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AMA Research have published the Fourth Edition of the 'UK Access Equipment Market Report' updating research undertaken during 2000. incorporating original input and primary research, the report represents a unique review of this changing and complex market and is excellent value for money.
The 100+ page report covers Ladders, Access Towers, Scaffolding, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms and Suspended Acess Systems / Mast Climbers.
The market is substantial at around £250m, and prospects for future development are favourable, particularly in the MEWP sectors. Health and safety issues, construction activity and performance in the rental sector are all significant influencers for the market, with the individual product sectors having relatively distinct characteristics in terms of performance.
The updated 2001 analysis includes:-
- Access Equipment and Product Sectors Market Size and Trends 1996-2005.
- Key Market influences - Construction, Manufacturing, Plant Hire, Macro-economic Environment.
- Updated major supplier / distributor financials and recent corporate activity.
- 2001 Review of Future Prospects and influences.
This updated report provides a comprehensive review of the UK Access Equipment Market in 2000. The most recent 2001 information and comment is specific and relevant to the market and is combined with original 2000 research, with input collected from a comprehensive programme of desk and field research.
Key Points of interest:-
The report content includes - Updated 2001 Analysis is highlighted in bold:-
- Review of the market for mobile elevating work platforms.
- Specialist end use sectors.
- Market forecasts to 2005 for ladders, access towers, scaffolding, MEWP's, suspended access and mast climbers.
- Distribution - including tool and plant hire companies, builders merchants and their market share.
- Trends in the performance of the engineering manufacturing industry, and in industrial and commercial construction.
THE MARKET
- Total Access Equipment Market - analysis of market size by value 2000, historical trends, forecasts 2001-2005, mix between key product sectors.
- Impact of economic and construction industry climate on market development.
- Review of major factors influencing market - H&S legislation, growth of hire, widening customer base, niche market development etc.
- Review of supply and distribution structures - impact of hire on access market.
LADDERS
- Market size - analysis by value 2000, historical trends, forecasts 2001-2005.
- Factors Impacting on the market - Health and Safety regulations, possible negative implications for ladder sales, competition from other access products.
- Product Mix/Trends and Developments - mix by product material, product developments, product branding.
- Suppliers - main suppliers, company profiles, product strengths etc.
- Distribution - main distribution channels.
ACCESS TOWERS
- Market Size - analysis by value 2000, historical trends, forecasts 2001-2005.
- Factors Impacting on the Market - H&S regulations, competition from MEWPS etc.
- Product Mix/Trends and Developments - mix by product type, mix by material - decline of steel at the expense of aluminium, influence of competitive products on sales.
- Suppliers - main suppliers, company profiles, product strengths etc.
- Distribution - main distribution channels and shares.
SCAFFOLDING
- Market Size - analysis by value 2000, historical trends, forecasts 2001-2005.
- Factors Impacting on the Market - product substitution, productivity issues.
- Product Mix/trends and Developments - dominant share held by traditional scaffolding, potential growth of system scaffolding share, new product applications.
- Suppliers - main suppliers, company profiles, product strengths etc.
- Distribution - main distribution channels and shares.
MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS
- Market Size - analysis by value 2000, historical trends, forecasts 2001-2005.
- Factors Impacting the Market - expansion of the industrial sector, specialist niche subsectors, active marketing of the access concept, volatile nature of market sector.
- Product Mix/Trends and Developments - mix by type - dominant share held by self-propelled and scissor lifts, product trends and substitution, niche product development.
- Suppliers - key suppliers and market shares, company profiles, product strengths etc.
- Distribution - key distribution channels, Plant & Tool Hire, Builders Merchants, etc, developments within channels.
OTHERS - MAST CLIMBERS AND SUSPENDED ACCESS
- Market Size for Mast Climbers and Suspended Access - Analysis by value 2000, historical trends, forecasts 2001-2005.
- Factors Impacting on the market - competition, productivity issues.
- Product Mix/Trends and Developments - mix by type - growth sectors, factors influencing product usage.
- Suppliers - main suppliers, company profiles, product strengths etc.
- Distribution - main distribution channels and shares - developments within the distribution channels.
| Table of Contents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 5 |
| 2. | SUMMARY | 6 |
| 3. | ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT | 9 |
| 3.1 | GDP | 9 |
| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES | 10 |
| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER SPENDING | 10 |
| 3.4 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION | 11 |
| 3.5 | STERLING | 12 |
| 3.6 | CONCLUSIONS | 12 |
| 4. | THE ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET | 13 |
| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION | 13 |
| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE | 14 |
| 4.3 | PRODUCT MIX | 19 |
| 4.5 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES | 22 |
| 4.5.1 | Construction - Industrial and Commercial | 22 |
| 4.5.2 | Manufacturing | 23 |
| 4.5.3 | DIY Activity | 25 |
| 4.5.4 | Plant Hire | 28 |
| 4.5.5 | Pre-fabricated Buildings | 31 |
| 4.5.6 | Self Build Market | 32 |
| 4.5.7 | Macro-Economic Influences | 34 |
| 5. | PRODUCT REVIEW | 37 |
| 5.1 | LADDERS | 37 |
| 5.1.1 | Market Size | 37 |
| 5.1.2 | Supply & Distribution Structure | 41 |
| 5.2 | SCAFFOLDING | 44 |
| 5.2.1 | Market Size | 44 |
| 5.2.2 | Supply And Distribution | 48 |
| 5.2.3 | Updated Company Information | 49 |
| 5.2.4 | Company Information (as published in 2000) | 51 |
| 5.3 | ACCESS TOWERS | 52 |
| 5.3.1 | Market Size | 52 |
| 5.3.2 | Supply and Distribution | 55 |
| 5.3.3 | Updated Company Information | 56 |
| 5.3.4 | Company Information (As Published in 2000) | 57 |
| 5.4 | MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS (MEWP'S) | 59 |
| 5.4.1 | Market Size | 59 |
| 5.4.2 | Product Mix | 65 |
| 5.4.3 | Supply And Distribution | 68 |
| 5.4.4 | Updated Company Information | 72 |
| 5.5 | OTHER ACCESS PRODUCTS | 79 |
| 5.5.1 | Market Size | 79 |
| 6. | DISTRIBUTION REVIEW | 87 |
| 6.1 | DIRECT CHANNEL | 87 |
| 6.2 | PLANT AND TOOL HIRE | 88 |
| 6.3 | BUILDERS MERCHANTS | 101 |
| 6.4 | DIY MULTIPLES/HARDWARE | 102 |
| 6.5 | OTHERS | 103 |
| 7. | FUTURE PROSPECTS | 104 |
| Tables and Charts | ||
| CHART 1: | UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 1996-2005 | 6 |
| TABLE 2: | UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 1995 - 2005 BY VALUE | 14 |
| CHART 3: | UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 1996-2005 BY VALUE (£M) | 17 |
| TABLE 4: | PRODUCT MIX IN THE UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET BY TYPE - 2000 BY VALUE | 20 |
| CHART 5: | PRODUCT SECTOR SHARES 1996-2005 | 21 |
| TABLE 6: | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1995-2004 | 23 |
| TABLE 7: | LEVEL OF UK MANUFACTURING OUTPUT 1997-2002 (1995 = 100) | 24 |
| TABLE 8: | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1994-2002 - DM, DOLLARS, AND THE ECU TO THE POUND STERLING, SPOT RATES (END YEAR) | 25 |
| CHART 9: | UK DIY MULTIPLES SALES PER SQUARE METRE (£) | 26 |
| TABLE 10: | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1994-2002 | 27 |
| CHART 11: | UK PLANT HIRE MARKET 1997-2001 AT £M MSP | 29 |
| CHART 12: | PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS MARKET 1996-2000 AT £M MSP | 31 |
| CHART 13: | SELF-BUILD HOUSE-BUILDING MARKET BY VOLUME 1995-2001 | 32 |
| CHART 14: | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT GB - JUNE 1981-01 (MILLIONS) | 34 |
| CHART 15: | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (RPI) FROM 1990-2003 | 35 |
| CHART 16: | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO | 36 |
| TABLE 17: | UK LADDERS MARKET 1996 - 2005 BY VALUE (£M MSP) | 37 |
| CHART 18: | LADDERS - MATERIAL MIX BY VOLUME 2000 | 39 |
| CHART 19: | MARKET SHARE OF KEY MERCHANTS 2000 | 42 |
| TABLE 20: | UK SCAFFOLDING MARKET 1996 - 2005 BY VALUE (£M MSP) | 44 |
| CHART 21: | UK SCAFFOLDING MARKET - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2000 | 47 |
| CHART 22: | DISTRIBUTION OF SCAFFOLDING - 2000 SHARE BY CHANNEL | 48 |
| TABLE 23: | UK ACCESS TOWER MARKET 1996 - 2005 BY VALUE (£M MSP) | 53 |
| CHART 24: | UK ACCESS TOWER MARKET DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2000 | 55 |
| TABLE 25: | UK MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORM MARKET 1996-2005 BY VALUE | 59 |
| CHART 26: | UK MEWP MARKET 2000 MIX BY VOLUME | 66 |
| CHART 27: | UK MEWP MARKET DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2000 | 69 |
| CHART 28: | MEWPS - MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS 2000 | 71 |
| TABLE 29: | THE MARKET FOR 'OTHER' ACCESS EQUIPMENT', 1995-2005, BY VALUE | 79 |
| CHART 30: | MIX BETWEEN SUSPENDED ACCESS/MAST CLIMBERS 2000 BY VALUE | 80 |
| CHART 31: | SUSPENDED ACCESS MARKET - MIX OF PERMANENT/TEMPORARY SYSTEMS BY VALUE - 2000 | 81 |
| CHART 32: | PERMANENT SUSPENDED ACCESS MARKET 2000 - KEY SUPPLIERS AND MARKET SHARE | 83 |
| TABLE 33: | MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS - 2000 | 92 |
| CHART 34: | MARKET SHARE OF KEY SUPPLIERS 2000 | 97 |
| TABLE 35: | TOOL HIRE COMPANIES FINANCIALS UPDATE | 99 |
| CHART 36: | MARKET SHARE OF KEY SUPPLIERS 2000 | 101 |
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