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KN26010 KEY NOTE BUILDING MATERIALS MARCH 2000

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Use of Aggregates in Construction in Great Britain (million tonnes), 1998

Table 2: Use of Aggregates in Construction in Great Britain ( percent), 1998

Table 3: Use of Ready-Mixed Concrete in Construction in Great Britain (million tonnes and percent), 1998

Table 4: Supply of Steel Products to the UK Construction Industry by Product Type (000 tonnes and percent), 1998

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Table 5: Sales of Sand and Gravel in Great Britain (000 tonnes), 1994-1999

Table 6: Production of Crushed Rock in Great Britain (million tonnes), 1992-1999

Table 7: Cement Production and Deliveries in the UK (million tonnes), 1994-1999

Table 8: Apparent UK Market for Cement (£000), 1994-1999

Table 9: Production of Concrete Products in Great Britain (million square metres), 1994-1999

Table 10: Apparent UK Market for Concrete Products (£m), 1994-1999

Table 11: Ready-Mixed Concrete Production in the UK (million cubic metres), 1994-1999

Table 12: Apparent UK Market for Ready-Mixed Concrete (£m), 1994-1999

Table 13: Brick Production and Deliveries in Great Britain (million), 1994-1999

Table 14: Apparent UK Market for Clay Roofing TilesÅ (£m), 1994-1999

Table 15: Apparent UK Market for Sawn and Laminated Timber (£m), 1994-1999

Table 16: Apparent UK Market for Builders` Carpentry and Joinery of Metal (£000), 1994-1999

Table 17: Apparent UK Market for Flat Glass Products (£m), 1994-1999

Table 18: Slate Production (tonnes), 1996-1999

Table 19: Imports and Exports of Building Materials at Current Prices (£m), 1994-1999

Table 20: Imports and Exports in Selected Building Materials at Current Prices (£m), 1994-1999

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

EMPLOYMENT

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 21: Production of Selected Building Materials in Great Britain (million, 000 square metres, 000 cubic metres, 000 tonnes), 1988-1998

Table 22: Employment in Selected Building Materials Industries in Great Britain (number of employees), 1997

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

Table 23: Major UK Building Material Companies by Turnover (£m), 1998/1999

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEMAND

MATERIALS DELIVERIES AND STOCKS

CUSTOMER BASE

Table 24: UK Construction Output at Current Prices (£m), 1994-1999

Table 25: New Housing and Housing Repair and Maintenance Output at Current Prices (£m), 1994-1999

Table 26: Housing Starts in the UK, 1994-1999

Table 27: Housing Completions in the UK, 1994-1998

Table 28: UK Building Materials Deliveries and Stocks (million square metres, million tonnes, 000 tonnes and billion), 1994-1999

Table 29: Number of Private Contractors by Trade in Great Britain, 1998

Table 30: Number of Private Contractors in Great Britain by Number of Employees (number of firmsÅ), 1994-1998

Table 31: Number of UK Construction Enterprises by Turnover Size (number of enterprises), 1999

Current Issues

INTEREST RATES

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PLANNING PROCEDURES

THE HOUSING CORPORATION

CORPORATE ACTIVITY

Table 32: Recent Major Company Acquisitions

Forecasts

ECONOMIC FACTORS

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FORECASTS 2000 TO 2004

THE OUTLOOK FOR BUILDING MATERIALS

Table 33: Forecasts in Macroeconomic Indicators, 2000-2004

Table 34: Construction Industry Output Forecasts at Constant 1995 Prices (£m), 2000-2004

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

GENERAL SOURCES

BONNIER INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In analysing the UK market for building materials, this report covers a broad range of raw materials, semi-manufactured materials, and products and components. The major ones are aggregates; cement and concrete; clay products; timber and timber products; metal and metal products; glass; and other products, including slate.
The UK construction industry experienced a serious decline in the early 1990s and, for most materials, volume shipments have not regained the peak levels of the late 1980s. The building materials industry has undergone a rationalisation process, with excess capacity being closed down, a number of company takeovers and some investment in new, more efficient plants. Building materials companies find it difficult to cope with the cyclical nature of the construction industry and are seeking new applications for their products, while the larger companies are investing overseas.
The building materials industry is becoming dominated by overseas companies. Heidelberger Zement AG of Germany has bought Castle Cement Ltd and Anglo American is buying the newly demerged Tarmac PLC. Redland Roofing Systems Ltd is owned by Lafarge SA of France, Ibstock PLC is now owned by CRH PLC in the Republic of Ireland, and Marley PLC has been bought by Etex Ltd, also of the Republic of Ireland.
Among the new UK owners, RMC Group PLC has bought The Rugby Group PLC. However, the latest moves in this round of takeovers involve French companies. Lafarge has bid for Blue Circle Industries PLC and, in the builders` merchants sector, Saint Gobain has agreed a takeover of Meyer International PLC, the owner of Jewson. These large, new owners have international business portfolios and generally adopt a long-term view of profitability targets.
There are encouraging signs for the construction and building materials industry, with falling unemployment and low inflation. However, consumer spending is rising, as are house prices, and these factors have resulted in a series of rises in interest rates.
At constant 1995 prices, the output of new work in the construction industry is forecast to rise from £30.8bn in the year 2000 to £33.01bn in 2004. Housing output will show the most growth, and is forecast to reach £8.28m in 2004. Possible changes in the way the Housing Corporation operates could lead to an upturn in public housing in the next 2 to 3 years.
Repair and maintenance output is forecast to grow from £28.2bn in the year 2000 to £31.34bn in 2004.

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