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AM31102 AMA ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET 2002 WESTERN EUROPE

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Companies covered include: Sonepar, Rexel, Hagemeyer, Socoda Electricite, Gaime, City Electrical Factors, RS Components, Castorama, Partelec, Wurth, Eltkontor, Fegime, DEHA, Elektrotechnischer Grobhandel ETG J. Froschl & Co, Eketrohaus J. Froschl & Co, Bruck Elektrofachgrobhandel, Otra Deutschland, Ditha, Elektrobohmer, ETL, Neuhaus, IEH, TEG, TREU, Tatje, Elfac, Bedue, Henkel & Gerlach, Hillmann & Ploog, Kautz, Kraft Johannes, Fritz Kreiger, Lichtzentrale Thurner, MainlandMosecker, FW Schwemann, Group Cheyns, Melerva, Chegrolec, Valco, Proelec, EIA, H. Brant bvba, Piscaer, Fegime, Centrale des Lampes, Claessen, Unilectric, Breva Electro, La Grange, Niederau, Sarem, Vendecappelle, RAS, Detilleaux, Reuter, Voltimum, Elektrokern, Wolff, Electro Metaal, Bolderheij, Eltema, Finelec BV, Rolff, Kenwil, Gardiner Security BV, Cable Support BV,Brinkmann & Germeraad BV, CONELGRO.

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KEY AREAS

AMA Research have published a unique series of Electrical Wholesale Market reports in the following EU countries:
·         GERMANY
·         FRANCE
·         BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS
AMA have been publishing detailed reviews of the UK market since 1991, but have now published an overview of the markets in France, Germany and Belgium/Netherlands.
Analysis of each market includes:
·         Market Data - size, trends and forecasts
·         Product Mix - overview of key product sectors
·         Supply Structures - major wholesalers, shares, structures, buying groups.
·         Country Profile - socio-economic background.
·         Information Sources - major wholesalers, government statistics, websites etc.
AMA are specialist researchers and publishers of market reports in building products and have published a range of reports in the electrical products sector - Electrical Accessories, Electrical Wholesalers, Lighting, Security & Fire Protection, Panel Builders, Heating & Ventilation, Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment.
REPORT CONTENTS
Report for FRANCE, GERMANY & BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS include the following:
COUNTRY PROFILE
 
·             Review of key economic data - economic growth, consumer spending, inflation, population size, distribution and age mix, future prospects.
·             Construction market review - housing/non-housing, new build/repairs and maintenance - recent trends and forecasts, influencing factors.
·             Trading issues - language, EURO introduction, product standards, electrical exhibitions, trade magazines etc.
MARKET SIZE/PRODUCT MIX
 
·             Overview of total EU Electrical Wholesale market - market size, share by country, recent trends, forecasts for 2002/03.
·             Analysis of Electrical Wholesale market by country - market size 1998-2003 - factors influencing market growth.
·             Review of product mix - key product sectors of wholesale market - share by major sector, trends.
·             Future prospects for market - key factors influencing trends.
SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION
 
·             Review of wholesalers - major suppliers within each country, market shares, numbers of branches, recent trends, major buying groups, independents.
·             Review of supply structure - level of fragmentation in market, role of multi-national wholesaling groups. Future changes in supply - acquisitions, organic expansion.
·             Growth of e-commerce - influence on supply structure.
·             Database of information sources - government information, major wholesalers, buying groups, trade associations, trade journals, exhibition organisers etc.
·             UK Electrical Wholesale Market 2001 report also contains a detailed review of electrical products distributed by major wholesalers, including individual market sizes, product mix, major product suppliers within key product sectors, forecasts by sector etc.
FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS
Each country is available individually or the reports can be purchased as a complete series. The reports feature similar content and typically include the following:
·             EU - Electrical Wholesale Market Size - 1998-2003 (€ billions).
·             EU - Electrical Wholesale Market - 2001 Share by Value - France, Germany, UK, Belgium/Netherlands, Italy, Others.
·             GDP Growth 1998-2003, Inflation, Consumer Spending.
·             Population - Size, Age Mix, Urban/Regional Mix.
·             Construction - Housing/Non-housing, New Build/Repairs & Maintenance.
·             Electrical Wholesale Market Size - 1998-2003 (€ millions)
·             Current Product Mix in Market - percent by Value - 2001.
·             Market Shares of Major Wholesalers - 2001 by Value.
·             Turnover, Branch Numbers of Major Wholesalers.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Established since 1989, AMA have researched and published a wide range of reports on building products and consumer durables in the UK, with a particular emphasis on electrical products and components markets. Report areas include Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Domestic Heating, Electrical Accessories, Kitchen Appliances, Generating Sets, Lighting, Security, Panel Builders, Bathrooms and Showers. Also published are a wide range of distribution reviews including Builders Merchants, Electrical Wholesalers and DIY Multiples.
This new report reviews the electrical wholesale markets in the following EU countries:
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands.
It provides a brief overview of the economic conditions in these countries, with particular reference to the construction market. The report presents an overview of the current structure of the electrical wholesale market in each country and describes the key players in the market. In addition, the report represents a companion to AMA Research's report on the 'UK Electrical Wholesale Market', the sixth edition of which was published in August 2001.
With the recent introduction of the EURO and abolition of national currencies, there is significant potential for restructuring in the electrical products sector - both in terms of product supply and distribution. This report assesses current trends in both supply and distribution, reviewing recent trends and potential areas of change in the future, particularly in relation to supply structure.
In terms of the overall electrical wholesale market within the European Union countries, there are various estimates of market size. Typical estimates are around €30 billion (Euros), equivalent to around £19 billion (Sterling).
The above figures should be regarded as approximate guidelines and there can be substantial variations in estimates of market size/mix by country for several key reasons:-
·             Variation in definitions of 'electrical wholesalers' - some countries include TV/electrical appliance distributors, electronic components distributors etc.
·             Range of products sold by 'electrical wholesalers' - electrical appliances is a key sector of difference between countries within the overall distribution of electrical products.
·             Variations in the relative significance of electrical wholesalers within the overall distribution of electrical products.
·             Some wholesaling companies include non-wholesaling activities within their operations.
Many observers would regard the above figures as high due to the inclusion of domestic appliances in many countries, with a more relevant estimate of around €25 billion for electrical accessories.
In overall terms, the EU electrical wholesaling market has experienced a period of steady underlying growth in the 1998-2000 period, primarily due to more buoyant markets in France, UK, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Scandinavia. However, conditions in Germany, in particular, have been more difficult due to slow economic growth and a downturn in construction activity, which has had a negative impact on the overall EU market in general.
2001 has proved to be a difficult year in most European markets, primarily reflecting the fall in Eurozone GDP growth to around 1.5 percent, from a peak of 3.4 percent in 2000. Prospects for 2002 are clearly uncertain with Q1 difficult in all markets, with estimates of GDP growth across the region typically estimated at between 1.0-1.5 percent, with growth forecast to accelerate in the second half of the year.
2003 is anticipated to see a further strengthening of the EU economy with typical forecasts of around 2.5-3.0 percent GDP growth for the region, which is above the long-run average. This should feed through into a buoyant construction sector and a general recovery in the electrical wholesaling market in most EU markets. France, UK, Netherlands and Belgium are all expected to experience recovery in late 2002/2003, though prospects in Germany are more uncertain, particularly in view of the depressed construction sector.
Analysis of the electrical wholesale markets in Germany, France, Belgium/Netherlands includes a review of the differences in structure of the respective countries, highlighting key market trends, major suppliers and distribution issues.
A key issue to emerge from the analysis is that there are 3 leading multi-national wholesale groups with a reasonably strong presence in several markets:
Sonepar
Rexel
Hagemeyer
Sonepar and Rexel are both based in France with high market shares in their home market and a leading presence in other EU and international markets. Hagemeyer are based in the Netherlands, but have a strong presence in Germany and the UK. Other groups with wholesaling operations beyond their national base are Solar and CEF, but neither group have the international scale of operations of the leading 3 suppliers.
In most markets, buying groups have emerged to protect and co-ordinate the interests of independents, but in general there is a trends towards further concentration of supply. The introduction of the Euro and emergence of large customer groups with Pan-European operations are just two factors encouraging the formation of international wholesalers capable of providing the level of pricing, service and support required.
In addition, the supply of electrical accessories, components and appliances in Europe is becoming increasingly concentrated, with the development of pan-European suppliers in many sectors of the market.
Electrical accessories has traditionally been a fragmented market, but major groups have emerged as product specifications, standards and applications have become more harmonised over the last decade.
List of Companies Mentioned
Sonepar, Rexel, Hagemeyer, Socoda Electricite, Gaime, City Electrical Factors, RS Components, Castorama, Partelec, Wurth, Eltkontor, Fegime, DEHA, Elektrotechnischer Grobhandel ETG J. Froschl & Co, Eketrohaus J. Froschl & Co, Bruck Elektrofachgrobhandel, Otra Deutschland, Ditha, Elektrobohmer, ETL, Neuhaus, IEH, TEG, TREU, Tatje, Elfac, Bedue, Henkel & Gerlach, Hillmann & Ploog, Kautz, Kraft Johannes, Fritz Kreiger, Lichtzentrale Thurner, Mainland
Mosecker, FW Schwemann, Group Cheyns, Melerva, Chegrolec, Valco, Proelec, EIA, H. Brant bvba, Piscaer, Fegime, Centrale des Lampes, Claessen, Unilectric, Breva Electro, La Grange, Niederau, Sarem, Vendecappelle, RAS, Detilleaux, Reuter, Voltimum, Elektrokern, Wolff, Electro Metaal, Bolderheij, Eltema, Finelec BV, Rolff, Kenwil, Gardiner Security BV, Cable Support BV,Brinkmann & Germeraad BV, CONELGRO.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 
1 INTRODUCTION AND MARKET OVERVIEW VI
FRANCE 1
F2. SUMMARY 2
F3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND 4
F3.1 GENERAL 4
F3.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 5
F3.3 ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 6
F3.4 CONSTRUCTION 10
F3.5 THE HOUSING MARKET 14
F4. TRADING WITH FRANCE 16
F4.1 THE EURO 16
F4.2 INVOICING AND PAYMENT 16
F4.3 EU EXPORT DOCUMENTATION 17
F4.4 VAT 17
F4.5 LANGUAGE 17
F4.6 AGENTS OR LOCAL REPRESENTATION 18
F4.7 PRODUCT STANDARDS 18
F4.8 TRADE EXHIBITIONS 18
F4.9 TRADE MAGAZINE AND ASSOCIATION 19
F5. ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS MARKET IN FRANCE 20
F5.1 MARKET SIZE 20
F5.2 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET STRUCTURE 23
F5.3 KEY COMPANIES 24
F5.4 KEY ISSUES 34
F6. FUTURE PROSPECTS 36
F7. SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION 38
GERMANY 1
G2. SUMMARY 2
G3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND 4
G3.1 GENERAL 4
G3.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 6
G3.3 ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 7
G3.4 CONSTRUCTION 12
G3.5 THE HOUSING MARKET 19
G4. TRADING WITH GERMANY 20
G4.1 THE EURO 20
G4.2 INVOICING AND PAYMENT 20
G4.3 EU EXPORT DOCUMENTATION 21
G4.4 PACKAGING 21
G4.5 VAT 21
G4.6 LANGUAGE 22
G4.7 AGENTS OR LOCAL REPRESENTATION 22
G4.8 TRADE EXHIBITIONS 22
G4.9 TRADE MAGAZINES AND ASSOCIATION 23
G5. THE ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS MARKET IN GERMANY 25
G5.1 MARKET SIZE 25
G5.2 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET STRUCTURE 28
G5.3 KEY COMPANIES 29
G5.4 KEY ISSUES 41
G6. FUTURE PROSPECTS 43
G7. SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION 45
BELGIUM 1
B2. SUMMARY 2
B3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND 4
B3.1 GENERAL 4
B3.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 6
B3.3 ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 6
B3.4 CONSTRUCTION 10
B3.5 THE HOUSING MARKET 13
B4. TRADING WITH BELGIUM 14
B4.1 THE EURO 14
B4.2 INVOICING AND PAYMENT 14
B4.3 EU EXPORT DOCUMENTATION 15
B4.4 PACKAGING/RECYCLING 15
B4.5 VAT 15
B4.6 LANGUAGE 16
B4.7 AGENTS OR LOCAL REPRESENTATION 16
B4.8 TRADE EXHIBITIONS 16
B4.9 TRADE MAGAZINES AND ASSOCIATION 16
B5. THE ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS MARKET IN BELGIUM 17
B5.1 MARKET SIZE 17
B5.2 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET SIZE 19
B5.3 KEY COMPANIES 20
B5.4 KEY ISSUES 31
B6. FUTURE PROSPECTS 33
B7. SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION 35
THE NETHERLANDS 1
N2. SUMMARY 2
N3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND 4
N3.1 GENERAL 4
N3.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 7
N3.3 ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 8
N3.4 CONSTRUCTION 12
N3.5 THE HOUSING MARKET 14
N4. TRADING WITH NETHERLANDS 16
N4.1 THE EURO 16
N4.2 EU EXPORT DOCUMENTATION 16
N4.3 VAT 17
N4.4 LANGUAGE 17
N4.5 AGENTS OR LOCAL REPRESENTATION 17
N4.6 TRADE EXHIBITIONS 18
N4.7 TRADE MAGAZINES AND ASSOCIATION 18
N5. THE ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS MARKET IN THE NETHERLANDS 19
N5.1 MARKET OVERVIEW 19
N5.2 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET STRUCTURE 22
N5.3 KEY COMPANIES 22
N5.4 KEY ISSUES 33
N6. FUTURE PROSPECTS 35
N7. SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION 37
TABLES AND CHARTS
TABLE I COMPARISON OF KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS - FRANCE, GERMANY & UK - 2000 X
CHART II EUROPEAN UNION - ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET - BY MAJOR COUNTRY 2001 XI
FRANCE 1
TABLE F1 EXCHANGE RATE CONVERSIONS 1997-2000 3
TABLE F2 MAJOR CENTRES IN FRANCE 4
TABLE F3 POPULATION OF FRANCE BY AGE 5
TABLE F4 GDP (AT MARKET PRICES) - 1995-2002 6
TABLE F5 GDP (AT REAL PRICES) 2001-2003 8
TABLE F6 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1995-2001 9
TABLE F7 CONSUMER SPENDING 1995-2000 10
TABLE F8 CONSTRUCTION MARKET VALUE - 1995-2001 AT CURRENT PRICES 11
CHART F9 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE 1995-2001 11
TABLE F10 CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN FRANCE - BREAKDOWN BY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WORK 12
CHART F11 PRIVATE BUILDING IN FRANCE IN 2000 SHARE BY NEW AND RMI OUTPUT BY VALUE 13
CHART F12 PRIVATE BUILDING IN FRANCE IN 2000 SHARE BY HOUSING AND NON-HOUSING OUTPUT BY VALUE 13
TABLE F13 DWELLINGS - CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED 1980-2001 14
CHART F15 FRANCE - ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET 1998-2003 (€BN) 22
TABLE F16 FRANCE - MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS - 2001 24
CHART F17 REXEL TURNOVER BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA 2000 25
TABLE F18 REXEL GROUP TURNOVER 1996-2000 26
CHART F19 REXEL TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP 2000 27
CHART F20 SONEPAR TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP 29
TABLE F21 SONEPAR - KEY COUNTRIES IN EU - TURNOVER & NUMBER OF OUTLETS - 2000 31
TABLE F22 SONEPAR GROUP TURNOVER 1989-2000 32
GERMANY 1
TABLE G1 EXCHANGE RATE CONVERSIONS 1997-2000 3
TABLE G2 THE GERMAN FEDERAL STATES - BY POPULATION 5
TABLE G3 MAJOR CENTRES IN GERMANY 6
TABLE G4 POPULATION OF GERMANY BY AGE 7
TABLE G5 GERMANY - GDP AT MARKET PRICES 1995-2000 9
TABLE G6 REAL GDP FORECASTS 2000-2003 10
TABLE G7 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1995-2000 11
TABLE G8 CONSUMER SPENDING 1995-2000 (AT 1995 PRICES0 12
TABLE G9 CONSTRUCTION MARKET VALUE 1995-2000 AT CURRENT PRICES 13
CHART G10 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION IN GERMANY 1995-200 14
TABLE G11 NEW BUILD CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN GERMANY 1995-2000 15
CHART G12 NEW BUILD CONSTRUCTION IN GERMANY IN 2000 BREAKDOWN BY VALUE OF BUILDING COMPLETIONS 16
CHART G13 NEW BUILD NON-HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN GERMANY IN 2000 BREAKDOWN BY VALUE 17
TABLE G14 RMI CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN GERMANY 1995-2000 18
CHART G15 RMI CONSTRUCTION IN GERMANY IN 2000 BREAKDOWN BY VALUE 18
TABLE G16 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS - COMPLETED 1980-2000 19
CHART G17 GERMANY - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE - 2001 26
TABLE G18 GERMANY - ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET 1998-2003 (€ BILLIONS) 27
TABLE G19 GERMANY - MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR WHOLESALERS - 2001 29
TABLE G20 HAGEMEYER - GROUP SALES 1996-2000 (€ BILLIONS) 31
CHART G21 SONEPAR TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP 32
TABLE G22 SONEPAR GROUP TURNOVER (1989-2000) € BILLION 33
CHART G23 REXEL TURNOVER BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA 2000 36
TABLE G24 REXEL GROUP TURNOVER - 1996-2000 37
CHART G25 REXEL TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP - 2000 38
BELGIUM 1
TABLE B1 EXCHANGE RATE CONVERSIONS 1997-2000 3
TABLE B2 POPULATION SIZE - THE BELGIAN REGIONS 5
TABLE B3 POPULATION OF BELGIUM BY AGE 6
TABLE B4 BELGIUM - GDP AT MARKET AND CONSTANT PRICES 1996-2000 7
TABLE B5 BELGIUM - GDP FORECASTS - 2000-02 8
TABLE B6 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1995-2002 9
TABLE B7 CONSUMER SPENDING 1996-2002 10
TABLE B8 CONSTRUCTION MARKET VALUE 1996-2000 AT CURRENT PRICES 11
TABLE B9 HOUSING/NON-HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 1996-2000 11
CHART B10 HOUSING SECTOR CONSTRUCTION IN BELGIUM IN 2000 BREAKDOWN BY VOLUME (NO. OF DWELLINGS) 12
CHART B11 NON-HOUSING SECTOR CONSTRUCTION IN BELGIUM IN 2000 BREAKDOWN BY VOLUME (NO. OF BUILDINGS) 12
TABLE B12 DWELLING STARTS - 1980-2000 BY VOLUME 13
CHART B13 BELGIUM - MIX OF PRODUCT SALES 18
TABLE B14 BELGIUM - ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET SIZE 1998-2003 19
TABLE B15 BELGIUM - MARKET SHARE OF LEADING WHOLESALERS - 2001 BY VALUE 21
TABLE B17 SONEPAR GROUP TURNOVER 23
CHART B18 REXEL TURNOVER BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA 24
TABLE B19 REXEL GROUP TURNOVER 1996-2000 25
CHART B20 REXEL TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP 2000 26
THE NETHERLANDS 1
TABLE N1 EXCHANGE RATE CONVERSIONS 1997-2000 3
TABLE N2 THE DUTCH PROVINCES - POPULATION MIX 5
TABLE N3 MAJOR CENTRES IN THE NETHERLANDS 6
TABLE N4 POPULATION OF THE NETHERLANDS BY AGE GROUPS 7
TABLE N5 GDP AT MARKET AND CONSTANT PRICES 1995-2000 8
TABLE N6 GDP GROWTH - 2000-2003 10
TABLE N7 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - 1999-2002 11
TABLE N8 CONSUMER SPENDING - 1999-2002 11
TABLE N9 CONSTRUCTION MARKET VALUE 1996-2000 AT CURRENT PRICES 12
TABLE N10 NEW BUILD CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN THE NETHERLANDS - BUILDING COMPLETIONS 1995-2000 13
CHART N11 NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 2000 percent BY VALUE 14
TABLE N12 DWELLINGS - CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED 1980-2000 15
CHART N13 NETHERLANDS - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE - 2001 20
TABLE N14 NETHERLANDS - ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET 1998-2003 (€ MILLIONS) 21
TABLE N15 NETHERLANDS - MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR WHOLESALERS - 2001 23
CHART N16 SONEPAR TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP 2000 24
TABLE N17 SONEPAR GROUP TURNOVER 1989-2000 25
CHART N18 REXEL TURNOVER BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA 2000 26
TABLE N19 REXEL GROUP TURNOVER 1996-2000 27
CHART N20 REXEL TURNOVER BY PRODUCT GROUP 2000 28
TABLE N21 HAGEMEYER - GROUP SALES 1996-2000 (€ BILLIONS) 29
CHART N22 SOLAR TURNOVER BY COUNTRY 2000 32

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