS 2013 TO 2018 – NUMBER (MILLIONS) 74
- CHART 38: UK TELECOMS INDUSTRY REVENUE BY SECTOR (RETAIL, WHOLESALE, TOTAL) 2012 TO 2017 – BY VALUE (£BN) 75
- CHART 39: UK TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2013-17 – BY VALUE (£BN) 76
- TABLE 40: EU THRESHOLDS FOR ALL SECTORS 2018 – BY VALUE 80
- TABLE 41: UK UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 2018 – SIZE OF BUSINESS BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 81
- CHART 42: UK UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION: CONTRACT AWARDS BY SUBSECTOR 2017-18 % BY VALUE 82
- CHART 43: LEADING CONTRACTORS UTILITIES CONTRACT AWARDS 2017-18 – % SHARE BY VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED 83
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