| KN20003 |
| KEY NOTE TIMBER AND JOINERY : September 2003 |
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This report covers: timber, joinery, finished wood products, timber processing, semi-finished goods, wooden containers, wooden furniture, sawnwood, particleboard, chipboard, plywood, veneer, oriented stran board, OSB, fibreboard, hardboard, medium density fibreboard, MDF, productive woodland, conifer, broadleaf, coppice, softwood logs, hardwood logs, woodbased panels, paper products, fuel wood, charcoal, woodchips, pallets, casks, barrels, packing cases, picture frames,
Companies covered include: BSW Timber, Finnforest UK, Focus Wickes, Howarth timber, Jamers Latham, Jeld-Wen, Jewson, Kronospan, Magnet, |Montague L meyer, Nexfor, Timbmet Group, Travis Perkins, James Jones & Sons, Masonite Intrenational, RK Timber, SCA,Interbuild, Interzum, LIGNAplus, Woodmex,
| Executive Summary |
| 1. Market Definition |
| REPORT COVERAGE |
| MARKET SECTORS |
| Finished Wood Products |
| Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods |
| MARKET TRENDS |
| Competition |
| Alternative Uses |
| The Environment |
| Consolidation |
| ECONOMIC TRENDS |
| Population |
| Table 1: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000 and percent), Mid-Years 1998-2002 |
| Gross Domestic Product |
| Table 2: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Constant 1995 Prices (£m), 1998-2002 |
| Inflation |
| Table 3: UK Rate of Inflation ( percent), 1998-2002 |
| Unemployment |
| Table 4: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons (million and percent), 1998-2002 |
| Household Disposable Income |
| Table 5: Household Disposable Income (£ and percent), 1998-2002 |
| MARKET POSITION |
| The UK |
| The Distribution of Forests in Great Britain |
| Table 6: Total Area of Forestry Commission and Private Productive Woodland in Great Britain (000 hectares), 2002 |
| Timber Deliveries from Forests in Great Britain |
| Table 7: Deliveries of Timber† Grown in Great Britain by Volume (000 of cubic metres), 1994-2001 |
| The UK Construction Market |
| Table 8: The Construction Industry by Value of Output (£m), 1998-2002 |
| Overseas |
| 2. Market Size |
| THE TOTAL MARKET |
| Table 9: The Total Apparent UK Timber and Joinery Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002 |
| BY Market SECTOR |
| Finished Wood Products |
| Wooden Furniture |
| Table 10: The Apparent UK Wooden Furniture Subsector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002 |
| Builders' Carpentry and Joinery |
| Table 11: The Apparent UK Builders' Carpentry and Joinery Subsector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002 |
| Other Wooden Products |
| Table 12: The Apparent UK Other Wooden Products Subsector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002 |
| Wooden Containers |
| Table 13: The Apparent UK Wooden Containers Subsector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002 |
| Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods |
| Sawmilling and Planing of Wood |
| Table 14: The Apparent UK Sawmilling and Planing of Wood Subsector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp),1998-2002 |
| Semi-Finished Products |
| Table 15: The Apparent UK Semi-Finished Products Subsector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 1998-2002 |
| OVERSEAS TRADE |
| Table 16: Summary of Overseas Trade for the Timber and Joinery Market by Sector by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| Finished Wood Products |
| Wooden Furniture |
| Table 17: Overseas Trade in Wooden Furniture by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| Builders' Carpentry and Joinery |
| Table 18: Overseas Trade in Builders' Carpentry and Joinery by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| Other Wooden Products |
| Table 19: Overseas Trade in Other Wooden Products by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| Wooden Containers |
| Table 20: Overseas Trade in Wooden Containers by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods |
| Timber |
| Table 21: Overseas Trade in Timber by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| Semi-Finished Products |
| Table 22: Overseas Trade in Semi-Finished Products by Value (£m), 2001 and 2002 |
| 3. Industry Background |
| RECENT HISTORY |
| NUMBER OF COMPANIES |
| Finished Wood Products |
| Table 23: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Finished Wood Products by Turnover Sizeband (£000), 2003 |
| Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods |
| Table 24: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods Sector by Turnover Sizeband (£000), 2003 |
| Employment |
| Finished Wood Products |
| Table 25: Number of Local Units Engaged in the Manufacture of Finished Wood Products by Employment Sizeband (number of employees), 2003 |
| Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods |
| Table 26: Number of Local Units Engaged in Timber Processing and Semi-Finished Goods by Employment Sizeband (number of employees), 2003 |
| REGIONAL VARIATIONs IN THE MARKETPLACE |
| Table 27: Regional Concentration of Private Contractors in Great Britain (number of firms), 1997-2001 |
| DISTRIBUTION |
| Table 28: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Sale of Timber and Building Materials by Turnover Sizeband (£000), 2003 |
| Table 29: Number of Enterprises Engaged in the Wholesale of Wood, Construction Materials and Sanitary Equipment by Turnover Sizeband (£000), 2003 |
| HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET? |
| LEGISLATION |
| KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS |
| The British Woodworking Federation |
| Forest Industries Development Council |
| Forest Stewardship Council |
| Forestry and Timber Association |
| Forestry Commission |
| Forests Forever |
| Furniture Industry Research Association |
| Pan-European Forest Certification |
| Scottish Forest Industries Cluster |
| The Timber Decking Association |
| Timber Research and Development Association |
| Timber Trade Federation |
| United Kingdom Forest Products Association |
| Wood Panel Industries Federation |
| Other Organisations |
| 4. Competitor Analysis |
| THE MARKETPLACE |
| MARKET LEADERS |
| BSW Timber PLC |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Finnforest UK Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Focus Wickes Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Howarth Timber Group Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| James Latham PLC |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Jeld-Wen UK Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Jewson Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Kronospan Holdings Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Magnet Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Montague L Meyer Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Recent Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Nexfor Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Timbmet Group Ltd |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| Travis Perkins PLC |
| Company Structure |
| Current and Future Developments |
| Financial Results |
| OTHER COMPANIES |
| James Jones & Sons Ltd |
| Masonite International |
| R K Timber Ltd |
| SCA |
| OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS |
| Panels |
| Paints, Coatings and Preservatives |
| Environmental and Health and Safety Equipment |
| Marketing activity |
| Exhibitions and Trade Shows |
| Interbuild |
| Interzum |
| LIGNAplus |
| Woodmex |
| Wood Technology Clinic & Show |
| 5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats |
| STRENGTHS |
| WEAKNESSES |
| OPPORTUNITIES |
| THREATS |
| 6. Buying Behaviour |
| CUSTOMER PROFILE |
| Introduction |
| WOOD PROCESSING |
| Sawmills |
| Panel Manufacturers |
| WOODEN PRODUCTS |
| Joinery |
| Wooden Containers and Packaging |
| THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
| Table 30: Contractors' Output, New Work (£m), 1998-2002 |
| Table 31: Contractors' Output, Infrastructure New Work (£m), 1998-2002 |
| Table 32: Contractors Output for New Work in the Public Sector at Current Prices (£m), 1998-2002 |
| Table 33: Contractors Output of New Work for the Private Sector at Current Prices (£m), 1998-2002 |
| 7. Current Issues |
| ILLEGAL TIMBER TRADE |
| Marketing of Wood |
| environmental issues |
| Recycling of Wood |
| Renewable Energy |
| Timber Treatment Restrictions |
| Market trends |
| Timber Frame Housing |
| Internet Trading |
| Energy Costs |
| CORPORATE ACTIVITY |
| 8. The Global Market |
| GLOBAL FOREST AREA |
| Table 34: World Forest Area (000 ha, percent and ha), 2000 |
| Production of Forest Products |
| Industrial Roundwood |
| Sawnwood |
| Wood-Based Panels |
| Housebuilding in Europe |
| Table 35: Population GDP per Capita and Dwelling Completions for EU Member States (000 and e000), 2000 and 2001 |
| Table 36: Age of Dwelling Stock in the EU ( percent), Pre-1919 - Post-1980 |
| Housebuilding in the US |
| Table 37: New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started in the US (000 units), 1998-2002 |
| Table 38: New Privately-Owned Housing Units Completed in the US (000 units), 1998-2002 |
| 9. Forecasts |
| INTRODUCTION |
| The Economy |
| Forestry Forecasts |
| Table 39: Wood Production Forecasts for Great Britain (000 cubic metres over bark standing), 2002-2021 |
| The Construction Industry |
| Table 40: Construction Output Forecasts (£m at 1995 Constant Prices), 2003-2007 |
| FORECASTS 2003 TO 2007 |
| Table 41: Forecast Total Apparent UK Timber and Joinery Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 2003-2007 |
| FUTURE TRENDS |
| Wooden Flooring |
| Wooden Windows |
| Timber Frame Houses |
| Skills Shortage |
| Pre-Fabrication |
| Recycling of Wood |
| 10. Company Profiles |
| Finnforest Uk LTd |
| James Latham PLC |
| Jeld-wen Uk Ltd |
| Jewson Ltd |
| Kronospan Holdings Ltd |
| Magnet Ltd |
| Nexfor Ltd |
| 11. Further Sources |
| Associations |
| General Sources |
| Bonnier Information Sources |
| Government Publications |
| Other Sources |
| The UK timber and joinery market is analysed by two sectors: finished wood products; and timber processing and semi-finished goods. In 2002, the total UK timber and joinery market was worth an estimated £12.52bn at manufacturers' selling prices (msp). The 2002 market value for finished wood products was estimated to be £9.59bn at msp, an increase of 0.8 percent on 2001, while the timber processing and semi-finished goods market rose by 1.1 percent to be worth an estimated £2.93bn at msp in 2001. |
| The finished wood products sector includes wooden furniture, builders' carpentry and joinery, wooden containers and other wooden products, such as ornaments, picture frames and marquetry. Activities included in the timber processing and semi-finished goods sector are sawmilling and planing of wood and semi-finished products, such as veneer sheets, plywood, laminboard, particleboard and oriented strand board. Between 1998 and 2002, the subsectors with the strongest growth were builders' carpentry and joinery; wooden furniture; other wooden products; and sawmilling and planing. |
| Factors affecting the UK timber and joinery market include sourcing of timber from sustainable forests, price competition from overseas, new regulations affecting construction/timber treatment and the increasing involvement of overseas companies in the UK market. |
| Important developments are taking place in the builders' carpentry and joinery sector, following a rise in demand for timber frame houses and factory-made units, such as pre-glazed windows and roof trusses. In addition, the sawmilling and planing of wood sector has seen an investment in importing and distribution facilities. However, there has been a decline in the wooden containers market, as a result of competition from alternative types of packaging. |
| Developments in the timber and joinery market will be heavily influenced by environmental considerations — the sustainability of timber supply, in particular. In addition, as the recycling of used timber grows, the need for new timber is reduced. |
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