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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

BY MARKET SECTOR

OVERSEAS TRADE

Table 1: The Total Apparent UK Market for Timber and Joinery (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 2: Apparent UK Market for Sawmilling and Planing of Wood, Etc. (£m), 1993-1997

Table 3: Apparent UK Market for Semi-Finished Products (£m), 1993-1997

Table 4: Apparent UK Market for Builders' Carpentry and Joinery (£m), 1993-1997

Table 5: Apparent UK Market for Wooden Containers (£m), 1993-1997

Table 6: Apparent UK Market for Other Wooden Products (£m), 1993-1997

Table 7: Apparent UK Market for Wooden Furniture (£m), 1993-1997

Table 8: Summary of Overseas Trade for the Timber and Joinery Market (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 9: Overseas Trade in Timber (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 10: Overseas Trade in Semi-Finished Products (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 11: Overseas Trade in Builders' Carpentry and Joinery (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 12: Overseas Trade in Wooden Containers (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 13: Overseas Trade in Other Wooden Products (£m), 1996 and 1997

Table 14: Overseas Trade in Wooden Furniture (£m), 1996 and 1997

Industry Background

INTRODUCTION

NUMBER OF UNITS/ENTERPRISES

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE BODIES

Table 15: Total Number of Units/Enterprises in the Timber and Joinery Market, 1993-1997

Table 16: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Forestry Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 17: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Sawmilling and Planing of Wood, Etc. Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 18: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Semi-Finished Products Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 19: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Builders' Carpentry and Joinery Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 20: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Wooden Containers Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 21: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Other Wooden Products Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 22: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Wooden Furniture Market by Size of Turnover, 1993-1997

Table 23: Geographical Distribution of Wood and Wood Product Manufacturers (number and percent), 1997

Table 24: Number of Units/Enterprises Acting as Agents for Timber and Building Materials by Size of Turnover, 1996 and 1997

Table 25: Number of Units/Enterprises Involved in the Wholesale of Wood, Construction Materials and Sanitary Equipment by Size of Turnover, 1996 and 1997

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MAJOR COMPANIES

ADVERTISING

Table 26: Selected Major Companies in the Timber and Joinery Market by Turnover (£m), 1996/1998

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

MAIN CUSTOMERS

Table 27: Number of Units/Enterprises in the Building and Construction Industries, 1996 and 1997

Table 28: Output of the Construction Industry - New Works (£m), 1993-1997

Table 29: Output of the Construction Industry - Repair and Maintenance (£m), 1993-1997

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF TIMBER

DELIVERIES OF TIMBER FOR PROCESSING

Table 30: Forest Areas in the UK (000 hectares), 1993-1997

Table 31: Wood Production in Great Britain (000 cubic metres overbark), 1993-1997

Table 32: Volume of Timber Delivered for Processing (million cubic metres and percent), 1993-1997

Current Issues

TRADE IN TIMBER

NEW PLANTING

QUALITY

CONSERVATION

Forecasts

THE ECONOMY

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

FORECASTS 1998 TO 2003

Table 33: Forecast of the Apparent UK Market for Timber and Joinery (£m), 1998-2003

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The market for timber and joinery is best evaluated in terms of its components. The apparent market for the primary processes of sawmilling and planing of wood, etc. (i.e. drying, impregnating or otherwise treating timber) was estimated at £2.9bn in 1997, while the value for semi-finished products, mainly panel products, which include laminates, particle and fibreboards, was estimated at £1bn. Both timber from the primary processes and the semi-finished products go into the fabrication of `manufactured products'. Within the scope of this report, the manufactured products are: builders' carpentry and joinery at £1.8bn; wooden containers at £494.2m; other wooden products, such as frames, brushes or tool handles, at £515.1m: and wooden furniture at £4.2bn for 1997.

The market for timber and joinery is affected by general economic conditions. As at summer 1998, conditions are good, in spite of the recent increase in the interest rate and the strength of the pound which, in the case of timber, is an advantage considering the value of imports. The forecast for the economy as a whole is that it will continue to grow at the present rate and not decline within the next 3 to 5 years. The construction and furniture industries, which are considerable consumers of timber and wooden products, are moderately active.

Overall growth of 9 percent is forecast between 1998 and 2003, with no recession anticipated during this period.

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