UK Prefabricated Buildings Market Report 2002

AMA Research have published the third edition of 'The UK Prefabricated Buildings Market Report '. Incorporating original input and primary research, the report provides a comprehensive review of this changing and complex market.

Key issues covered include:

• Market Size & Structure - Market value, trends, forecasts for future growth, key influencing factors etc.
• Product Mix - Mix by value of Volumetric and Semi-finished.
• Key End User Sectors - Analysis of end user sectors, mix by value, future growth potential etc. including commercial and industrial, residential, healthcare, education, hotels, hire, prisons, asylum accommodation centres, etc.
• Major Suppliers - Market share, market position, relative end user strengths and company profiles.
• Distribution - Major channels of distribution.
• Specification Issues - Component specification issues for end user sectors, supply of fixtures & fittings e.g. washroom facilities, glazing, heating etc.

Prefabricated buildings are a substantial and growing market characterised by increasing levels of specification and share growth in a wide range of end user sectors. Prefabricated buildings have a substantial market potential, with positive forecasts for growth for the market as a whole. The report excludes greenhouses, conservatories, sheds, mainstream timber framed housing, but does include a brief review of the residential sector.

Of Particular Interest:-

• Forecasts and future prospects.
• Growth in the use of steel and precast concrete in prefabrication.
• Estimates and forecasts of market values by end user sectors, 2001 and 2006
• Trends in the housebuilding sector - prefabricated and traditional methods of construction.
• Review of supply structure.
• Review of cladding facing materials.

The report covers the following key areas:

The Market

• Total Prefabricated Buildings Market 1996-2006 - market analysis by value and forecasts.
• Key influencing factors affecting market growth - level of construction and manufacturing activity, trends leading to increased demand for prefabricated buildings in certain sectors e.g. healthcare, education, residential, prisons, asylum/immigration centres etc.
• Total Prefabricated Buildings Product Mix - analysis by product type - volumetric and semi-finished.
• Comparison of prefabricated and conventional buildings in the housebuilding sector.
• Major channels of distribution - relative importance of sales and hire.
• Key areas of end user growth, and forecasts for product mix in 2006.

End User Sectors

• Key end user sectors - Reviews of major end user groups and subsectors e.g. Commercial and Industrial, Education, health care, residential, hire, hotel/catering, prisons, asylum centres, etc.
• Mix of key end user sectors by value.
• Key future trends for the usage of prefabricated buildings, future growth potential of the residential sector, product issues, etc.
• Key suppliers to the various end user sectors.
• Influencing factors of future end user growth potential, e.g. trends in capital expenditure and accommodation requirements, major changes in health and education, impact of PFI/PPP etc.

Market/Product Specification Issues

• Pre-cast concrete and steel framed buildings.
• Review of fixtures, fittings and components supplied as standard and optional features by buildings suppliers.
• Key products reviewed include Windows, Doors, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Washroom Facilities, Electrical Facilities, Security Devices, Floor Coverings, Furniture, Kitchen Facilities etc.
• Review of the broad level of specification which are typical in end user sectors.
• Growth in the use of appliances, fixtures and fittings in prefabricated buildings e.g. trends towards specification of PVCu doors and windows etc.

Suppliers

• Market Shares of the major suppliers in the prefabricated building market - 2001 - by value.
• Profiles of major suppliers including turnover, style of building, brand names etc.
• Review of the key channels of distribution used by leading suppliers etc.
• Key end user sectors of individual suppliers and future growth potential etc.

The report contains over 95 pages and 30 tables and charts of original research and comment on the UK prefabricated buildings market and provides incisive and thought-provoking views on its future development.