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AMA RESEARCH MARKET REPORT : Electricity Generating Set Market Report (Up To 750KVA) - UK March 2003 .
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This report reviews the UK market for electricity generating sets up to 750KVA for the years 1997-2006. Included is analysis of the key product segments, in terms of market size and trends, as well as key factors influencing the market. The report also reviews major manufacturers and provides an insight into the distribution chain.
 
Key issues covered in the report are:-
 
REVIEW OF UK MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS
 
ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP AND GENERATOR RATING
 
ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY STRUCTURE - Key Suppliers, shares, distribution channels - direct/OEM, distributors, plant and tool hire, others including DIY superstores (small sets).
 
REVIEW OF END-USE SECTORS - Industrial: manufacturing, process, internet and telecom: construction: water and sewage: oil, gas and marine: domestic and leisure.
 
The Genset market is complex and fragmented in terms of end-use applications and distribution channels. Trends in the market are influenced by many issues ranging from the extension of computerisation to general construction activity levels. These issues are assessed alongside their implications for the mature and increasingly concentrated UK Genset market (up to 750kVA).
 
The report reviews developments within the industry, with emphasis on both QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE assessment - both essential requirements for good marketing planning. Recent trends, key influencing factors and forecasts of future developments are assessed.
 
Of particular interest:-
 
Growth prospects for the major generating set end-use sectors.
 
Analysis of key product segments in terms of market size, key suppliers etc.
 
Niche applications for gensets - UPS flywheel storage systems, on-site power and construction applications.
 
Key market influences including review of the UPS, air conditioning and portable accommodation markets.
 
 
Key areas of coverage in the report include:-
 
THE MARKET
 
Overall UK market size by value for Electricity Generating Sets (up to 750kVA), 1997-2006.
 
Market trends from 1997. Trends for the future, including growth prospects, and major factors influencing market development up to 2006.
 
Assessment of key factors influencing end-use demand - industrial, construction, water and sewage, oil, gas and marine, domestic and leisure, etc.
 
Review of UK overall production levels, historical trends, current situation, future prospects.
 
PRODUCT SEGMENTATION
 
Analysis of the market by major product sectors.
 
End-use applications - mix by end-use sector, trend within each sector - Industrial-Process, Manufacturing, Internet and Telecom, Construction including large powered equipment, Oil, Gas and Marine, Water and Sewage, Domestic and Leisure. Influences on the development of the generating set market.
 
Analysis of the market by size of generator rating.
 
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
 
Key distribution channels - Direct/OEM, National/Local Distributors, Plant and Tool Hire, Marine, Agricultural, Others including DIY Superstores (small sets) share by channel. Review of major companies within the distribution channels.
 
Supply Structure - major genset manufacturers market shares, changing supply structure, growing concentration through acquisition. Key suppliers within the key product sectors.
 
Review of key suppliers.
 
FUTURE PROSPECTS/GENERAL
 
Trends in sector application areas.
 
Review of market influences - levels of industrial and commercial construction, manufacturing output, exchange rate fluctuations, trends in the usage of electricity.
 
Analysis of future prospects - forecast of market size up to 2006. Key factors influencing forecasts within product and end-use markets.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION 6
 
2. SUMMARY 7
 
3. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 11
3.1 GDP 11
3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 12
3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER SPENDING 13
3.4 CONSUMERS DISPOSABLE INCOME LEVELS AND SAVINGS 13
3.5 STERLING 14
3.6 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 15
 
4. THE UK MARKET FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS 17
4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 17
4.2 MARKET SIZE 18
4.2.1 Market History 18
4.2.2 Current Situation 20
4.2.3 Future Prospects 20
4.3 UK PRODUCTION OF GENERATORS 24
4.3.1 Analysis By Value 24
4.3.2 Analysis By Volume 25
4.4 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 27
4.4.1 Construction 27
4.4.2 Manufacturing Output 29
4.4.3 Overall Trends In the Usage Of Electricity 30
4.4.4 Distributed Power 32
4.4.5 The Machine Tool Industry 33
4.4.6 Aerospace 34
4.4.7 Air Conditioning 34
4.4.8 Portable Accommodation 36
4.4.9 DIY Superstores 37
4.5 FUTURE PROSPECTS 40
 
5. PRODUCT SEGMENTATION 43
5.1 PRODUCT TYPES 43
5.1.1 Overall Trends And Mix 43
5.1.2 Mainline Generating Sets 46
5.1.3 Generating Sets for Marine and Oil and Gas 46
5.1.4 Small Domestic Leisure And Industrial Gensets 48
5.1.5 Combined Heat And Power Generating Sets 52
5.1.6 Generating Sets and UPS Systems 53
5.1.7 Generating Set & UPS Product Development Impacting on Market for Generators up to 750kVA 55
5.1.8 Trends in Product Development 57
5.1.9 Others 57
5.2 PRODUCT SEGMENTATION BY GENERATOR RATING 58
5.2.1 Mix 58
5.2.2 Gensets Up To 7.5 kVA 60
5.2.3 Gensets 7.5-75 kVA 61
5.2.4 Gensets 75-375 kVA 61
5.2.5 Gensets 375-750 kVA 62
5.3 END-USE APPLICATIONS 62
5.3.1 Mix 62
5.3.2 Industrial Sector 64
5.3.3 Construction including on-site Power 67
5.3.4 Oil, Gas and Marine 71
5.3.5 Water Industry 73
5.3.6 Domestic And Leisure 75
 
6. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 77
6.1 DISTRIBUTION MIX AND STRUCTURE 77
6.2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 79
6.2.1 Industrial and Construction 79
6.2.2 Hire & Sale 80
6.2.3 Marine 83
6.2.4 Agricultural 83
6.2.5 DIY Superstores 84
6.2.6 OEM 84
 
7. MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF GENERATING SETS 86
7.1 GENSET MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLIERS 86
7.1.1 Market Shares 86
7.2 MAJOR SUPPLIERS 87

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 6
 
2. SUMMARY 7
 
3. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 11
3.1 GDP 11
3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 12
3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER SPENDING 13
3.4 CONSUMERS DISPOSABLE INCOME LEVELS AND SAVINGS 13
3.5 STERLING 14
3.6 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 15
 
4. THE UK MARKET FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS 17
4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 17
4.2 MARKET SIZE 18
4.2.1 Market History 18
4.2.2 Current Situation 20
4.2.3 Future Prospects 20
4.3 UK PRODUCTION OF GENERATORS 24
4.3.1 Analysis By Value 24
4.3.2 Analysis By Volume 25
4.4 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 27
4.4.1 Construction 27
4.4.2 Manufacturing Output 29
4.4.3 Overall Trends In the Usage Of Electricity 30
4.4.4 Distributed Power 32
4.4.5 The Machine Tool Industry 33
4.4.6 Aerospace 34
4.4.7 Air Conditioning 34
4.4.8 Portable Accommodation 36
4.4.9 DIY Superstores 37
4.5 FUTURE PROSPECTS 40
 
5. PRODUCT SEGMENTATION 43
5.1 PRODUCT TYPES 43
5.1.1 Overall Trends And Mix 43
5.1.2 Mainline Generating Sets 46
5.1.3 Generating Sets for Marine and Oil and Gas 46
5.1.4 Small Domestic Leisure And Industrial Gensets 48
5.1.5 Combined Heat And Power Generating Sets 52
5.1.6 Generating Sets and UPS Systems 53
5.1.7 Generating Set & UPS Product Development Impacting on Market for Generators up to 750kVA 55
5.1.8 Trends in Product Development 57
5.1.9 Others 57
5.2 PRODUCT SEGMENTATION BY GENERATOR RATING 58
5.2.1 Mix 58
5.2.2 Gensets Up To 7.5 kVA 60
5.2.3 Gensets 7.5-75 kVA 61
5.2.4 Gensets 75-375 kVA 61
5.2.5 Gensets 375-750 kVA 62
5.3 END-USE APPLICATIONS 62
5.3.1 Mix 62
5.3.2 Industrial Sector 64
5.3.3 Construction including on-site Power 67
5.3.4 Oil, Gas and Marine 71
5.3.5 Water Industry 73
5.3.6 Domestic And Leisure 75
 
6. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 77
6.1 DISTRIBUTION MIX AND STRUCTURE 77
6.2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 79
6.2.1 Industrial and Construction 79
6.2.2 Hire & Sale 80
6.2.3 Marine 83
6.2.4 Agricultural 83
6.2.5 DIY Superstores 84
6.2.6 OEM 84
 
7. MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF GENERATING SETS 86
7.1 GENSET MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLIERS 86
7.1.1 Market Shares 86
7.2 MAJOR SUPPLIERS 87

DIAGRAMS

CHART 1 UK GENSET MARKET 1997-2006 (£M MSP) 7
TABLE 2 GDP PERCENTAGE CHANGE PER ANNUM 1980 - 2005 12
CHART 3 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (RPI) FROM 1990-2005 13
CHART 4 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO 14
TABLE 5 THE SIZE OF THE UK MARKET FOR GENERATING SETS, 1997-2002, £M MSP 18
TABLE 6 THE UK MARKET FORECAST FOR GENERATING SETS 2001-2006 (£M MSP) 21
CHART 7 THE UK MARKET FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS 1996-2006 AT CONSTANT 1995 PRICES £M MSP 24
TABLE 8 UK PRODUCTION OF GENERATORS UP TO 750KVA 1997-2004 £M 25
TABLE 9 ANALYSIS OF UK MANUFACTURERS SALES OF GENERATING SETS - 2001 26
TABLE 10 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1995-2004 27
TABLE 11 NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS 1994-2003 CURRENT PRICES 28
TABLE 12 LEVEL OF UK MANUFACTURING OUTPUT 1997-2003 (1995 = 100) 29
TABLE 13 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1995-2002 - DOLLARS, AND THE ECU TO THE POUND STERLING, SPOT RATES (END YEAR) 30
TABLE 14 SALES BY THE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS 1994-2001 31
TABLE 15 THE UK AIR CONDITIONING MARKET 1996-2006 £M MSP 35
CHART 16 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE 2002 38
TABLE 17 UK DIY MULTIPLES - NUMBER OF OUTLETS 1994-2002 39
TABLE 18 SEGMENTATION OF THE UK GENERATING SET MARKET 2002 AT £M MSP 45
CHART 19 UK UPS MARKET 1997-2006 (£M MSP) 54
CHART 20 ESTIMATED UK MARKET OF GENSETS BY SELECTED RATING CATEGORIES FOR 2002 BY VALUE 59
CHART 21 ESTIMATED MARKET FOR GENSETS BY SELECTED RATING CATEGORIES FOR 1997 & 2002 60
TABLE 22 MIX OF END-USE APPLICATIONS FOR GENSETS IN THE UK MARKET 63
TABLE 23 HIRE MARKET FOR GENERATORS ETC AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2002 68
TABLE 24 HIRE MARKET FOR PUMPS AND CRUSHING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2002 69
TABLE 25 GENSET MANUFACTURERS' SALES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS - 2002 77
CHART 26 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE OF THE UK MARKET FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATING SETS 78
TABLE 27 MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS - 2002 81
TABLE 28 MARKET SHARES OF LEADING TOOL HIRE COMPANIES BY VALUE 2001 82
TABLE 29 KEY SUPPLIERS - MARKET SHARES BY VALUE UP TO 750 KVA 2002 86

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