SUSPENDED CEILINGS & PARTITIONS Market - UK 2005

Table of Contents

• 1. INTRODUCTION 7
• 2. SUMMARY 8
• 3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 11
  • 3.1 GDP 11
  • 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 12
  • 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 13
  • 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 13
  • 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 14
  • 3.6 STERLING 15
  • 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 16
  • 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 18
• 4. MARKET 19
  • 4.1 DEFINITION 19
  • 4.2 MARKET SIZE 19
  • 4.3 CURRENT SITUATION 21
• 5. PRODUCTS 25
  • 5.1 PRODUCT MIX 25
  • 5.2 SUSPENDED CEILINGS 27
    • 5.2.1 Definition 27
    • 5.2.2 Market Size 27
    • 5.2.3 Current Situation 28
    • 5.2.4 End-Use Sectors 29
    • 5.2.5 Product Mix 36
    • 5.2.6 Key Influences 43
  • 5.3 PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 45
    • 5.3.1 Definition 45
    • 5.3.2 Market Size 45
    • 5.3.3 Current Situation 47
    • 5.3.4 End Use Sectors 48
    • 5.3.5 Product Mix 51
• 6. SUPPLIERS & DISTRIBUTION 61
  • 6.1 OVERALL SUPPLY MARKET 61
  • 6.2 MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 64
  • 6.3 MANUFACTURERS 64
    • 6.3.1 Introduction To Manufacturers 64
    • 6.3.2 Suspended Ceilings 66
    • 6.3.3 Partitioning Systems 70
  • 6.4 DISTRIBUTORS 76
  • 6.5 CONTRACTORS 79
  • 6.6 THE BUYING PROCESS 84
• 7. KEY INFLUENCES 86
  • 7.1 CONSTRUCTION 86
    • 7.1.1 Urban Regeneration and The London Plan 88
    • 7.1.2 Office Construction 89
    • 7.1.3 Entertainment and Leisure 92
    • 7.1.4 Education 94
    • 7.1.5 Health 97
    • 7.1.6 Retail 99
    • 7.1.7 Others 101
  • 7.2 FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS 101
  • 7.3 ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 103
  • 7.4 CE MARKING 104
  • 7.5 WORKING PRACTICES 104
• 8. FUTURE PROSPECTS 107
  • 8.1 OVERALL TRENDS 107
  • 8.2 SUSPENDED CEILINGS 110
  • 8.3 PARTITIONING 112
  • 8.4 SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTION 115

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS (｣M MSP) 1998-2009 8
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2006 12
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006 14
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2006 - THE POUND STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 16
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (000) 17
• TABLE 6 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS & PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 1994 -- 2004 ｣M MSP 20
• TABLE 7 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS IN CONSTANT 1995 PRICES ｣M MSP 21
• TABLE 8 SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET 2004 (｣M MSP) 25
• CHART 9 VALUE MIX BETWEEN SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2004 % SHARE. 26
• TABLE 10 THE UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS 1995 - 2008 (｣M MSP) 27
• CHART 11 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS BY END-USE SECTOR (% BY VALUE) 30
• TABLE 12 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILING GRIDS 2004 - VALUE SHARE BY TYPE 37
• CHART 13 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILING TILES BY MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION -- 2004 BY % VALUE 39
• TABLE 14 THE UK AIR CONDITIONING MARKET 1996-2008 ｣M MSP 44
• TABLE 15 THE UK MARKET FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 1995-2004 (｣M MSP) 46
• TABLE 16 UK MARKET FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2004 - MIX BY TYPE (｣M MSP) 52
• CHART 17 VALUE SHARE OF THE UK PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET BY TYPE - 2004 53
• CHART 18 UK MARKET FOR MOVEABLE/FOLDING WALLS/PARTITIONS - VALUE SHARE BY TYPE 55
• TABLE 19 UK MARKET FOR OTHER DEMOUNTABLE/RELOCATABLE PARTITIONING 2004 -- VALUE SHARE BY TYPE 58
• CHART 20 UK DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUSPENDED CEILINGS 63
• TABLE 21 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF PARTITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUSPENDED CEILINGS 65
• TABLE 22 UK DISTRIBUTORS OF PARTITIONING SYSTEMS AND SUSPENDED CEILINGS 76
• CHART 23 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON-HOUSING CURRENT PRICES (｣M) 1994-2004 87
• TABLE 24 PUBLIC & PRIVATE OFFICE CONSTRUCTION -- CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK - (｣M) AT CURRENT PRICES 1997 - 2004 89
• CHART 25 TAKE UP OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE IN LONDON 1995 -- 2004 90
• CHART 26 AVERAGE AVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE IN LONDON 1995 -- 2004 91
• TABLE 27 PROJECTED GROWTH IN OFFICE BASED JOBS AND DEMAND FOR OFFICE FLOORSPACE IN LONDON BETWEEN 2001 AND 2016 92
• TABLE 28 ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION -- CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK (｣M) AT CURRENT PRICES 1997 - 2004 93
• TABLE 29 EDUCATION SECTOR -- CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK (｣M) AT CURRENT PRICES 1997-2004 95
• TABLE 30 INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS 1998/99 -- 2005/06 - ｣M 96
• TABLE 31 HEALTH SECTOR -- CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK (｣ M) AT CURRENT PRICES 1997 --2004 97
• TABLE 32 NHS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2003/04 -- 2007/08 (｣BN) 98
• TABLE 33 RETAIL SECTOR CONSTRUCTION -- CONTRACTORS OUTPUT FOR NEW WORK ｣ M AT CURRENT PRICES 1997 - 2004 99
• TABLE 34 FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR UK SUSPENDED CEILINGS AND PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET 2004 -- 2009 (｣M MSP) 107
• TABLE 35 FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR UK PARTITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET 2004 --2009 113