Access Equipment Market - UK 2008-2012

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 5

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. OVERVIEW OF THE ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 18

• 4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 18
• 4.2 MARKET OVERVIEW AND CURRENT SITUATION 18
  • 4.2.1 Current Situation 20
• 4.3 PRODUCT MIX 21
• 4.4 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS 24
• 4.5 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 25
  • 4.5.1 Construction Market 25
  • 4.5.2 Plant Hire Market 27
  • 4.5.3 Tool Hire Market 28
  • 4.5.4 Legislation 29
• 4.6 FUTURE PROSPECTS 31

5. NON-POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT 36

• 5.1 DEFINITION 36
• 5.2 MARKET OVERVIEW 36
  • 5.2.1 Market Size and Characteristics 36
  • 5.2.2 Current Situation and Future Prospects 38
• 5.3 PRODUCT MIX 39
  • 5.3.1 Overall Product Mix 39
  • 5.3.2 Ladders 41
  • 5.3.3 Scaffolding 45
  • 5.3.4 Access Towers 50
• 5.4 SUPPLIERS 53
  • 5.4.1 Key Suppliers of Ladders 53
  • 5.4.2 Key Supplies of Scaffolding 56
  • 5.4.3 Key Suppliers of Access Towers 59

6. POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS EQUIPMENT 62

• 6.1 DEFINITION 62
• 6.2 MARKET OVERVIEW 62
  • 6.2.1 Market Size and Characteristics 62
  • 6.2.2 Current Situation 64
  • 6.2.3 Future Prospects 65
• 6.3 PRODUCT MIX 66
  • 6.3.1 Mobile Elevating Work Platforms 67
  • 6.3.2 Other Access Products 72
  • 6.3.3 Suppliers 77

7. DISTRIBUTION REVIEW 83

• 7.1 OVERALL ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 83
• 7.2 MAIN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR NON-POWERED ACCESS 85
  • 7.2.1 Ladders 85
  • 7.2.2 Scaffolding 85
  • 7.2.3 Access Towers 86
• 7.3 MAIN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS 86
  • 7.3.1 MEWPS Rental Sector 86

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 2002 TO 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
• TABLE 6 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2002-2008 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 19
• CHART 7 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT MIX BY SECTOR 2007 / 08 - % BY VALUE 22
• CHART 8 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 1997, 2002 AND 2007 -BY VALUE 23
• CHART 9 UK CONSTRUCTION MARKET CONTRACTORS OUTPUT (NEW WORK AND RMI) 2002-2007 -CURRENT PRICES (£M) 26
• TABLE 10 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK AND RMI 2002-2007 -CURRENT PRICES (£M) 27
• TABLE 11 UK PLANT HIRE MARKET 2002-2009 -BY VALUE (£BN AT MSP) 28
• CHART 12 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2002-07 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 29
• TABLE 13 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2008-2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 32
• TABLE 14 UK MARKET FOR NON-POWERED ACCESS PRODUCTS 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 37
• CHART 15 UK MARKET FOR NON-POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE 40
• CHART 16 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 1997, 2002 AND 2007 -BY VALUE 40
• CHART 17 UK MARKET FOR LADDERS 2002-2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 42
• CHART 18 UK MARKET FOR LADDERS MATERIALS MIX 2007 - % BY VOLUME 44
• TABLE 19 UK MARKET FOR SCAFFOLDING 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 45
• CHART 20 UK MARKET FOR SCAFFOLDING MIX BY PRODUCT TYPE 2007 -% BY VALUE 49
• CHART 21 UK MARKET FOR SCAFFOLDING CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 1997, 2003 AND 2007 -BY VALUE 49
• CHART 22 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS TOWERS 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M MSP) 51
• TABLE 23 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO LADDERS SECTOR 2007 54
• TABLE 24 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO THE SCAFFOLDING SECTOR 2007 57
• TABLE 25 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO ACCESS TOWERS SECTOR 2007 59
• TABLE 26 UK MARKET FOR POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 63
• CHART 27 UK MARKET FOR POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS EQUIPMENT PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE 66
• CHART 28 UK MARKET FOR MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 67
• CHART 29 UK MARKET FOR MEWPS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VOLUME 71
• CHART 30 UK MARKET FOR OTHER POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 73
• CHART 31 UK MARKET FOR OTHER ACCESS SYSTEMS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE 75
• CHART 32 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED ACCESS SYSTEMS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE 76
• TABLE 33 UK MARKET FOR MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF LEADING SUPPLIERS 2007 78
• TABLE 34 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO SUSPENDED ACCESS SYSTEMS MARKET 2007 81
• CHART 35 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION SHARE BY CHANNEL 2007 -% BY VALUE 84