Research and Markets: The UK Building & Home Improvement Products Distribution Market Is Expected To Recover and Show Growth in 2012, Reaching a Market Size of 44.5bn In 2015
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c825ee/building_and_home)has announced the addition of the "Building
and Home Improvement Market - UK 2011-2015" report to their offering.
The 6th edition of the building and home improvement products
distribution home renovation tips market provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure
of the market, and reviews the main distribution channels including
builders' merchants, DIY multiples, independents hardware stores,
specialist distributors, electrical wholesalers and garden centres. The
distributors' main product sectors are analysed including the product
market sizes, mixes, trends and distributors shares. The report also
provides a forecast of market prospects up to 2015.
The health of the building & home improvement products distribution
market is directly related to the performance of the UK building and
construction sector, influenced by both home improvement ideas new-build and repair,
maintenance and improvement activities. Until late 2007/early 2008, the
UK economy experienced an unprecedented period of growth, underpinned by
a buoyant housing market, low house remodeling cost inflation and strong consumer spending.
This buoyant market facilitated an annual growth rates of 3-4%% in the
distributors' market between 2005/07, reaching an estimated 47.4bn in
2007. In 2008 the UK economy entered a period of more difficult trading
due to the effects of the credit crunch' causing the market to decline
to around 45.5bn. The economic recession in 2009 caused further
significant deterioration of the market due to the contraction of the
core end-use sectors. In 2010 it is estimated that the distributors'
market was worth around 39.6bn at merchants selling prices, with the
market remaining essentially static in 2010. This change in fortunes of
the market was primarily due to the recovery of the housebuilding sector
and continued strong performance in the infrastructure sector as well as
public new work.
The building & home improvement products distribution merchant market is
highly fragmented with 8 dominant national organisations competing in
the market place with many regional and local distributors. This leading
group now comprises 4 builders & plumbers' merchants and 4 DIY
multiples. The merchants' sector saw a significant change in the market
place at the end of 2010 as Travis Perkins, the leading player, acquired
BSS Group, one of the other key players. Other important channels
include the independent hardware/DIY stores, electrical wholesalers,
garden centres and specialist distributors.
The distributors' product range is large and varied, with merchants
tending to focusing on supplying products to tradesmen whilst DIY
multiples supply products, generally lightside products, to homeowners;
although there continues to be a blurring of this distinction. The
largest product category in the market is the timber and glazing sector,
with other key sectors being plumbing, heating & drainage and garden
products.
In 2011 it is expected that there will be contrasting performances from
private and public sector construction, with the former recovering and
the latter falling sharply. The building & home improvement products
distribution market is expected to recover and show growth in 2012,
reaching a market size of 44.5bn in 2015.
Companies Mentioned:
B&Q
City Electrical Factors (CEF)
Clas Ohlson
Decco
Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Draper Tools
Edmundson Electrical Ltd
Encon Insulation
Focus
Grafton Group
Homebase
Huws Gray Ltd
Makro
Mica
Mydeco
Robert Dyas
Roys (Wroxham)
Saint-Gobain Building Products Distribution
Screwfix
SIG plc
Solus Garden & Leisure
Stax Trade Centres
The Garden Centre Group
The Rexel Group
Toolbank
Trago Mills
Travis Perkins
Wilkinson Hardware Store
Wolseley
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