UK BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION

Order #: W1407_2007TO; US$ 1250.00
Published by AMA Research, May 2007; 109 Pages; 47 Exhibits

Product Sectors reviewed include:

• DECORATING
• BATHROOMS
• GARDEN / LEISURE
• HARDWARE / TOOLS etc.
• ADHESIVES / SEALANTS
• KITCHENS
• ELECTRICAL / LIGHTING
• HEATING / PLUMBING / DRAINAGE
• ROOFING / INSULATION
• BRICKS / BLOCKS / CONCRETE
• TIMBER / GLAZING

The market value and distribution of these products are influenced by many factors – new build / RMI, DIY / professional installation, domestic / non-domestic applications and economic influences, with substantial differences across the product sectors. The report reviews market and distribution trends and provides a unique and comprehensive review of this £40+ billion market.

Areas of particular interest include:

• The building and home improvement market has experienced modest growth in 2006, despite good construction output in the non-housing sector and RMI output in the public sector.
• The best performing sectors have been garden products and shower products, which have gained some share. However, growth in all sectors of the market has been lower in 2006 than in previous years.
• The share taken by merchants in the distribution of building products has been fairly static in recent years, owing to intense competition from other channels such as the DIY multiples.
• While the DIY multiples have continued to take share from smaller retailers and other channels, it has been at a slightly slower rate than previously witnessed.

Key areas covered in the report:

• Building and home improvement products market
• Total market size 2000-2010.
• Key market trends and influences impacting on the overall market.
• Mix of 7 key product sectors by value in 2006.
• Review of changes in share between sectors 1999-2010.
• UK Construction Industry
• UK construction output – Housing and non-housing activity by value.
• Non housing, new work and RMI construction activity by sector.
• Value of new UK Housing and RMI output 1999-2006.

DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE

• Key trends in the distribution of building and home improvement products.
• Share by value of the major channels in the market in 2006.
• DIY Multiples market – Overall value, current trends and forecasts. Product mix, product share change 1991 and 2006, total DIY expenditure 1997-2006, number of outlets of the major UK DIY multiples and their market shares in 2005. Detailed information and product mix for each major DIY Multiple.
• Builders and Plumbers Merchants Market –Overall value, current trends and forecasts. Builders and plumbers’ market shares in 2006. Detailed information on the major national, regional and local merchants.
• Independent Hardware & DIY Stores – Key trends, leading retailer shares by value, company activity, leading wholesalers share by value.
• Product review
• Value of the key products 2003-2007 and their relative importance in the overall market.
• Share taken by DIY Multiples, Merchants, Independents and others for each key product sector in 2006.
• Analysis and comment on market size and trends 2003-2007 on Decorative, Bathroom, Garden, Hardware, Electrical / Lighting, Kitchens, ‘Heavyside’ materials (bricks/blocks/concrete, cement/plaster, timber/glazing, heating/plumbing/drainage).
• Product mix in 2006 for Decorative, Bathroom, Garden, Hardware, Electrical/Lighting, Kitchens, Adhesives/Sealants, ‘Heavyside’ materials (bricks/blocks/concrete, cement/plaster, timber/glazing, heating/plumbing/drainage).
• Distribution shares and trends for Decorative, Bathroom, Garden, Hardware, Electrical/Lighting, Kitchens, ‘Heavyside’ materials (bricks/blocks/concrete, cement/plaster, timber/glazing, heating/plumbing/drainage).

FUTURE PROSPECTS

• Value of the key products 2003-2007 and their relative importance in the overall market.
• Share taken by DIY Multiples, Merchants, Independents and others for each key product sector in 2006.
• Analysis and comment on market size and trends 2003-2007 on Decorative, Bathroom, Garden, Hardware, Electrical / Lighting, Kitchens, ‘Heavyside’ materials (bricks/blocks/concrete, cement/plaster, timber/glazing, heating/plumbing/drainage).
• Product mix in 2006 for Decorative, Bathroom, Garden, Hardware, Electrical/Lighting, Kitchens, Adhesives/Sealants, ‘Heavyside’ materials (bricks/blocks/concrete, cement/plaster, timber/glazing, heating/plumbing/drainage).
• Distribution shares and trends for Decorative, Bathroom, Garden, Hardware, Electrical/Lighting, Kitchens, ‘Heavyside’ materials (bricks/blocks/concrete, cement/plaster, timber/glazing, heating/plumbing/drainage).

INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY

ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

• GDP
• INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
• UNEMPLOYMENT
• HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
• HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
• STERLING
• CONCLUSIONS

BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT MARKETS

• DEFINITION
• KEY MARKET INFLUENCES
      - New House Build
      - Housing Transactions
      - Value of output – New Work and RMI
• UK BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET

DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE

• BACKGROUND
• DIY MULTIPLES
      - Definition
      - Background to the UK DIY Multiples Market
      - Market Size and Trends
      - Market Structure
• . BUILDERS AND PLUMBERS MERCHANTS
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Market Structure
      - Larger Regional Merchants
      - Medium Size Regional/Local Companies
• INDEPENDENT HARDWARE & DIY STORES
• OTHER CHANNELS

PRODUCT REVIEW

• OVERVIEW
• DECORATIVE PRODUCTS MARKET
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
• BATHROOM PRODUCTS MARKET
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
• GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
• HARDWARE/TOOLS/FIXINGS
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
• ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
• KITCHENS
      - Market Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
• ‘HEAVYSIDE’ MATERIALS
      - Definition
      - Market Size
      - Product Mix
      - Distribution
      - Roofing and Insulation
      - Bricks, Blocks and Concrete
      - Cement & Plaster
      - Timber/Glazing
      - Heating, Plumbing & Drainage

FUTURE PROSPECTS

CHART 1 BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT MARKET 2000-2010 £M RSP
CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009
CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009
TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
TABLE 5 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2001-2009 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS)
TABLE 6 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2001-2006 (‘000)
TABLE 7 VALUE OF NEW UK HOUSING OUTPUT AND RMI OUTPUT (£M) 1999-2006
CHART 8 UK BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET 2000-2010 £M RSP
CHART 9 BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MIX BY VALUE (£M RSP) 2006
TABLE 10 UK BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET 2006 (£M RSP)
CHART 11 KEY PRODUCT SHARE CHANGE 2000-2010 % BY VALUE
CHART 12 DISTRIBUTION OF BUILDING/H.I. PRODUCTS BY SECTOR - 2006 BY VALUE
TABLE 13 IMPORTANCE OF THE DIY MULTIPLES BY SECTOR 1991-2006 BY VALUE
TABLE 14 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET - 2001-2007 (£M RSP)
TABLE 15 UK DIY MULTIPLES - NUMBER OF OUTLETS 2000-2006
CHART 16 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE 2006
CHART 17 B&Q PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006
CHART 18 WICKES PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006
CHART 19 FOCUS PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006
CHART 20 HOMEBASE PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2006
CHART 21 ‘OTHERS’ DIY MULTIPLES PRODUCT MIX 2006 BY VALUE
TABLE 22 UK BUILDING & PLUMBING MERCHANTS MARKET 2001 TO 2007 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MERCHANT SELLING PRICES)
CHART 23 MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2006
TABLE 24 LEADING INDEPENDENT HARDWARE/DIY RETAILERS - SHARE BY VALUE
TABLE 25 LEADING WHOLESALERS OF BUILDING/DIY PRODUCTS – SHARE BY VALUE
CHART 26 BUILDING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET VALUE 2000-2006 (£M RSP)
TABLE 27 BUILDING MATERIALS – PRODUCT MIX BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 2006
CHART 28 DECORATING MATERIALS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 29 DECORATIVE PRODUCTS MARKET – BY PRODUCT GROUP 2006
CHART 30 BATHROOM PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 31 UK BATHROOM MARKET SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR BY VALUE 2006
CHART 32 GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 33 GARDEN PRODUCTS – SALES BY PRODUCT 2006 RSP
CHART 34 HARDWARE / TOOLS / FIXINGS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 35 HARDWARE/TOOLS/FIXINGS – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006
CHART 36 LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 37 ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR
CHART 38 UK KITCHEN FURNITURE PRODUCTS MARKET 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 39 KITCHENS – SHARE BY PRODUCT 2006
CHART 40 HEAVYSIDE MATERIALS MARKET VALUE 2003-2007 (£M RSP)
CHART 41 ‘HEAVYSIDE’ MATERIALS – MIX BY PRODUCT 2006
TABLE 42 HEAVYSIDE – SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL – BY VALUE 2006
CHART 43 ROOFING- SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006
CHART 44 BRICKS, BLOCKS & CONCRETE – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006
CHART 45 CEMENT/PLASTER – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006
CHART 46 TIMBER & GLAZING – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006
CHART 47 HEATING, PLUMBING & DRAINAGE – SHARE BY PRODUCT SECTOR 2006

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