Pre-fabricated Frame and Panel Building Systems Market UK 2008-2012

Abstract

Prefabricated frame and panel building systems buildings are a substantial and growing market characterised by increasing levels of market penetration in a wide range of end user sectors. These buildings have a substantial market potential, with forecasts of buoyant growth. The report excludes pods, prefabricated volumetric buildings, and prefabricated structural framing, which form the subject of other reports in AMA' s series about prefabrication.

Key issues covered include:

• Market Size & Structure - Market value, trends, forecasts for future growth, key influencing factors etc.
• Product Mix - Mix by value of Timber Frame, Steel, Concrete, Structural Insulated Panels, etc.
• Key End User Sectors - Analysis of end user sectors, mix by value, future growth potential including commercial and industrial, MoD, residential, healthcare, education, hotels, prisons, asylum accommodation centres, etc.
• Major Suppliers - Market share, market position, relative end user strengths and company profiles.
• Forecasts - trends up to 2012 and key driving factors.

Of particular interest

• Major suppliers shares - market structure, market consolidation.
• Review of key end use markets.
• Review of key trends including growth of flats and apartments, affordable homes, housebuilding, construction, etc.
• Comparison of frame and panel systems and volumetric prefabrication.
• Trends to productivity improvement - growth of MMC/OSM.
• Future growth prospects up to 2012 - influencing factors.

The report covers the following key areas:

THE MARKET

• Total Prefabricated Frame and Panel Building Systems Market 2005-2012 - market analysis by value and forecasts.
• Key influencing factors affecting market growth - level of construction and manufacturing activity, trends to flats, affordable homes, quality issues, trends leading to increased demand for prefabricated frame and panel building systems in key sectors e.g. healthcare, education, MoD, residential, prisons, hotels, asylum/immigration centres etc.
• Prefabricated Frame and Panel Building Systems Product Mix - analysis by product type - timber frame, steel, concrete, structural insulated panels, etc. sector size, changing trends and future prospects.
• Key areas of end user growth, and forecasts for product mix in 2012.

END USE SECTORS

• Mix of key end user sectors by value.
• Key end user sectors - Reviews of major end user groups and subsectors e.g. Commercial and industrial, Education, Healthcare, residential, defence, hotel/catering, prisons, asylum centres, etc.
• Key future trends for the usage of prefabricated frame and panel building systems, future growth potential of the sector, product issues, growth of apartment blocks, 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

• General trend towards OSM (off-site Manufacturing) to improve quality standards and address problems of site-skills shortages, waste minimisation.
• Review of broad levels of specification in end user sectors.

SUPPLIERS

• Market Shares of the major suppliers in the prefabricated frame and panel building systems market - 2007 by value.
• Profiles of major suppliers including turnover, market shares, market positioning, brand names etc.
• Review of the key channels of distribution used by leading suppliers - direct supply, contractors, etc.
• Key end user sectors of individual suppliers and future growth potential etc.