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| AMA COMMERCIAL GLAZING MARKET DECEMBER 1998 |
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The UK commercial glazing systems market has recovered steadily from the recession of the early 1990's, with new office construction and the retail sectors having provided most of the impetus since 1996, contributing to an estimated market value just over £1 billion
The largest product sector is façade glazing, which accounts for over 36 percent of the market by value, with aluminium the dominant frame material at 80 percent share. In addition, PVC-U Capping on an aluminium base would increase the material's share to almost 90 percent, the remainder being accounted for by structural glazing and steel framed façade glazing. The curtain wall market has mainly been driven by a surge in a small number of major bespoke projects, primarily in the private commercial office sector.
The commercial windows market is marginally smaller, and continues to experience growth, largely due to demand from the private commercial sector, particularly office new building. Growth opportunities offered by the public sector have been stifled by lack of investment during most of the 1990's, but this will change in 1999 as a result of extensive Government and PFI funding of schools and hospital building and refurbishment.
Aluminium windows constitute about 50 percent of the commercial window market in terms of value, though these are more expensive than other frame materials. The types of commercial application for aluminium are broad with the effect that a downturn in a particular sector is unlikely to be as severe as it would be for PVC-U commercial windows, which account for about 13 percent of the windows market by value. The main application for PVC-U windows is for public sector buildings such as schools, NHS hospitals and local Government offices. However, the commercial market probably accounts for little more than 10 percent for PVC-U windows, which are primarily used in the residential replacement sector.
The remainder of the windows market is accounted for by timber and steel for which there are niche markets, such as small industrial estates and areas where there are planning restrictions limiting the use of aluminium and PVC-U window frames, or for high quality timber requirements.
The shop front/entrance screen segment of the market is difficult to analyse owing to the wide range of applications, but is estimated to account for about 20 percent of the market. Recent growth has been relatively strong, but medium term prospects appear optimistic due to many large town-centre refurbishment projects in the pipeline.
The smallest market segment is roof glazing, which includes atrium/mall glazing, continuous and multi rooflight systems and patent glazing, but does not include either roof windows or slope glazing. All sectors of the roof glazing market are expected to show good growth over the next three years, resulting from extensive shopping mall developments and Railtrack's station refurbishment programme.
Until 1998, the public sector has experienced a decline in investment, but the next three years are expected to offer greater potential for suppliers and installers of commercial window systems. Both the public health and education sectors will receive major budget increases from Government and PFI sources.
The private commercial sector is being bolstered by several major office construction projects, many of which are due for completion by the turn of the millennium. With this sector of the market prone to cyclical trends it is expected that there is likely to be a slowdown after 2000. Until then, demand for façade glazing and commercial windows is expected to be strong.
The retail and entertainment sectors are now becoming 'blurred' to an extent, in that several very large developments are combining both shopping and leisure facilities under 'umbrella' schemes. In particular, the leisure and entertainment markets have been boosted by various millennium projects throughout the UK, some of which are linked with town centre regeneration programmes.
The other main growth market is Railtrack's station upgrade programme, involving an injection of £17 billion over the next ten years, whereby 2,500 stations will be substantially refurbished. With an anticipated decline in manufacturing output in 1998/99, it is likely that demand from the industrial sector for windows and other types of glazing system will be limited as investment in new building declines.
The aluminium distribution sector can be broadly divided into systems and bespoke segments, although there are many companies which supply both markets. The systems sector consists of systems companies which sell aluminium profiles to fabricators, which in turn manufacture glazing systems and also undertake installation, using either in-house teams or sub-contractors. The largest aluminium systems companies are Schuco and Kawneer, which, together, are estimated to account for around 40 percent of the systems company market. The fabrication/installation sector is highly fragmented, partly due to low barriers to entry and no significant economies of scale.
The bespoke sector is characterised by low-volume high-cost projects, which have a considerable influence upon total market performance. The main companies are large European operations, which are mainly focused on high-rise curtain wall and large atrium glazing projects, but have limited involvement in the shop front/entrance screen and rooflights markets.
This comprehensive report represents a detailed assessment of the market, reviewing major trends, key factors influencing developments and future prospects for the sector. Analysis is both quantitative and qualitative, based on our substantial experience of the building and home improvement markets.
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