TOOL HIRE SPECIALIST Market UK 2008 - 2012

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

• 2.1 SUMMARY
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

• 3.1 GDP
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
• 3.6 STERLING
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS

4. THE TOOL HIRE MARKET

• 4.1 OVERVIEW
• 4.2 TOOL HIRE MARKET DEFINITION
• 4.3 MARKET STRUCTURE - PRODUCT SALES/TOOL HIRE
• 4.4 MARKET SIZE
  • 4.4.1 Market Background
  • 4.4.2 Future Prospects

5. TOOL HIRE COMPANIES

• 5.1 OVERVIEW
• 5.2 MARKET SHARES
• 5.3 HIRE COMPANIES
  • 5.3.1 National Hire Companies
  • 5.3.2 Major Regional Companies
  • 5.3.3 Tool Hire, Plant Hire and Specialists
  • 5.3.4 Builders and Plumbers Merchants
  • 5.3.5 DIY Multiples
• 5.4 BUYING AND SPECIFICATION PROCESS
  • 5.4.1 Buying Groups and Trade Bodies
  • 5.4.2 Legislation and Training, etc.
• 5.5 PRICING AND REPLACEMENT CYCLES

6. PRODUCTS

• 6.1 OVERVIEW - PRODUCT SHARES OF TOOL HIRE COMPANIES WITHIN OVERALL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL
• 6.2 PRODUCT MIX
• 6.3 PRODUCT TRENDS
  • 6.3.1 Access Equipment
  • 6.3.2 Drilling & Breaking
  • 6.3.3 Plumbing and Pumping
  • 6.3.4 Cutting & Grinding
  • 6.3.5 Lighting, Welding, Power
  • 6.3.6 Heating, Cooling & Drying
  • 6.3.7 Gardening & Landscaping Equipment
  • 6.3.8 Carpentry & Woodworking
  • 6.3.9 Cleaning & Floor Preparation
  • 6.3.10 Concreting & Compacting
  • 6.3.11 Miscellaneous Product Groups

7. TOOL HIRE CUSTOMERS

• 7.1 INTRODUCTION
• 7.2 BUILDERS
• 7.3 PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
• 7.4 LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC BODIES
• 7.5 LARGE AND SMALL CONTRACTORS
• 7.6 FACTORY ENGINEERS, BUYERS, AND MAINTENANCE MANGERS - MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OPERATIONS (MRO) ETC.
• 7.7 CLEANING CONTRACTORS
• 7.8 CONSUMERS

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2001-2012 (£M)
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2010
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2010
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000)
• CHART 6 TOOL HIRE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE
• TABLE 7 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2001-2007 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES
• CHART 8 TOOL HIRE MARKET FORECAST 2007-2012 (£M)
• CHART 9 UK EDUCATION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2004-2008 (£ BILLION)
• CHART 10 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY TYPE OF DWELLING 2001-2007
• CHART 11 SHARES OF TOTAL HIRE OUTLETS BY SECTOR - 2007
• TABLE 12 BUILDERS MERCHANTS SHARE OF TOTAL HIRE OUTLETS 2004-2008
• CHART 13 SHARES OF HIRE MARKET - BY SECTOR AND VALUE - 2007
• CHART 14 SHARES OF HIRE MARKET BY VALUE - 1995
• TABLE 15 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARES OF LEADING COMPANIES BY VALUE 2007
• TABLE 16 SPEEDY' S MARKET SHARE, UK TOOL HIRE MARKET, 1995-2007
• CHART 17 MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2006
• TABLE 18 ESTIMATED SHARES BY TYPE OF HIRE COMPANY IN HIRE PRODUCT SECTORS
• TABLE 19 ESTIMATED HIRE PRODUCT MIX 2007 £M AT HIRE MARKET VALUE
• TABLE 20 COMPARISON OF HIRE PRODUCT MIX - 2001-2007 BY VALUE
• TABLE 21 HIRE MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 22 HIRE MARKET FOR BREAKING & DRILLING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007 (£M)
• CHART 23 HIRE MARKET FOR PLUMBING/PUMPING AT 2007 HIRE MARKET PRICES
• CHART 24 HIRE MARKET FOR CUTTING/GRINDING £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 25 HIRE MARKET FOR LIGHTING, WELDING & POWER AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• CHART 26 UK MARKET FOR HEATING, DRYING & COOLING 2007 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES
• TABLE 27 HIRE MARKET FOR GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• CHART 28 HIRE MARKET FOR CARPENTRY & WOODWORKING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 29 HIRE MARKET FOR CLEANING AND FLOOR PREPARATION AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• CHART 30 HIRE MARKET FOR CONCRETING/COMPACTING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007 (£M)
• TABLE 31 HIRE MARKET FOR MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS £M, AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 32 UK INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS - MARKET SHARES BY % VALUE 2006
• CHART 33 UK VAT-REGISTERED BUILDERS 2006
• CHART 34 UK VAT REGISTERED PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS 1998 AND 2006
• CHART 35 DIY CONSUMER/NON-DOMESTIC USERS FOR HIRE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT - 2007