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Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Total UK Construction Market at Current and Constant (1990) Prices (£m), 1989-1994

Table 2: Average Bank Base Rates ( percent), 1989-1994

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SIZE BY INDIVIDUAL MARKET SECTORS

Table 3: The Value of All Construction Output in the UK (£m at current prices), 1989-1994

Table 4: The Value of All Construction Output in the UK (£m at constant 1990 prices), 1989-1994

Table 5: Change in Construction Output at Constant 1990 Prices ( percent), 1989-1994

Table 6: Investment in New Buildings and Works in the UK (£m at current prices), 1989-1992

Table 7: Value of New Orders Obtained by Contractors in the UK for All Types of Construction (£m at current prices), 1989-1994

Table 8: The Value of New Orders Obtained by Contractors in the UK (£m at constant 1990 prices), 1989-1994

Table 9: Changes in Output and New Orders for Housing at Constant Prices ( percent), 1989-1993 and 1992-1993

Table 10: UK Housebuilding Starts, Work in Progress and Completions (000), 1989-1994

Table 11: Changes in Output and New Orders for Other New Work, Excluding Infrastructure at Constant Prices ( percent), 1989-1993 and 1992-1993

Table 12: Changes in Output for Repair and Maintenance at Constant Prices ( percent), 1989-1993 and 1992-1993

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

Table 13: Turnovers of Major UK Construction and Building Contractors (£m), 1993

Table 14: Turnovers of Other Leading UK Construction and Building Contractors (£m), 1993/1994

Table 15: Breakdown of Turnover of AMEC PLC by Activity (£m year ending December), 1991-1993

Table 16: Breakdown of Turnover of Costain Group PLC by Activity (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 17: Breakdown of Turnover of John Laing PLC (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 18: Breakdown of Turnover of John Mowlem & Co. PLC (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 19: Breakdown of Turnover of P & O by Activity (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 20: Breakdown of Turnover of Tarmac PLC by Activity (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 21: Breakdown of Turnover of Taylor Woodrow PLC (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 22: Breakdown of Turnover of Trafalgar House PLC by Activity (£m year ending December), 1992 and 1993

Table 23: Breakdown of Turnover of George Wimpey PLC (£m year ending September), 1992 and 1993

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

TYPES OF SUPPLIERS

LEADING COMPANIES

Current Issues

ECONOMIC RECOVERY

MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS

DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACTS

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE

Forecasts

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

FORECASTS

OTHER FUTURE TRENDS

Table 24: Forecasts of Construction Output and Annual Changes at Constant 1990 Prices (£m and percent), 1994-1996

Company Profiles

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

ICC INFORMATION SOURCES

ICC INFORMATION GROUP LTD

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The UK building contracting market had an estimated output valued at £40.8bn in 1993 compared with £48.1bn in 1989, a fall of 15.3 percent over 4 years. Expressed at constant prices to show the real movement in volume, the fall amounted to 18.2 percent. The period covered is that in which the main influences of the UK recession impacted on the industry.
The UK building contracting market is part of the overall construction sector which it shares with civil engineering. Building contracting covers activities such as project management, site preparation, the acquisition of material and provision of subcontractors, the erection of structures and their fitting out. The UK industry includes a number of major contractors and supporting services well able to serve the needs of the country and achieve important overseas contracts.

The UK building construction industry has felt the full impact of the UK recession during the period reviewed. This has caused some restructuring in the industry, but has left leading players ready to take advantage of the upturn in the economy which is showing signs of materialising, as at the third quarter of 1994.

There are a number of factors, relating to a natural caution by investors and individuals after a severe recession plus a tight reign on government expenditure, which are likely to limit demand for new building construction work in the short-term future. Forecasts are, therefore, expecting a modest positive growth in 1994 followed by increases of the same order in the following 2 years.

Text © 1994 Key Note

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