Ceramic Tiles Market - UK 2008-2012

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 6

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

• 2.1 SUMMARY 7
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 8

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10

• 3.1 GDP 10
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
• 3.6 STERLING 14
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 15
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 16

4. UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES 18

• 4.1 DEFINITION 18
• 4.2 MARKET OVERVIEW 18
• 4.3 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 19
  • 4.3.1 New Housebuilding 20
  • 4.3.2 House Moving 23
  • 4.3.3 Penetration of Additional Tiled Areas 24
  • 4.3.4 Household Spending and Disposable Incomes 25
  • 4.3.5 Domestic Conservatories 26
  • 4.3.6 Market Trends 27
• 4.4 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS 28
• 4.5 PRODUCT MIX 29
  • 4.5.1 Overview 29
  • 4.5.2 Mix of Wall and Floor Tiles 30
  • 4.5.3 Glazed and Unglazed Tiles 32
• 4.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 33
  • 4.6.1 Trade Balance 33
  • 4.6.2 Imports 35
  • 4.6.3 Exports 36
• 4.7 END USE APPLICATION 37
• 4.8 FUTURE PROSPECTS 40

5. WALL TILES 42

• 5.1 MARKET SIZE 42
• 5.2 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS 44
  • 5.2.1 Tile Sizes 44
  • 5.2.2 Tile Colours 45
• 5.3 WALL TILES PRODUCT MIX 46
• 5.4 DOMESTIC SECTOR 47
• 5.5 CONTRACT SECTOR 48

6. FLOOR TILES 50

• 6.1 MARKET SIZE 50
• 6.2 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS 52
  • 6.2.1 Tile Sizes 52
  • 6.2.2 Tile Colours and Styles 53
• 6.3 PRODUCT MIX 53
  • 6.3.1 Overall Floorcoverings Market Performance 53
• 6.4 DOMESTIC SECTOR 55
• 6.5 CONTRACT SECTOR 56
  • 6.5.1 Entertainment and Leisure Sector 57
  • 6.5.2 Education Sector 58
  • 6.5.3 Healthcare Sector 58
  • 6.5.4 Retail Sector 59
  • 6.5.5 Transport 59

7. SUPPLIERS 60

• 7.1 SUPPLY STRUCTURE 60
• 7.2 MAJOR SUPPLIERS 61

8. DISTRIBUTION 64

• 8.1 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE 64
• 8.2 MAJOR CHANNELS 66
• 8.3 UK DISTRIBUTORS AND INDEPENDENT RETAILERS 67
  • 8.3.1 Major Distributors 67
  • 8.3.2 Retail Tile Multiples 68
  • 8.3.3 DIY Multiples 70
  • 8.3.4 Builders Merchants 71
  • 8.3.5 Direct Sales and Other Distribution Routes 72
• 8.4 THE CONTRACT SECTOR 73

TABLES AND CHARTS

• TABLE 1 UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 7
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 11
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 13
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 16
• CHART 6 UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP) 18
• TABLE 7 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS UK 2002 TO 2009 - (' 000 DWELLINGS) 20
• CHART 8 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS GREAT BRITAIN 2001 TO 2007 - % BY TYPE OF DWELLING 22
• TABLE 9 NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2001 TO 2006 - BY VOLUME (MILLIONS) 23
• TABLE 10 UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC CONSERVATORIES 2004 TO 2008 - BY VOLUME (UNITS) 26
• CHART 11 UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET PRODUCT MIX OF FLOOR & WALL TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE 31
• CHART 12 UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET MIX OF GLAZED AND UNGLAZED TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE 33
• CHART 13 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC FLAGS, PAVING, HEARTH OR WALL TILES, GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC MOSAIC CUBES 2002 TO 2007- BY VALUE (£M) 34
• TABLE 14 MAJOR IMPORT SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC TILES 2007 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION) 35
• TABLE 15 MAJOR IMPORT SOURCES FOR CERAMIC TILES - CHANGE IN VALUE SHARE 2003 TO 2007 - % BY VALUE 36
• CHART 16 MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS FOR GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE 37
• CHART 17 UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET END-USE APPLICATION MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE 38
• CHART 18 UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC WALL TILES 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP) 42
• CHART 19 PRODUCT MIX FOR WALL TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE 47
• CHART 20 UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP) 50
• CHART 21 MARKET PERFORMANCE INDEX OF FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT SECTORS 2002 TO 2007 (2002 = 100) 54
• TABLE 22 USE OF CERAMIC FLOORCOVERINGS IN CONTRACT MARKET 56
• TABLE 23 UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET LEADING SUPPLIERS 2007 60
• CHART 24 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE DOMESTIC CERAMIC TILES MARKET 65
• TABLE 25 UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2007 - % BY VALUE 66
• CHART 26 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CONTRACT SECTOR OF THE CERAMIC TILES MARKET 75