PANEL BUILDERS MARKET - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 6

2. SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

• 2.1 SUMMARY 7
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 10

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 11

• 3.1 GDP 11
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 12
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 13
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 13
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 14
• 3.6 STERLING 15
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 16
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 17

4. THE UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET 19

• 4.1 DEFINITION 19
• 4.2 MARKET SIZE 19
• 4.3 MARKET STRUCTURE 23
• 4.4 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 25
  • 4.4.1 Construction 25
  • 4.4.2 RMI 27
  • 4.4.3 Manufacturing and Engineering Sector Influences 29
  • 4.4.4 Overall Trends In the Usage Of Electricity 29
• 4.5 COMPANIES 30
• 4.6 STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS 35
  • 4.6.1 Strengths 35
  • 4.6.2 Weaknesses 36
  • 4.6.3 Opportunities 36
  • 4.6.4 Threats 37

5. PANEL BUILDERS' OUTPUT AND END USE APPLICATIONS 38

• 5.1 MIX OF SALES 38
  • 5.1.1 End Uses 38
  • 5.1.2 Panel Builders' Activities 39
• 5.2 PANEL BUILDERS' APPLICATION AREA MIX 40
• 5.3 END USE APPLICATIONS 41
  • 5.3.1 Industrial and Process Applications 41
  • 5.3.2 Power Generation and Distribution Applications 43
  • 5.3.3 Transport - Road, Railway and Aviation Applications etc 44
  • 5.3.4 Water Industry 47
  • 5.3.5 Oil, Gas, and Marine 48
  • 5.3.6 General Construction 50

6. SOURCES OF COMPONENT SUPPLY 51

• 6.1 INTRODUCTION 51
• 6.2 SOURCE OF SUPPLY 51
  • 6.2.1 Supply Sources Used 51
  • 6.2.2 Factors Influencing Choice of Supplier 52
• 6.3 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS 53
  • 6.3.1 Product Range 53
  • 6.3.2 Electrical Wholesale Companies 54
• 6.4 SPECIALIST WHOLESALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS 60
• 6.5 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DISTRIBUTORS 61
• 6.6 DIRECT DISTRIBUTION 61
• 6.7 E-COMMERCE 61

7. COMPONENT USAGE IN PANEL BUILDERS 63

• 7.1 OVERALL COMPONENT USAGE 63
• 7.2 ENCLOSURES 64
• 7.3 CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND DISCONNECTORS 66
  • 7.3.1 Automatic Circuit Breakers 66
  • 7.3.2 Fuses and Fuseholders 66
• 7.4 AUTOMATION PRODUCTS 67
  • 7.4.1 PLC' s (Programmable Logic Controllers) 67
  • 7.4.2 Human-Machine Interface Equipment 67
  • 7.4.3 Drives 67
  • 7.4.4 Motor Starters 68
• 7.5 CONTROL GEAR 68
• 7.6 POWER DISTRIBUTION PRODUCTS 70
• 7.7 OTHER PRODUCTS 71
• 7.8 MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS 71
  • 7.8.1 Main Manufacturers 71
  • 7.8.2 Enclosures 72
  • 7.8.3 Circuit Protection Devices 73
  • 7.8.4 Automation And Control Products 73

8. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE NON-DOMESTIC PANEL BUILDING SECTOR 74

• 8.1 OVERVIEW 74
• 8.2 CLIMATE CHANGE 74
  • 8.2.1 Electricity Supply and Renewable Technologies 75
• 8.3 COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEMS 76
• 8.4 GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES 78
  • 8.4.1 Enhanced Capital Allowances 78
  • 8.4.2 The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill 78

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 THE UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET 2003-2013 £M PANEL BUILDERS SELLING PRICES 7
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 12
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 14
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 17
• TABLE 6 THE UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET 2003-2013 £M PANEL BUILDERS SELLING PRICES 20
• CHART 7 MIX OF PANEL BUILDING MARKET BY COMPANY' S PRIMARY ACTIVITY - 2008 24
• CHART 8 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NON RESIDENTIAL 2003-2013 (£ BILLION) 25
• CHART 9 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2008 26
• CHART 10 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT RMI 2003 - 2013 CURRENT PRICES (£M) 28
• TABLE 11 SALES BY THE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS 1995-2008 29
• CHART 12 UK PANEL BUILDING MARKET - MIX OF PANEL TYPE, 2008 38
• CHART 13 SALES OF PANELS BY MARKET SECTOR BY VALUE - 2008 40
• TABLE 14 TOTAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003-2008 (£M) 42
• TABLE 15 PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003-2008 (£M) 43
• TABLE 16 TOTAL TRANSPORT NET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003-2008 (£M) 45
• TABLE 17 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - RAILWAYS 2004, 2005, 2008 & 2009 (£M) 46
• TABLE 18 AVERAGE ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT (WATER & SEWERAGE) £BN AT 2002-03 PRICES 48
• TABLE 19 MAJOR SOURCES OF SUPPLY USED BY PANEL BUILDERS 2008 52
• TABLE 20 KEY FACTORS CONSIDERED TO INFLUENCE CHOICE OF SUPPLIER 53
• TABLE 21 MIX OF CORE PRODUCT SALES THROUGH ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS 2007 (£M AT WHOLESALER SELLING PRICES) 54
• CHART 22 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET SHARES 2007 BY VALUE % 55
• CHART 23 MIX OF COMPONENTS USED BY PANEL BUILDERS BY VALUE £M - 2008 64
• CHART 24 MIX OF ENCLOSURES USED BY PANEL BUILDERS BY VALUE 2008 65
• CHART 25 CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY SOURCE 1990-2005 75
• CHART 26 RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY - COMPARISON BETWEEN 2006 AND PROJECTED 2020 76
• TABLE 27 CHP SCHEMES BY ELECTRICAL CAPACITY SIZE - 2006 77