Bathroom and Kitchen Pods Market UK 2008-2012

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 6

2. SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

• 2.1 SUMMARY 7
• 2.2 KEY TRENDS 9
• 2.3 FUTURE PROSPECTS 10

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 12

• 3.1 GDP 12
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 13
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 14
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 14
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 15
• 3.6 STERLING 16
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 17
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 19

4. UK MARKET FOR BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS 20

• 4.1 INTRODUCTION 20
• 4.1.1 Background 20
• 4.1.2 Definitions 21
• 4.2 MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 22
• 4.2.1 Market Background 22
• 4.2.2 Market Prospects 26
• 4.2.3 Imports and Exports 26
• 4.3 SUMMARY OF THE MARKET 27

5. PRODUCT MIX AND CHARACTERISTICS 29

• 5.1 PRODUCT MIX OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS. 29
• 5.2 SHOWER PODS 30
• 5.3 BATHROOM AND KITCHEN POD CHARACTERISTICS 31
• 5.3.1 Product Differentiation 31
• 5.3.2 Technical Issues; Quality; Ability to Customise. 32
• 5.3.3 Product Specification Issues 34
• 5.3.4 Specification Issues 36
• 5.3.5 Environmental Issues 37
• 5.3.6 Patterns of Supply 37
• 5.4 SUMMARY 38

6. SUPPLIERS 39

• 6.1 UK MARKET SHARES 39
• 6.2 KEY SUPPLIERS INTO THE UK MARKET, CHARACTERISTICS, KEY COMMENTS. 40
• 6.3 OTHER UK SUPPLIERS 42
• 6.4 OTHER EUROPEAN SUPPLIERS. 48
• 6.5 SUMMARY 50

7. KEY END USE APPLICATION SECTORS 51

• 7.1 OVERALL SHARE BY SECTOR 51
• 7.2 HOTELS AND LEISURE ACCOMMODATION 52
• 7.2.1 Structure and Trends 52
• 7.2.2 Pod Usage 54
• 7.2.3 Park Homes and Leisure Homes 55
• 7.2.4 Youth Hostels 55
• 7.3 STUDENT ACCOMMODATION. 55
• 7.3.1 Structure and Trends 55
• 7.3.2 Pod Usage 60
• 7.4 HEALTHCARE 61
• 7.4.1 Structure and Trends 61
• 7.4.2 Pod Usage 62
• 7.5 MOD 64
• 7.5.1 Structure and Trends 64
• 7.5.2 Pod Usage 66
• 7.6 PRISONS AND DETENTION CENTRES 67
• 7.7 COMMERCIAL OFFICES. 67
• 7.8 DOMESTIC RESIDENTIAL. 68
• 7.8.1 Background 68
• 7.8.2 Pod Usage 70
• 7.8.3 Flats/Apartments 70
• 7.8.4 Affordable Housing 71
• 7.8.5 Social Housing 72
• 7.8.6 Private Residential Housing 73
• 7.9 SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 74

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK MARKET SIZE FOR PREFABRICATED BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS 8
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 13
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 15
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 17
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 18
• TABLE 6 THE FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF PRE-FABRICATED BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS 21
• TABLE 7 UK MARKET SIZE FOR BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS (2002 - 2012) 23
• CHART 8 UK MARKET SIZE FOR BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS (2002 - 2012) 25
• CHART 9 PRODUCT MIX OF PODS BY TYPE 2007: 30
• CHART 10 PRODUCT MIX OF PODS BY MATERIAL TYPE 2007: 34
• TABLE 11 UK MARKET SHARES PREFABRICATED BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS 2007 39
• TABLE 12 DISTRIBUTION OF PODS BY APPLICATION SECTOR (BY VOLUME) 2007 52
• TABLE 13 BATHROOM AND KITCHEN PODS MARKET PRICING 2007 52
• TABLE 14 UK HOTEL MARKET 2007 53
• TABLE 15 TOTAL NUMBER OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE UK 2007 56
• CHART 16 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NEW STUDENT BED SPACES BUILT PER YEAR 2002-2010 57
• CHART 17 TYPES OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN THE UK 2007 58
• TABLE 18 TOP 10 COMMERCIAL OPERATORS/INVESTORS STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SECTOR 2007 59
• TABLE 19 UK NHS CAPITAL SPENDING 2003-2008 (£M) 62
• TABLE 20 PROJECT SLAM YEARS 6 - 10 (2008 - 2013) NO. OF BED SPACES TO BE BUILT 64
• CHART 21 SHARE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS USING TOILET PODS 2002 - 2007 68
• TABLE 22 UK HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2012 (' 000 DWELLINGS) 69
• TABLE 23 UK HOUSEBUILDING AND FLATS/APARTMENT COMPLETIONS 70