SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

• 2.1 SUMMARY 7
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 9
  • 2.2.1 Overall Trends 9
  • 2.2.2 Suspended Ceilings 9
  • 2.2.3 Partitioning 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 18

4. MARKET 20

• 4.1 DEFINITION 20
• 4.2 MARKET SIZE 20
• 4.3 PRODUCT MIX 21
• 4.4 CURRENT SITUATION 23
• 4.5 KEY INFLUENCES 24
  • 4.5.1 Construction 24
  • 4.5.2 Fire Protection Standards 34
  • 4.5.3 Noise and Acoustics 35
  • 4.5.4 Environmental Factors 36
  • 4.5.5 CE Marking 37
  • 4.5.6 Working Practices 37
• 4.6 FUTURE PROSPECTS 38

5. SUSPENDED CEILINGS 40

• 5.1 DEFINITION 40
• 5.2 MARKET SIZE 40
• 5.3 CURRENT SITUATION 41
• 5.4 END-USE SECTORS 42
  • 5.4.1 Offices 43
  • 5.4.2 Retail 43
  • 5.4.3 Health 44
  • 5.4.4 Education 45
  • 5.4.5 Entertainment and Leisure 45
  • 5.4.6 Industrial 46
  • 5.4.7 Others 46
• 5.5 PRODUCT MIX 47
  • 5.5.1 Suspended Ceiling Grids 47
  • 5.5.2 Exposed Grids 48
  • 5.5.3 Concealed Grids 48
  • 5.5.4 Special 48
  • 5.5.5 Suspended Ceiling Tiles 49
• 5.6 THE UK AIR CONDITIONING MARKET 53
• 5.7 FUTURE PROSPECTS 55

6. PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 57

• 6.1 DEFINITION 57
• 6.2 MARKET SIZE 57
• 6.3 CURRENT SITUATION 58
• 6.4 END USE SECTORS 59
  • 6.4.1 Offices 60
  • 6.4.2 Factories 61
  • 6.4.3 Education 62
  • 6.4.4 Entertainment 62
  • 6.4.5 Other Applications 63
• 6.5 PRODUCT MIX 63
  • 6.5.1 Operable Walls / Folding Partitions 65
  • 6.5.2 Monobloc 68
  • 6.5.3 ' Other' Demountable/Relocatable 68
• 6.6 FUTURE PROSPECTS 71

7. SUPPLIERS & DISTRIBUTION 72

• 7.1 OVERALL SUPPLY MARKET 72
• 7.2 MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 74
• 7.3 MANUFACTURERS 74
  • 7.3.1 Introduction To Manufacturers 74
  • 7.3.2 Suspended Ceilings 76
  • 7.3.3 Partitioning Systems 79
• 7.4 DISTRIBUTORS 85
• 7.5 CONTRACTORS 88

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS (£M MSP) 2000-2012 7
• TABLE 2 FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR UK SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET 2009 - 2012 (£M MSP) 9
• CHART 3 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 13
• CHART 4 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 15
• TABLE 5 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 17
• CHART 6 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 18
• TABLE 7 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS & PARTITIONING SYSTEMS - 2002-2008 £M MSP 20
• TABLE 8 SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET 2008 (£M MSP) 21
• CHART 9 VALUE MIX BETWEEN SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2008 - % SHARE. 22
• CHART 10 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON-HOUSING CURRENT PRICES (£M) 2002-2008 25
• TABLE 11 PUBLIC & PRIVATE OFFICE CONSTRUCTION - CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK - (£M) AT CURRENT PRICES 2002 - 2008 26
• TABLE 12 RETAIL SECTOR CONSTRUCTION - CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR PRIVATE SECTOR NEW WORK £M AT CURRENT PRICES 2002-2008 27
• TABLE 13 HEALTH SECTOR - CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK (£M) AT CURRENT PRICES 2002-2008 29
• TABLE 14 EDUCATION SECTOR - CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK (£M) AT CURRENT PRICES 2002-2008 30
• TABLE 15 ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE CONSTRUCTION - CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK (£M) AT CURRENT PRICES 2002-2008 32
• TABLE 16 THE UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS 2002-2012 (£M MSP) 40
• CHART 17 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS BY END-USE SECTOR 2008 (% BY VALUE) 42
• TABLE 18 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILING GRIDS 2008 - VALUE SHARE BY TYPE 48
• CHART 19 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILING TILES BY MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION - 2008 BY % VALUE 49
• TABLE 20 THE UK AIR CONDITIONING MARKET 2002-2012 £M MSP 54
• TABLE 21 THE UK MARKET FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2002-2012 (£M MSP) 57
• CHART 22 UK MARKET FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS BY END USE SECTOR 2008 (% BY VALUE) 60
• TABLE 23 UK MARKET FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2008 - MIX BY TYPE (£M MSP) 64
• CHART 24 VALUE SHARE OF THE UK PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET BY TYPE - 2008 64
• CHART 25 UK MARKET FOR MOVEABLE/FOLDING WALLS/PARTITIONS - VALUE SHARE BY TYPE 2008 66
• TABLE 26 UK MARKET FOR ' OTHER' DEMOUNTABLE/RELOCATABLE PARTITIONING 2008 - VALUE SHARE BY TYPE 69
• CHART 27 UK DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUSPENDED CEILINGS 2006 73
• TABLE 28 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF PARTITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUSPENDED CEILINGS 75
• TABLE 29 MARKET SHARES FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS SUPPLIERS - 2008 76
• TABLE 30 UK DISTRIBUTORS OF PARTITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUSPENDED CEILINGS 85