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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Definitions

Methodology

The UK Economy

Exchange Rates

Abbreviations

MARKET SIZE

Market Overview and Trends, 1992-1996

Market Segmentation

Overview

Public Sector/Private Sector

Double Glazing

Domestic Windows

By Type of Work

By Material

Domestic Doors and Frames

By Type of Work

By Material

By Use

Conservatories

Factors Affecting Demand

Market Forecasts, 1997-2001

Overview

Public Sector/Private Sector

Double Glazing

Domestic Windows

Domestic Doors and Frames

Conservatories

DISTRIBUTION

PRODUCTION

Overview

Critical Success Factors

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Imports

Overview

Import Penetration

Implications for Importers

Exports

Trade Deficit

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

Overview

Market Shares

Company Profiles

Anglian Group

BAC

Boulton and Paul

Bowater Windows

Caradon Everest

Epwin Group

Heywood Williams Group

John Carr Group

Premdor Crosby

Overview

Crosby (Formerly Crosby Sarek)

Regency Doors

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

MAGAZINES

List of Tables

1 Economic Indicators On The UK Economy, 1988-1997

2 The UK Market For Domestic Windows, Doors And Conservatories, 1992-1996

3 Total Housing Construction Output In Great Britain, By Type Of Work, 1992-1996

4 Housing Starts And Completions In Great Britain, 1992-1996

5 Number Of Property Transactions In England And Wales, 1992-1996

6 The UK Market For Domestic Windows, Doors And Conservatories, By Product Type, 1992-1996

7 The UK Market For Domestic Windows And Doors, By End User Sector, 1992-1996

8 Stock Of Dwellings In Great Britain, By Tenure, 1986-1995

9 Housing Starts And Completions In Great Britain, By Sector, 1992-1996

10 Activity Undertaken By The Housing Corporation, 1992-1996

11 The UK Market For Double Glazing, 1992-1996

12 The UK Market For Double Glazing, By Product Type, 1996

13 The UK Market For Domestic Windows, By Type Of Work, 1992-1996

14 The UK Market For Domestic Windows Used In Refurbishment Work, By Material, 1992-1996

15 The UK Market For Domestic Windows Used In New Build Work, By Material, 1992-1996

16 The UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames, By Type Of Work, 1992-1996

17 The UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames Used In Refurbishment Work, By Material, 1992-1996

18 The UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames Used In New Build Work, By Material, 1992-1996

19 The Volume Of The UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames, By Use, 1996

20 The Value Of The UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames, By Use, 1996

21 The UK Market For Conservatories, By Type Of Work, 1992-1996

22 Forecast UK Market For Domestic Windows, Doors And Conservatories, 1997-2001

23 Forecast Total Housing Construction Output In Great Britain, By Type Of Work, 1997-2001

24 Forecast Activity By The Housing Corporation, 1997 And 1998

25 Forecast UK Market For Domestic Windows, Doors And Conservatories, By Product Type, 1997-2001

26 Forecast UK Market For Domestic Windows And Doors, By End User Sector, 1997-2001

27 Forecast UK Market For Double Glazing, 1997-2001

28 Forecast UK Market For Domestic Windows, By Type Of Work, 1997-2001

29 Forecast UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames, By Type Of Work, 1997-2001

30 Forecast UK Market For Conservatories, By Type Of Work, 1997-2001

31 Distribution Of Domestic Double Glazed Windows, Doors And Conservatories In The UK, By Channel, 1996

32 Distribution Of Domestic Single Glazed Windows, By Channel, 1996

33 Distribution Of Domestic Doors For New Build In The UK, By Channel, 1996

34 Distribution Of Replacement Domestic Doors In The UK, By Channel, 1996

35 Distribution Of Conservatories In The UK, By Channel, 1996

36 UK Production Of Windows And Doors, 1992-1996

37 UK Production Of Windows And Doors, By Material, 1992-1996

38 UK Imports Of Windows And Doors, 1992-1996

39 UK Imports Of Windows And Doors, By Material, 1992-1996

40 UK Import Penetration Of Windows And Doors, 1992-1996

41 UK Exports Of Windows And Doors, 1992-1996

42 UK Exports Of Windows And Doors, By Material, 1992-1996

43 UK Trade Deficit In Windows And Doors, By Material, 1992-1996

44 Market Shares In The UK Double Glazing Sector, By Company, 1996

45 Financial Summary Of Anglian Group, 1992-1996

46 Financial Summary Of BAC, 1991-1995

47 Financial Summary Of Boulton and Paul, 1991-1995

48 Financial Summary Of Bowater Windows, 1991-1995

49 Financial Summary Of Caradon Everest, 1991-1995

50 Financial Summary Of Epwin Group, 1991-1995

51 Financial Summary Of Heywood Williams Group's Building Products Division, 1993-1995

52 Financial Summary Of John Carr Group, 1991-1995

53 Financial Summary Of Crosby, 1991-1995

54 Financial Summary Of Regency Doors, 1993 And 1994

List of Diagrams

1 The UK Market For Domestic Windows And Doors, By End User Sector, 1992-2001

2 The UK Market For Domestic Windows, By Type Of Work, 1992-2001

3 The UK Market For Domestic Doors And Door Frames, By Type Of Work, 1992-2001

4 The UK Market For Conservatories, By Type Of Work, 1992-2001

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In 1996 the UK market for domestic windows, doors and conservatories decreased by 1 percent in nominal terms to a value of £2.87 billion at retail sales prices. MSI believe that the market began to decline in 1995 following three years of modest growth.

MSI estimate that windows represented 68 percent of the total value of the UK domestic windows, doors and conservatories market in 1996. A further 24 percent of the market was accounted for by doors, which represented a value of £689 million at retail sales prices. The conservatories sector enjoyed the most significant growth for the period, increasing in value by up to 10 percent between 1992 and 1994. Nevertheless, the value of the market is believed to have declined in both 1995 and 1996.

Sales of domestic windows and doors to the public sector declined throughout the period under review to a value of just œ608 million in 1996. This has been largely due to cuts in government funding to The Housing Corporation and in local authority budgets.

The principal factors affecting the demand for domestic windows, doors and conservatories in the UK include the level of total housing construction output, the state of the housing market, demographic trends and legislation regarding the thermal efficiency of buildings.

MSI forecast that the UK market for domestic windows, doors and conservatories will display modest growth in real terms over the five years from 1997 to 2001, as a result of an upturn in the level of total housing construction output.

During the period under review, the UK distribution structure for domestic windows, doors and conservatories was characterised by the relative decline of direct sales, an increase in the importance of builders' merchants and a move by some suppliers towards vertical integration. MSI estimate that in the double glazing sector, some 80 percent of products were sold directly in 1996 in volume terms compared with 86 percent in 1995.

The domestic windows and doors industry in the UK is relatively fragmented. The majority of the larger companies operating in the industry are involved in the manufacture and installation of more than one product type. However, there are a few specialist companies whose main activities focus on just one product type.

Text © 1997 MSI

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