Precast Concrete Building Products Market - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

• 2.1 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. KEY INFLUENCES ON THE MARKET 18

• 4.1 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NEW BUILD HOUSING 18
• 4.2 HOUSE TYPES 19
• 4.3 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 20
• 4.4 CONTRACTORS NEW ORDERS 24
• 4.5 SECTOR EXPENDITURE 26
• 4.5.1 Rail Expenditure 26
• 4.5.2 Roads Expenditure 28
• 4.5.3 Olympic Games 28
• 4.5.4 Commonwealth Games 29

5. MARKET OVERVIEW 30

• 5.1 MARKET DEFINITION 30
• 5.2 MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 30
• 5.2.1 Recent developments 32
• 5.3 PRODUCT MIX OVERVIEW 33

6. PRE-CAST CONCRETE BLOCKS 35

• 6.1 MARKET DEFINITION 35
• 6.1.1 Aggregate Concrete Blocks - Dense 35
• 6.1.2 Lightweight Concrete Blocks 37
• 6.1.3 Aerated Concrete Blocks - Aircrete 37
• 6.1.4 Aggregate Concrete Blocks - Special Blocks 38
• 6.2 MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 39
• 6.2.1 Overview 39
• 6.2.2 Forecasts 41
• 6.2.3 Sustainability 42
• 6.2.4 Other trends 43
• 6.3 MARKET SHARES 43
• 6.4 PRODUCT MIX 45
• 6.4.1 Dense Blocks 45
• 6.4.2 Lightweight Blocks 46
• 6.4.3 Aerated Blocks 47
• 6.5 MARKET BY APPLICATION BY BLOCK TYPE 48
• 6.5.1 External Wall Construction 49
• 6.5.2 Walls below damp proof course (including Basements) 50
• 6.5.3 Suspended (beam and block) floors 51
• 6.5.4 Separating Walls 51
• 6.5.5 Inner Leaves of Cavity Walls 51
• 6.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 52

7. CONCRETE ROOF TILES 53

• 7.1 MARKET DEFINITION 53
• 7.2 MARKET SIZE & FORECASTS 54
• 7.3 MARKET SHARES 56

8. PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING 58

• 8.1 MARKET DEFINITION 58
• 8.2 MARKET SIZE AND OVERVIEW 59
• 8.3 MARKET SHARES 60
• 8.4 DISTRIBUTION 61

9. PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL AND PIPES 63

• 9.1 MARKET DEFINITION 63
• 9.2 MARKET SIZE AND FORECASTS 63
• 9.3 PRODUCT MIX 64
• 9.3.1 Flooring systems + stairs, landings & balconies 65
• 9.3.2 Precast Panel Products 69
• 9.3.3 Other Precast Concrete Structural Building Products 72

10. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE & KEY SUPPLIERS 75

• 10.1 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 75
• 10.2 MULTI PRODUCT SUPPLIERS 76
• 10.3 SPECIALIST BLOCK MANUFACTURERS 80
• 10.4 ROOF TILE MANUFACTURERS 81
• 10.5 PRECAST CLADDING MANUFACTURERS 82
• 10.6 FLOORING SYSTEMS 83

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDING PRODUCTS BY VALUE (£ MILLION MSP) 2004 -2013 7
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 11
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 13
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - 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 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2005-2012 - UK (' 000 DWELLINGS) 18
• CHART 7 UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET HOUSES V FLATS 2000 - 2008, % OF ALL DWELLINGS 20
• TABLE 8 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE (£M) 2000-08 21
• TABLE 9 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING - CURRENT PRICES (£M) 2000-2008 22
• TABLE 10 INFRASTRUCTURE OUTPUT BY SECTOR 2007 AND Q1-Q3 2008 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION) AND % BY VALUE 23
• CHART 11 NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS BY SECTOR 2002 -2008 24
• CHART 12 QUARTERLY VALUE OF NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS -2008 (£M) 25
• CHART 13 NETWORK RAIL OPERATING, MAINTENANCE & RENEWALS EXPENDITURE 2004 - 2014 (£M) 26
• CHART 14 NETWORK RAIL - CIVIL ENGINEERING CP4 SPEND BY SECTOR 2010-11 27
• TABLE 15 COMMONWEALTH GAMES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON VENUES & ACTIVITIES 29
• CHART 16 UK PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS 2003-2007 - £M MSP 31
• TABLE 17 UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS - BY VALUE (£M MSP) 2005 -2013 32
• CHART 18 PRE-CAST CONCRETE MARKET BY END USE SECTOR - SHARE BY VALUE 2008 33
• CHART 19 UK MARKET FOR PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE £M 2008 34
• TABLE 20 UK CONCRETE BLOCK PRODUCTION, DELIVERIES AND STOCKHOLDING (' 000 SQ M) 2000 - 2008 39
• TABLE 21 UK MARKET FOR CONCRETE BLOCKS BY VALUE £M 2000 - 2008 40
• TABLE 22 CONCRETE BLOCK PRICES £/TONNE 2000 - 2008* 41
• TABLE 23 UK CONCRETE BLOCK DELIVERIES BY AREA (' 000 M2 ) (2008 - 2012) 41
• CHART 24 UK MARKET FOR DENSE & LIGHTWEIGHT BLOCKS - SUPPLIERS MARKET SHARES 44
• CHART 25 UK MARKET FOR AIRCRETE BLOCKS - % SUPPLIERS SHARES BY VOLUME 44
• CHART 26 UK CONCRETE BLOCK MARKET BY TYPE BY VOLUME 2007 45
• TABLE 27 UK SALES OF DENSE BLOCKS BY AREA (' 000 M2) 2002 - 2008 46
• TABLE 28 UK SALES OF LIGHTWEIGHT BLOCKS BY AREA (' 000 M2) 2002 - 2008 47
• TABLE 29 UK SALES OF AERATED BLOCKS BY AREA (' 000 M2) 2002 - 2008 48
• CHART 30 ESTIMATE OF CONCRETE BLOCK USAGE IN NEW HOUSEBUILDING - BY AREA OF APPLICATION (INNER LEAF, PARTY WALLS, FLOORS ETC.) 2008 49
• TABLE 31 CONCRETE BLOCKS & BRICKS VALUE OF OVERSEAS TRADE (CURRENT PRICES £' 000S - 2002-2007) 52
• CHART 32 UK ROOF TILE MARKET - PRODUCT MIX (BY VOLUME) 53
• TABLE 33 UK MARKET FOR CONCRETE ROOFING TILES BY VOLUME (' 000 SQ M OF ROOF AREA COVERED) 2000 - 2013 55
• CHART 34 UK MARKET SHARES OF ROOF TILING SYSTEMS SUPPLIERS 2007 57
• TABLE 35 UK PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING MARKET AT CURRENT PRICES 2005 - 2013 59
• CHART 36 UK PRECAST CONCRETE WALL CLADDING MARKET - MARKET SHARES 2008 61
• TABLE 37 UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL BUILDING PRODUCTS AND PIPES BY VALUE £ MILLION MSP 2005 - 2013 64
• CHART 38 ESTIMATED PRODUCT MIX - PRECAST STRUCTURAL AND PIPES UK 2008 65
• CHART 39 UK MARKET FOR PRECAST CONCRETE FLOORING, STAIRCASES, BALCONIES & LANDINGS MARKET SHARES 2008 68
• CHART 40 CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED IN BASEMENTS - MATERIAL MIX 2008 70
• CHART 41 UK MARKET FOR PANEL SYSTEMS - SUPPLIER SHARES 2008 71
• CHART 42 MIX OF PODS BY MATERIAL TYPE: 73