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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET POSITION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Comparison of Cleaning Activities as Defined by SIC (80) and SIC (92), 1996

Table 2: Key Sectors of the UK Economy - Gross Domestic Product at Current Factor Cost (£bn), 1990-1995

Table 3: Estimated Value of Demand for Sanitary Services Products by Purchasing Sector (£m), 1991-1995

Table 4: Analysis of CSSA Members by Type of Heavy Industrial Cleaning Services Offered (number and percent), 1995e

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

DEMAND FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL CLEANING

Table 5: The Size of the Heavy Industrial Cleaning Market by Sector (£m), 1991-1995

Table 6: Estimated Value of Demand for Heavy Industrial Cleaning Services Compared With Sanitary Services by Purchasing Sector (£m and percent), 1995

Industry Background

INTRODUCTION

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 7: Number of Contract Cleaning Businesses by Turnover, 1990-1995

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

Table 8: Selected Key Companies Operating in the Industrial Plant Cleaning, Fumigation and Related Sectors, 1996

Table 9: Key Companies Operating in the Steam Cleaning, High-Pressure Water Jet, Ultrasonic Cleaning and Related Sectors, 1996

Table 10: Key Companies Operating in the Sewer, Drain and Pipeline Cleaning, Boiler Cleaning, Tank Cleaning and Descaling, Tanker Cleaning and Related

Sectors, 1996

Table 11: Key Companies Operating in Other Sectors, 1996

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

MAIN PURCHASING SECTORS

Table 12: Demand for Services Provided by the Heavy Industrial Cleaning Sector According to Purchasing Industry - Value of Cleaning and Services Provided

(£m and percent), 1995

Table 13: Analysis of CSSA Members by Type of Client Served, 1995

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

CLEANING MATERIALS

CLEANING EQUIPMENT

Table 14: Comparison of Manufacturing of Cleaning Materials as Defined by SIC (80) and SIC (92), 1996

Table 15: Major UK Manufacturers and Distributors of Cleaning Materials, 1996

Current Issues

INTRODUCTION

TRAINING

HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES

CONTRACTING-OUT OPPORTUNITIES

IMPACT OF A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT

TAKEOVER ACTIVITY

Forecasts

FUTURE PROSPECTS

FORECASTS

FUTURE DEMAND

Table 16: Forecasts of the Size of the Heavy Industrial Cleaning Market by Sector (£m), 1996-2000

Table 17: Forecast Value of Demand for Heavy Industrial Cleaning Services by Purchasing Sector (£bn), 1995 and 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

Key Note estimated that the heavy industrial cleaning sector of the UK contract cleaning market was worth £250m in 1995. The market is relatively mature compared with other contract cleaning sectors and, with some exceptions, is estimated to have grown over recent years at, or around, the rate of the UK economy as a whole.

The sector encompasses a wide range of activities, from factory cleaning, the cleaning and scaling of boilers, and the cleaning of stoves, furnaces, incinerators, ventilation ducts and exhaust units to the fumigation of ships and other premises. It also includes stonework cleaning and the cleaning of new buildings after construction. Other tasks covered in this report include steam cleaning, sand blasting, and similar activities for building exteriors, the emptying and cleaning of cesspools and septic tanks, and the cleaning of drains, pipelines and cooling towers. The report also reviews supplying sectors, including the manufacture, supply and distribution of electrical equipment, soap and synthetic detergents, polishes, cleaning powders, abrasive products and other chemicals and industrial materials.

Among the strengths of the sector are the fact that it is decentralised and, therefore, able to provide a local focus and achieve a close relationship with clients. Also, the enduring requirement for vital cleaning services as part of the industrial process ensures their continuation even during recession. On the other hand, the sector suffers from an overdependence on the fate of a few underperforming industrial sectors, especially in the manufacturing and construction fields. Also, the sector includes many relatively small companies with insufficient resources to meet the need for adequate finance.

Along with the rest of British industry at the present time, the heavy industrial cleaning sector suffers from many uncertainties, including the impact of mergers and acquisitions activity and the possibility of a change of government. However, industry opinion appears to be that a new Labour Government would not represent a particular threat. Future growth is seen as likely to occur at much the same rate as the rate of growth in the UK economy as a whole. Nevertheless, some sectors making significant purchases of heavy industrial cleaning services, such as transport and the utilities, offer the prospect of growth at a rather higher rate.

Text © 1996 Key Note

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