Residential Doors Market - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 6

• 2.1 SUMMARY 6
• 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. THE MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL DOORS 18

• 4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 18
• 4.2 MARKET SIZE 18
  • 4.2.1 Market Background and Current Situation 19
  • 4.2.2 Overall Market for Residential Doors 21
• 4.3 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 23

5. PRODUCT MIX 31

• 5.1 OVERVIEW 31
• 5.2 ENTRANCE DOORS 32
  • 5.2.1 Market Size 32
  • 5.2.2 Materials 33
• 5.3 INTERNAL DOORS 43
  • 5.3.1 Market Size 43
  • 5.3.2 Material 44
  • 5.3.3 Fire Doors 44
• 5.4 PATIO DOORS 46
  • 5.4.1 Market Size 46
  • 5.4.2 Material 49

6. SUPPLIERS 51

• 6.1 OVERVIEW 51
• 6.2 CORPORATE ACTIVITY 51
• 6.3 COMPANY PROFILES 52
  • 6.3.1 Composite Door Suppliers 52
  • 6.3.2 Composite and PVCu Door Suppliers 54
  • 6.3.3 Timber Door Suppliers 56
  • 6.3.4 PVCu Door Suppliers 57
  • 6.3.5 Aluminium 61

7. SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION 62

• 7.1 MARKET SECTORS 62
• 7.2 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE BY FRAME MATERIAL 63
  • 7.2.1 PVC-u 63
  • 7.2.2 Aluminium 65
  • 7.2.3 Timber 67
  • 7.2.4 Composites/Internal Doors 70

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 THE UK MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL DOORS 2002-13 6
• CHART 2 UK RESIDENTIAL DOOR MARKET FORECAST 2008-13 BY VALUE 8
• CHART 3 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 11
• CHART 4 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 13
• TABLE 5 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
• CHART 6 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 16
• TABLE 7 UK MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL DOORS (£ MSP) 2002 -2008 20
• CHART 8 UK MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL DOORS, BY VALUE AND BY SECTOR (NEW BUILD, HOME IMPROVEMENTS) 2008 22
• CHART 9 THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING MARKET - DWELLING STOCK 1994-2007 BY TENURE 24
• TABLE 10 MAJOR RSLS IN ENGLAND WITH OVER 16,000 DWELLINGS (2007) 25
• TABLE 11 UK HOUSEBUILDING PERMANENT DWELLINGS COMPLETIONS (000' S DWELLINGS) 2000-2008 26
• CHART 12 UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET HOUSES V FLATS 2000 - 2007, % OF ALL DWELLINGS 28
• TABLE 13 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE (£M) 2000-08 29
• CHART 14 NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS WITH VALUE OF £40,000 OR ABOVE UK JAN 06 - OCT 08 ' 000 30
• CHART 15 UK RESIDENTIAL DOORS MARKET, SHARE BY TYPE - INTERNAL, ENTRANCE AND PATIO DOORS BY VALUE 31
• CHART 16 THE MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE DOORS - BY VALUE, BY MARKET SECTOR -NEW BUILD / REPLACEMENT, PRIVATE / SOCIAL - 2008 33
• TABLE 17 MANUFACTURERS SALES OF DOORS AND WINDOWS UK 2000-07 (£M) 35
• CHART 18 UK RESIDENTIAL DOORS MARKET, SHARE BY MATERIAL, 2008 36
• TABLE 19 MANUFACTURERS SALES OF TIMBER DOORS & DOORSETS - UK 2000 - 08 37
• TABLE 20 MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PVCU WINDOWS AND DOORS - UK 2000 - 08 39
• TABLE 21 MANUFACTURERS SALES OF ALUMINIUM WINDOWS AND DOORS - UK 2000 - 08 41
• CHART 22 THE MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL INTERNAL DOORS BY VALUE, BY MARKET SECTOR 2008 43
• CHART 23 FIRE DOOR PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE (STEEL / TIMBER) - 2008 44
• TABLE 24 UK HOME IMPROVEMENT MARKET FOR PATIO DOORS UK 2000 -2012 - BY VOLUME 47
• TABLE 25 NEW HOUSEBUILDING MARKET FOR PATIO DOORS UK 2000-12 - BY VOLUME 49
• CHART 26 PATIO DOOR FRAME MATERIAL USAGE 2008 (% BY VALUE) 50
• TABLE 27 PVC-U SYSTEMS MARKET SUPPLIER SHARES - 2007 58
• CHART 28 UK RESIDENTIAL DOORS SHARE BY MARKET SECTOR (INDIRECT / DIRECT SELL) 2008 62
• CHART 29 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - PVC-U DOORS 64
• CHART 30 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - ALUMINIUM WINDOWS AND DOORS 66
• CHART 31 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - TIMBER DOORS 68
• CHART 32 DISTRIBUTION OF TIMBER DOORS & WINDOWS - BY VOLUME 2007 70