Building Chemicals Market UK 2005

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 6

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10

• 3.1 GDP 10
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER SPENDING 12
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
• 3.6 STERLING 14
• 3.7 CONCLUSIONS 15

4. THE BUILDING CHEMICALS MARKET 16

• 4.1 MARKET STRUCTURE AND DEFINITION 16
  • 4.1.1 Market Structure 16
  • 4.1.2 Definitions 16
• 4.2 MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 18
  • 4.2.1 The Market for Building Chemicals 18
  • 4.2.2 Future Prospects 21
• 4.3 MARKET MIX 22
• 4.4 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 23
• 4.5 KEY CONSTRUCTION MARKET INFLUENCES 25
  • 4.5.1 Construction Output 25
  • 4.5.2 Sectoral Output 27

5. BUILDING CHEMICALS PRODUCTS 31

• 5.1 DEFINITION OF PRODUCT COVERED BY REPORT 31
• 5.2 PRODUCT MIX 31
• 5.3 SEALANTS 32
  • 5.3.1 Background 32
  • 5.3.2 Types Of Sealants Covered By The Report 32
  • 5.3.3 Applications Of Sealants 33
  • 5.3.4 Suppliers Of Sealants 34
  • 5.3.5 Distribution Structure for Sealants 35
• 5.4 ADMIXTURES 36
  • 5.4.1 Background 36
  • 5.4.2 Market Mix 36
  • 5.4.3 Types of Admixtures 37
  • 5.4.4 Supply of Admixtures 38
• 5.5. MORTARS, RENDERS AND GROUTS 38
  • 5.5.1 Uses and Applications 38
  • 5.5.2 Market Size 39
  • 5.5.3 Product Types 39
  • 5.5.4 Refurbishment Products 42

6. SUPPLIERS 44

• 6.1 BACKGROUND 44
• 6.2 MARKET STRUCTURE 44
  • 6.2.1 Supply to Merchants And Distributors 45
  • 6.2.2 Direct Supply to End Users -- Limited Range 45
• 6.3 MARKET SHARES 47
• 6.4 COMPANY PROFILES 48
  • 6.4.1 Major Suppliers 48
  • 6.4.2 Smaller Companies 53

7. DISTRIBUTION OF BUILDING CHEMICALS 58

• 7.1 GENERAL STRUCTURE 58
  • 7.1.1 Supply of Sealants 58
  • 7.1.2 Supply and Distribution of Admixtures 59
  • 7.1.3 Supply and Distribution of Mortars, Renders & Grouts 60
• 7.2 SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTORS 61
• 7.3 BUILDERS MERCHANTS 62
  • 7.3.1 Builders Merchants Market Shares 63
  • 7.3.2 Builders Merchants Supply of Building Chemicals 64
• 7.4 DIRECT SUPPLY 64

8. END USE SECTORS 66

• 8.1 OVERVIEW 66
• 8.2 HOUSEBUILDING 67
  • 8.2.1 Size Of House Building Market 67
  • 8.2.2 Major House Builders 68
  • 8.2.3 Value of Housebuilding to the Construction Industry 70
  • 8.2.4 Housebuilding Market Outlook 71
  • 8.2.5 Use of Chemicals in Housebuilding Market 72
• 8.3 THE CIVIL ENGINEERING MARKET 73
  • 8.3.1 Contractors Output in the Engineering Market 73
  • 8.3.2 Use of Building Materials Civil Engineering Market 74
  • 8.3.3 Building Chemicals Used in Civil Engineering 76
• 8.4 READY MIX CONCRETE MARKET 77
  • 8.4.1 Structure Of Ready Mix Market 77
  • 8.4.2 Background Of Ready Mixed Concrete Market 78
  • 8.4.3 Major Uses Of Ready Mixed Products 78
  • 8.4.4 Building Chemicals Used In Ready Mix Manufacture 79
• 8.5 CONCRETE REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT 79
  • 8.5.1 Background For Mortars Renders And Concrete Repair Products 79
  • 8.5.2 Market Structure 80
  • 8.5.3 Development Of Market 80
  • 8.5.4 Non-Structural Use of Building Chemicals 81
• 8.6 OTHER MARKET APPLICATION AREAS 81
  • 8.6.1 Main Areas Of Use 81

9. FUTURE PROSPECTS 85