Construction Equipment Rental Market - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 4

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 6

• 2.1 SUMMARY 6
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 8

• 3.1 GDP 8
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 9
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 10
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 10
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 11
• 3.6 STERLING 12
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 13
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 15

4. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET 16

• 4.1 DEFINITION 16
• 4.2 MARKET STRUCTURE 19
• 4.3 MARKET SIZE 21
  • 4.3.1 Market Development 21
  • 4.3.2 Future Prospects 24
• 4.4. KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 27
  • 4.4.1 Overview 27
  • 4.4.2 UK Construction Influences 28
  • 4.4.3 Prefabricated Buildings - ' Volumetric' and ' Panel' Systems 33
  • 4.4.4 Non-Structural Cladding 36
  • 4.4.5 Waste 37
  • 4.4.6 Wind Turbines / Nuclear Power 40
  • 4.4.7 Railway and Roads Sector 41

5. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANIES 44

• 5.1 MARKET STRUCTURE 44
• 5.2 PLANT HIRE, TOOL HIRE, SPECIALIST & OTHERS BY PRODUCT SECTOR IN 2008 56

6. PRODUCTS 59

• 6.1 PRODUCT MIX 60
• 6.2 PRODUCT TRENDS 61
  • 6.2.1 Earth Moving Equipment 61
  • 6.2.2 Lifting Plant 64
  • 6.2.3 Pumping, Crushing and Screening Plant 67
  • 6.2.4 Road-Making Equipment 70
  • 6.2.5 Compressors/Generators/Lighting/Welding 72
  • 6.2.6 Hand and Power Tools 75
  • 6.2.7 Lighting, Welding, Power 76
  • 6.2.8 Gardening & Landscaping Equipment 77
  • 6.2.9 Cleaning & Floor Preparation 78
  • 6.2.10 Concreting & Compacting 79
  • 6.2.11 Skips & Rubbish Chutes 80
  • 6.2.12 Access Equipment Hire 82
  • 6.2.13 Primary Construction Equipment 88
  • 6.2.14 Portable Buildings and Environmental Hire Products 93
  • 6.2.15 Transport, Sweepers, Bowsers, Washing Stations 96
  • 6.2.16 Ancillary Hire Products 100

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET 2005-2013 (£M) 6
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 9
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 11
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 13
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 14
• CHART 6 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE 20
• TABLE 7 UK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007-2013 21
• CHART 8 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET 2007-2013 25
• TABLE 9 CONTRACTORS NON HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI - 2004-2008 (£ MILLION) CURRENT PRICES 28
• CHART 10 NON DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GROWTH FORECASTS 2008 TO 2013 - BY VALUE (£ BILLION AT CURRENT PRICES) 29
• TABLE 11 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2005-2013 - UK (' 000 DWELLINGS) 31
• CHART 12 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY HOUSES / FLATS GB 2001-2008 33
• CHART 13 UK PREFABRICATED VOLUMETRIC BUILDINGS MARKET 2004-2010 (£M MSP) 35
• CHART 14 UK PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET 2005-2012 (£M MSP) 36
• TABLE 15 UK WALL CLADDING MARKET AREA INSTALLED SQ M 2003 -2008 37
• TABLE 16 UK ESTIMATED WASTE ARISINGS (MILLION TONNES) BY SECTOR BY COUNTRY 38
• CHART 17 BREAKDOWN OF SERVICES NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION - MIX BY PLANT & EQUIPMENT, CIVIL ENG., AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 41
• CHART 18 VALUE OF ROAD & RAIL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2002-2013 (£ BILLION) 42
• TABLE 19 MARKET SHARES OF THE UK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HIRE OPERATORS - 2008 46
• TABLE 20 ESTIMATED SHARES BY TYPE OF HIRE COMPANY IN HIRE PRODUCT SECTORS 2008 56
• TABLE 21 OVERALL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET PRODUCT MIX AT HIRE MARKET VALUE (£M) - 2008 60
• TABLE 22 HIRE MARKET FOR EARTH MOVING PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 61
• TABLE 23 HIRE MARKET FOR LIFTING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 65
• TABLE 24 HIRE MARKET FOR PUMPING, CRUSHING AND SCREENING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 68
• TABLE 25 HIRE MARKET FOR ROAD MAKING PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 70
• TABLE 26 HIRE MARKET FOR COMPRESSORS, GENERATORS ETC AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 73
• TABLE 27 HIRE MARKET FOR HAND AND POWER TOOLS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE - 2008 75
• TABLE 28 HIRE MARKET FOR SMALL GENERATORS, AND ASSOCIATED LIGHTING, WELDING & POWER AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2008 76
• TABLE 29 HIRE MARKET FOR GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2008 77
• TABLE 30 HIRE MARKET FOR CLEANING AND FLOOR PREPARATION AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2008 78
• CHART 31 HIRE MARKET FOR CONCRETING/COMPACTING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2008 (£M) 80
• TABLE 32 HIRE MARKET FOR SKIPS & RUBBISH CHUTES AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 81
• TABLE 33 HIRE MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 83
• CHART 34 UK MEWP MARKET 2008 MIX BY VOLUME 84
• TABLE 35 HIRE MARKET FOR PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 88
• TABLE 36 HIRE MARKET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND PORTABLE ACCOMMODATION AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 93
• CHART 37 UK MARKET FOR HEATING, DRYING & COOLING 2008 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 95
• TABLE 38 HIRE MARKET FOR TRANSPORT, SWEEPERS, BOWSERS, WASHING STATIONS RENTAL MARKET: OTHER PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2008 97
• TABLE 39 HIRE MARKET FOR ANCILLARY HIRE PRODUCTS £M, AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2008 101