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| AMA RESEARCH Market Report : Access Equipment : July 2004 |
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION
| AMA Research have published the Sixth Edition of the ‘Access Equipment Market – UK 2004’ Report. Incorporating original input and primary research, the report represents an informed and up-to-date and detailed review of the market and offers excellent value for money. |
| Sectors covered include:- |
| LADDERS -Aluminium, wood, fibreglass, steel. |
| ACCESS TOWERS - Mobile, stair, span units, folding platforms. |
| SCAFFOLDING - System and traditional. |
| MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS - Personnel lifts, trailer-mounts, self-propelled booms, scissor-lifts, vehicle mounts. |
| SUSPENDED ACCESS SYSTEMS/MAST CLIMBERS. |
| The report reviews developments within the industry, with emphasis on qualitative and quantitative market assessment – both essential requirements for good marketing planning. Recent trends, key influencing factors and forecasts of future developments are assessed. |
COMPANIES COVERED
MFI Furniture Group, Silentnight Holdings, Homeform Group, IKEA Furniture, Group Plc, Alston Cabinets, Sharps, Stompa Furniture, Flexa Furniture Company, Gautier, Lancelot Furniture, Jay-Be, Erinwood Manufacturing, Steve Allen Originals, Bernstein Group plc, Gower Furniture, Woodberry Brothers & Haines, Kingstown Furniture Ltd, Magnet Ltd, Sypmhony Group plc, Hammonds Furniture Ltd, Crown Products, New Plan, Daval Furniture, Moores Furniture Group, Igoe Furniture Ltd, Mark Wilkinson Furniture, Eurospace Furniture, William Ball Ltd, Stompa Furniture Ltd, Flexa Furniture, Hulsta Furniture (UK), Gautier, Steve Allen Originals, Continenta, Paidi, Thuka Furniture, The Morris Furniture Group, Willis & Gambier, Bradley Furniture, Charles Barr Furniture, Andrena Reproductions, Adam Furniture Group, Charta, Consort Furniture, Nolte Mobel, Eastleigh, Furniture Company, Moffet & Sons, Artistry in Iron, Craftsman Furniture, Olympus Furniture, Alexander Furniture, Westward Europe, Corndell Furniture, British Woodwares, Erinwood Manufacturing, Mr Copperfields Furniture Workshop, Regent Pine, Lindale, Marden Furniture, Woodpecker Pine, Birch Bedrooms, Alvista Wardrobes, Mobel Designs, Harvel Fitted Furniture, Sliderobes, Stanley Doors, Spacemaker, Tvilum Scanbirk, Bernhardt, Gaston Bauwens, Stammschroer, Island Cliff, Courts plc, Furnitureland Ltd, Habitat, Great, Universal Stores, Littlewoods, Freemans plc, Grattan plc, Empire Stores Group, Next Directory, Argos, Index, Marks & Spencer, Laura Ashley, John Lewis, Allders, Bentalls, Heals, Selfridges, House of Fraser Group, B & Q, Homebase, Focus, Wickes.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
| The UK Access Equipment Market is estimated to be worth some £247 million at manufacturers sales prices in 2003. |
| The Access Equipment market has experienced a volatile period over the last decade with positive growth between 1996 - 99, followed by a flat period up to 2003. Volatility has been due to the mobile platform sector in particular, initially stimulated by expanding rental demand driven by privatisation, outsourcing and constructional activity. |
| During 1999-2000, despite relatively buoyant conditions in the construction sector, the overall market was impacted by a downturn in demand in mobile platforms, due to an imbalance between end-user demand and excessive fleet building by the new entrants to the rental sector during 1997 and 1998. |
| In overall market terms, Access Equipment experienced a softening of demand in 2002/03 due to a downturn in certain sectors of non-residential construction, industrial maintenance, and IT/telecoms, although infrastructure, health and education were regarded as more positive sectors. |
| Currently, in 2004, the mobile platform sector is still experiencing a situation of relative over-capacity, which has culminated in severe financial difficulties for certain rental concerns. In the construction market, varying levels of sector activity have contributed to a lacklustre performance, although in general the overall market has been influenced by increasingly stringent safety regulations, with a further tightening up of safety legislation imminent and likely to benefit the Access Equipment market in the short to medium term, specifically the new ‘Working at Height Regulations’ and ‘Asbestos at Work Regulations’. |
| Underlying trends reinforcing the long term development of overall Access Equipment market include the competitive requirements for productivity improvements and niche sector growth opportunities – for example lighting/CCTV, cladding, wind turbines, the wider application of steel frame prefabricated buildings, and the increasing complexity of building inlets, outlets and equipment mounted on roofs etc., which all require the periodic elevation of personnel for installation, inspection, and repair and maintenance activities. High-value stainless steel ladders and access platforms for clean rooms also are considered to represent a relatively new potential development sector. |
| Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) account for the largest share of the market at approximately 45% with sales in 2003 of around £110m. Emphasis on safety when working at height and ‘niche’ marketing of a wider range of powered access products for increased productivity in specific applications has tended to stimulate demand in this sector. |
| Ladders and scaffolding represent long-established sectors of the market accounting for shares of 20% and 18% respectively. Sales of ladders have been relatively stable with marginal growth forecast for the long term, reflecting forecast growing levels of DIY activity and less positive conditions in the industrial/commercial sector deriving from adverse legislative influences for example ‘Working at Height’ Regulations. |
| Scaffolding, with inherent flexibility and wide application, is forecast to demonstrate marginal long term growth. System scaffolding provides increased productivity and dismantling, and improved safety, and continues to gain share gradually reflecting the high initial capital investment. |
| Access towers, suspended access systems and mast climbers account for the balance of the market, with combined annual sales of over £40m in 2003. The low level platform sector of the access tower market is forecast to grow marginally in the short to medium term with motivation from the Working at Height Regulations. However, mast climbers and suspended access are envisaged to experience relatively stable demand in the short term although the introduction of two significant new products in the mast climbing sector may result in some additional motivation for this relatively specialist market. |
| Leading suppliers include SGB Group Plc, the access equipment division of Harsco, who are prominent in most sectors of manufacturing and hire. The leading suppliers in the MEWPs sector are JLG, Genie, Upright and Haulotte. Most of the major suppliers in the powered access sector have manufacturing plants in America, Europe, or both regions. |
| Distribution of Access Equipment is dominated by direct sales to end users and hire companies, with some companies using both channels. Hire operators comprise plant hire, tool hire and specialist MEWP companies such as Loxam, Nationwide Access and Universal. Certain large plant and tool hire companies have set-up specialist MEWP divisions with large fleet holdings - for example Hewden Stuart and A-Plant. Plant and tool hire companies may also offer products such as ladders, towers, and scaffolding for hire or sale whilst builders merchants, DIY multiples and independents have varying levels of involvement with non-mechanical access products. |
| Given the current state of macro-economic conditions in the UK and relatively flat levels of activity in industrial maintenance, non residential commercial construction and IT/Telecoms, future prospects for Access Equipment tend to depend upon the identification of end use sectors where productivity and safety can be significantly safety improved, with motivation from increasing legislative activity, resulting in a forecast market rates of growth of around 2-3% in overall terms. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| 1 | INTRODUCTION |
| 2 | SUMMARY |
| 3 | ECONOMIC BACKGROUND |
| 3.1 | GDP |
| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
| 3.6 | CONCLUSIONS |
| 4 | THE ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET |
| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE |
| 4.3 | PRODUCT MIX |
| 4.4 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
| 4.4.1 | Contractors Output |
| 4.4.2 | Manufacturing Output |
| 4.4.3 | Self-Build Market |
| 4.4.4 | Prefabricated Buildings |
| 4.4.5 | Cladding |
| 4.4.6 | Growth of Security Protection and Detection Including CCTV |
| 4.4.7 | Air Conditioning and Ventilation |
| 4.4.8 | Lighting Installation and Maintenance |
| 4.4.9 | Superstores and Warehouses |
| 4.4.10 | Legislative Influences |
| 4.4.11 | Plant Hire |
| 4.4.12 | Tool Hire |
| 5 | PRODUCT REVIEW |
| 5.1 | LADDERS |
| 5.1.1 | Market Size |
| 5.1.2 | Supply & Distribution |
| 5.2 | SCAFFOLDING |
| 5.2.1 | Market Size |
| 5.2.2 | Supply And Distribution |
| 5.3 | ACCESS TOWERS |
| 5.3.1 | Market Size |
| 5.3.2 | Supply and Distribution |
| 5.4 | MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS (MEWP'S) |
| 5.4.1 | Market Size |
| 5.4.2 | Product Mix |
| 5.4.3 | Distribution |
| 5.4.4 | Suppliers |
| 5.5 | OTHER ACCESS PRODUCTS |
| 5.5.1 | Market Size |
| 6 | DISTRIBUTION REVIEW |
| 6.1 | DIRECT CHANNEL |
| 6.2 | PLANT AND TOOL HIRE |
| 7 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
Tables and Charts
| CHART 1 | UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 1996-2007 | 6 |
| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (RPI) FROM 1990-2005 | 11 |
| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO 1980-2005 | 12 |
| TABLE 4 | UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 1996 - 2007 (£M MSP) BY VALUE | 16 |
| CHART 5 | UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 1996-2007 BY VALUE (£M) | 18 |
| TABLE 6 | PRODUCT MIX IN THE UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET BY TYPE - 1995 AND 2003 BY VALUE | 21 |
| TABLE 7 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1995-2004 | 22 |
| TABLE 8 | NEW ORDERS OBTAINED BY CONTRACTORS 1994-2003 CURRENT PRICES | 23 |
| TABLE 9 | LEVEL OF UK MANUFACTURING OUTPUT 1997-2004 (1995 = 100) | 25 |
| TABLE 10 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2004 - DM, DOLLARS, AND THE ECU TO THE POUND STERLING, SPOT RATES | 26 |
| CHART 11 | SELF-BUILD HOUSE-BUILDING MARKET BY VOLUME1998-2004 | 27 |
| CHART 12 | PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS MARKET 1996-2007 AT £M MSP | 28 |
| TABLE 13 | UK WALL CLADDING MARKET 1998-2007 AT CURRENT PRICES | 29 |
| TABLE 14 | UK WALL CLADDING MARKET- PRODUCT MIX BY TYPE BY VALUE 2003 | 30 |
| TABLE 15 | UK CCTV MARKET (END-USER PRICES) ? 1996?2006 (£M) | 31 |
| CHART 16 | THE UK AIR CONDITIONING MARKET -1996-2006 (£\M MSP) | 33 |
| CHART 17 | UK MARKET SIZE FOR VENTILATION PRODUCTS 1996-2006 (£M MSP) | 34 |
| CHART 18 | THE UK NON-DOMESTIC LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MARKET 1996-2006 £M MSP | 36 |
| CHART 19 | DIY MULTIPLE MARKET 1995-2006 - CURRENT PRICES | 37 |
| TABLE 20 | UK DIY MULTIPLES AVERAGE STORE SIZE ('000 SQUARE METRES) | 38 |
| CHART 21 | UK PLANT HIRE MARKET 2002-2006 | 42 |
| CHART 22 | TOOL HIRE MARKET FORECAST 2003-2008 (£M) | 43 |
| TABLE 23 | UK LADDERS MARKET 1996 - 2007 BY VALUE (£M MSP) | 47 |
| CHART 24 | LADDERS - MATERIAL MIX BY VOLUME 2003 | 49 |
| TABLE 25 | UK SCAFFOLDING MARKET 1996 - 2007 BY VALUE (£M MSP) | 52 |
| CHART 26 | UK SCAFFOLDING MARKET - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2003 | 56 |
| CHART 27 | DISTRIBUTION OF SCAFFOLDING - 2003 SHARE BY CHANNEL | 57 |
| TABLE 28 | UK ACCESS TOWER MARKET 1996 - 2007 BY VALUE (£M MSP) | 60 |
| CHART 29 | UK ACCESS TOWER MARKET DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2003 | 62 |
| TABLE 30 | UK MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORM MARKET 1996-2007 BY VALUE | 65 |
| CHART 31 | UK MEWP MARKET 2003 MIX BY VOLUME | 78 |
| CHART 32 | UK MEWP MARKET DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2003 | 81 |
| CHART 33 | MEWPS - MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS 2003 | 83 |
| CHART 34 | MEWP'S MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS 1995 | 84 |
| TABLE 35 | THE MARKET FOR 'OTHER' ACCESS EQUIPMENT', 1996-2007 BY VALUE | 89 |
| CHART 36 | MIX BETWEEN SUSPENDED ACCESS/MAST CLIMBERS 2003 BY VALUE | 90 |
| CHART 37 | SUSPENDED ACCESS MARKET - MIX OF PERMANENT/TEMPORARY SYSTEMS BY VALUE - 2003 | 91 |
| CHART 38 | PERMANENT SUSPENDED ACCESS MARKET 2003 - KEY SUPPLIERS AND MARKET SHARE | 93 |
| CHART 39 | MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2002 | 102 |
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