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Executive Summary

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Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

FOREIGN TRADE

Table 1: Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment and Consumables by Market Sector (£m), 1992-1996

Table 2: UK Manufacturers' Sales of Laboratory Equipment (£000), 1991-1995

Table 3: Apparent UK Market for Selected Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Excluding Unclassified Sales, Companies Below Employment Threshold and

Adjustments (£m at msp), 1994-1996

Table 4: Apparent UK Market for Laboratory Equipment and Consumables Including Unclassified Sales, Companies Below Employment Threshold and Adjustments (£m

at msp), 1994-1996

Table 5: Exports of Selected Laboratory Equipment and Consumables (£000), 1994-July 1996

Table 6: Imports of Selected Laboratory Equipment and Consumables (£000), 1994-July 1996

Table 7: Balance of Trade in Selected Laboratory Equipment and Consumables (£000), 1994-1996

Industry Background

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

EMPLOYMENT

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 8: Breakdown of UK Manufacturers of Electronic and Non-Electronic Apparatus for Measuring, Checking and Testing by Turnover Size, 1995

Table 9: Breakdown of Employment of the Top 40 Manufacturers (by turnover) of Laboratory Instrumentation by Number of Employees, 1994

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS AND THEIR PRODUCTS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 10: Sales of Main UK-Registered Manufacturers and Suppliers of Laboratory Equipment (£m), 1994/1996

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS)

THE INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE SECTOR

GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION

THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR

THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Buying Behaviour

MARKETS FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

INSTRUMENTATION PLACING

THE LEASING MARKET

THE SECOND-HAND MARKET

Table 11: The Major Users of Laboratory Equipment by Market Segment, 1996

Table 12: NHS Hospital Expenditure on Supplies by Sector (£m), 1991-1995

Table 13: Breakdown of Independent Sector Laboratory Testing by Number of Laboratories and Revenue (£m), 1995

Table 14: Major Independent Laboratory Testing Providers in the UK, 1996

Table 15: Independent Acute Hospitals' Expenditure on Equipment and Consumables (£m), 1991-1995

Table 16: Government Research Funding for the Top Division of Universities - Russell Group (£m), 1994/1995

Table 17: Government Expenditure on Materials and Equipment for Scientific Research (£m), 1992-1995

Table 18: The Top Five Companies in the UK by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 1992-1995

Table 19: The Top Ten Pharmaceutical Companies in the UK by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 1992-1995

Table 20: The Pharmaceutical Industry Expenditure on Equipment and Materials (£m), 1992-1995

Table 21: The Top Ten Industrial Chemical Companies by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 1992-1995

Table 22: The Chemical Industry Expenditure on Equipment and Materials (£m), 1992-1995

Table 23: Other Relevant Industries by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 1992-1995

Table 24: Other Relevant Industries Expenditure on Equipment and Materials (£m), 1992-1995

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY

Current Issues

PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE (PHLS)

RECENT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

CORPORATE ACTIVITY

Forecasts

FORECASTS 1997 TO 2000

Table 25: Total Market Sector Expenditure Projections (£m), 1996/1997-1999/2000

Table 26: Forecast Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment and Consumables (£m), 1997-2000

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

This report examines the laboratory equipment and consumable products market in the UK. The market for hospital and research and development (R&D) materials and supplies is estimated to be worth £5.67bn in 1996. This market can be divided into laboratory instrumentation/equipment and consumables, chemicals, reagents and non-laboratory equipment and supplies.

The total laboratory instrumentation/equipment and consumables market was estimated to be worth £1.4bn in 1996, with a growth between 1995 and 1996 of 10.5 percent. The largest market sector is pharmaceuticals with 34.4 percent of the market, followed by the National Health Service (NHS) with 30.3 percent.

Exports peaked in 1995, but appear to be dropping off. Exports to Europe peaked at 43.7 percent in 1995, but are slowing off as a result of healthcare and budget restrictions in those markets and unfavourable trading conditions.

The public sector has been severely hit by budget restrictions, particularly in capital spending, and the position is unlikely to change much for the foreseeable future unless there is a change of government. However, even then, the room for manoeuvre is likely to be severely restricted. The industrial sector is also suffering some restrictions. Growth in R&D has slowed down, with the largest sector, pharmaceuticals, undergoing an unprecedented amount of consolidation and turmoil. However, there are still opportunities for companies in specialist niche markets and for companies with products that offer advantages in performance and cost-effectiveness.

The market for laboratory equipment and consumables is forecast to be worth £1.44bn in 1997, rising to £1.5bn in 1998 and to £1.62bn by the year 2000.

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