General Industrial Products Distribution Market - UK 2009-2013

Abstract

INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW

The report contains:

• FORECASTS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2013.
• DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET - analysis of the market structure and recent developments in the market.
• HIGHLY FRAGMENTED MARKET - key distribution channels including industrial distributors, specialists and direct, with Internet gaining share.
• ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP - market sizes, product mixes and distribution - engineering and metalworking, power tools, hand tools, workshop and maintenance, fasteners, health and safety, abrasives, janitorial, fluid and air control etc.

AMA Research have published the third edition of the report ' General Industrial Products Distribution Market - UK 2009-2013' . The report provides an informed and up-to-date review of this estimated £1.7 billion distribution market and, with around 100 pages including original input and primary research, represents excellent value for money.

Of particular interest:

• Forecast of the market performance to 2013.
• Review of the main players - product profiles, market shares etc.
• Factors affecting the market and analysis of key market characteristics.
• Key product groups - distribution channel shares for the different products.

Contractors included:

Anixter International Inc, Arco Limited, Axminster Power Tool Centre, Brammer UK Ltd, Buck & Hickman, Cromwell Tools Ltd, Electrocomponents plc, Eriks Industrial Services, FWB Products Ltd, Greenham Trading, Hayley Group plc, HC Slingsby plc, J&L Industrial Supply, Key Industrial Equipment Limited, Machine Mart Limited, Monks and Crane Industrial Group, Northern Tool and Equipment Co. (UK) Ltd, Parker Merchanting, Protec Direct, Saint Gobain Abrasives, Screwfix, Seton Limited, Toolbank, Toolstation Ltd, Unifix Ltd, Wolseley Group.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

THE MARKET

• The general industrial product distribution market - key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2003-2008, with forecasts to 2013.
• Product sectors reviewed - Engineering and Metal Working, Health and Safety, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Fluid and Air Control Products, Fasteners, Janitorial, Abrasives, Workshop and Maintenance, Packaging and Stationary, SSASH.
• Distribution structure - suppliers, distributors and end-users.
• Identification of key distribution channels - within this highly fragmented market - industrial distributors, the specialists and direct.
• Market trends and major factors influencing market development, including legislation, impact of recession, trends in end-use markets.
• Market forecasts - prospects for 2009/10 and up to 2013.

THE KEY PLAYERS

• Overview of leading distributors - market positioning, overall shares etc.
• Market shares of key distributors - overview of market, recent trends.
• Industrial Products Distributors - company structure, market shares, product mix and portfolio analysis of key players.
• Competitors - including specialists, tool & plant hire companies, electrical wholesalers and DIY multiples etc.

PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS

• Market size of the main product groups with estimated shares within the industrial distributors market.
• Product groups - definition, trends and distributors' shares within the sector.
• Distribution chart for each product group - share of industrial distributors and competing channels.

FUTURE PROSPECTS

• Forecast of expected market development in the short, medium and long term.
• Positive and negative factors affecting the growth of the distributors market. Views on when the market is likely to recover.
• Outlook for the general industrial products distribution market through to 2013.