Abstract
AMA Research have published the Eighth Edition of the report ' Access Equipment
Market - UK 2008-2012' . The report definition includes both non-powered and
powered access products, including ladders, scaffolding, MEWPs and mast
climbers.
The UK market for access equipment has been relatively buoyant 2005-07,
underpinned by growth in the overall construction market and increased use of
powered access products in a number of end-use sectors, though 2008 has been
much more difficult as the UK economy and key sectors of the construction
industry enter recession.
The report reviews developments within the industry since 2005 with current
forecasts of anticipated market performance to 2012, assessing recent trends,
key influencing factors and future developments within the UK market for
access equipment - both short term developments in 2009-10 and underlying
prospects through to 2012.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 5
2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 7
- 2.1 SUMMARY 7
- 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 8
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
- 3.1 GDP 10
- 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
- 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
- 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
- 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
- 3.6 STERLING 14
- 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 15
- 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 16
4. OVERVIEW OF THE ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 18
- 4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 18
- 4.2 MARKET OVERVIEW AND CURRENT SITUATION 18
- 4.2.1 Current Situation 20
- 4.3 PRODUCT MIX 21
- 4.4 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS 24
- 4.5 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 25
- 4.5.1 Construction Market 25
- 4.5.2 Plant Hire Market 27
- 4.5.3 Tool Hire Market 28
- 4.5.4 Legislation 29
- 4.6 FUTURE PROSPECTS 31
5. NON-POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT 36
- 5.1 DEFINITION 36
- 5.2 MARKET OVERVIEW 36
- 5.2.1 Market Size and Characteristics 36
- 5.2.2 Current Situation and Future Prospects 38
- 5.3 PRODUCT MIX 39
- 5.3.1 Overall Product Mix 39
- 5.3.2 Ladders 41
- 5.3.3 Scaffolding 45
- 5.3.4 Access Towers 50
- 5.4 SUPPLIERS 53
- 5.4.1 Key Suppliers of Ladders 53
- 5.4.2 Key Supplies of Scaffolding 56
- 5.4.3 Key Suppliers of Access Towers 59
6. POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS EQUIPMENT 62
- 6.1 DEFINITION 62
- 6.2 MARKET OVERVIEW 62
- 6.2.1 Market Size and Characteristics 62
- 6.2.2 Current Situation 64
- 6.2.3 Future Prospects 65
- 6.3 PRODUCT MIX 66
- 6.3.1 Mobile Elevating Work Platforms 67
- 6.3.2 Other Access Products 72
- 6.3.3 Suppliers 77
7. DISTRIBUTION REVIEW 83
- 7.1 OVERALL ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 83
- 7.2 MAIN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR NON-POWERED ACCESS 85
- 7.2.1 Ladders 85
- 7.2.2 Scaffolding 85
- 7.2.3 Access Towers 86
- 7.3 MAIN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS 86
- 7.3.1 MEWPS Rental Sector 86
TABLES AND CHARTS
- CHART 1 UK ACCESS EQUIPMENT MARKET 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£M AT
MSP) 7
- CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 11
- CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 13
- TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND
THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
- CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000)
16
- TABLE 6 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2002-2008 -BY VALUE (£M AT
MSP) 19
- CHART 7 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT MIX BY SECTOR 2007 / 08 - % BY
VALUE 22
- CHART 8 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 1997, 2002
AND 2007 -BY VALUE 23
- CHART 9 UK CONSTRUCTION MARKET CONTRACTORS OUTPUT (NEW WORK AND RMI)
2002-2007 -CURRENT PRICES (£M) 26
- TABLE 10 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK AND RMI 2002-2007 -CURRENT PRICES
(£M) 27
- TABLE 11 UK PLANT HIRE MARKET 2002-2009 -BY VALUE (£BN AT MSP) 28
- CHART 12 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2002-07 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 29
- TABLE 13 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2008-2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT
MSP) 32
- TABLE 14 UK MARKET FOR NON-POWERED ACCESS PRODUCTS 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE
(£M AT MSP) 37
- CHART 15 UK MARKET FOR NON-POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT PRODUCT MIX 2007 - %
BY VALUE 40
- CHART 16 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 1997, 2002
AND 2007 -BY VALUE 40
- CHART 17 UK MARKET FOR LADDERS 2002-2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 42
- CHART 18 UK MARKET FOR LADDERS MATERIALS MIX 2007 - % BY VOLUME 44
- TABLE 19 UK MARKET FOR SCAFFOLDING 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT
MSP) 45
- CHART 20 UK MARKET FOR SCAFFOLDING MIX BY PRODUCT TYPE 2007 -% BY VALUE 49
- CHART 21 UK MARKET FOR SCAFFOLDING CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 1997, 2003 AND
2007 -BY VALUE 49
- CHART 22 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS TOWERS 2002 TO 2012 -BY VALUE (£M MSP)
51
- TABLE 23 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO LADDERS SECTOR 2007 54
- TABLE 24 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO THE SCAFFOLDING SECTOR 2007
57
- TABLE 25 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO ACCESS TOWERS SECTOR 2007 59
- TABLE 26 UK MARKET FOR POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2002 TO
2012 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 63
- CHART 27 UK MARKET FOR POWERED AND SPECIALIST ACCESS EQUIPMENT PRODUCT MIX
2007 - % BY VALUE 66
- CHART 28 UK MARKET FOR MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS 2002 TO 2012 -BY
VALUE (£M AT MSP) 67
- CHART 29 UK MARKET FOR MEWPS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VOLUME 71
- CHART 30 UK MARKET FOR OTHER POWERED ACCESS EQUIPMENT 2002 TO 2012 -BY
VALUE (£M AT MSP) 73
- CHART 31 UK MARKET FOR OTHER ACCESS SYSTEMS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE
75
- CHART 32 UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED ACCESS SYSTEMS PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % BY
VALUE 76
- TABLE 33 UK MARKET FOR MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS MARKET SHARE
ANALYSIS OF LEADING SUPPLIERS 2007 78
- TABLE 34 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING SUPPLIERS TO SUSPENDED ACCESS SYSTEMS
MARKET 2007 81
- CHART 35 UK MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION SHARE BY CHANNEL 2007
-% BY VALUE 84
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