DOMESTIC HEATING Market UK 2007

SUMMARY

AMA Research have recently published the eighth edition of the “Domestic Heating Market - UK 2007” report. The report represents an informed and up-to-date and detailed review of the market and offers excellent value for money.

The total market for domestic heating products is substantial, valued in excess of £1.3 billion at manufacturers prices in 2006. Many sectors of the market are demonstrating product innovation, reflecting new development opportunities arising from integrated solar thermal heating solutions and the increasing impact of energy efficiency legislation. In overall terms, foreign competition, and the diversification of suppliers in to ‘new’ product sectors represent continuing trends with material cost pressures eroding margins and also contributing to market value growth.

Key issues covered in the report are:-

• Central Heating - Boilers, Radiators, Pumps, Controls.
• Space Heating - Electric, Gas, Solid Fuel.
• Water Heating - Gas, Electric, Storage and Solid Fuel.

The report reviews developments within the industry, with emphasis on both QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE market assessment - both essential requirements to good marketing planning. Recent trends, key influencing factors and forecasts of future developments are assessed.

Of Particular Interest:-

• Niche sector development opportunities in the self-build, domestic conservatory and shower markets.
• Impact of energy efficiency legislation on boiler market growth trends from 2004-2010.
• Impact of the level of new dwelling building completions on the domestic heating market - forecasts from 2007 to 2010.
• Cylinder developments and opportunities.
• Review of underfloor heating trends.
• Developments in the solid fuel sector.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

CENTRAL HEATING

• Central heating systems - market development of central heating installations - forecast to 2010 - mix by fuel - LPG, gas, solid fuel, oil, electric. Trends for the future and key influencing factors. Ownership levels, penetration by sector, sales by type of application.
• Boiler market size - trends, market share by mix of fuel, types of boiler (combination, system, wall mounted, floor mounted, back boiler, etc). Growth of boiler companies, shares, major competitors by sector with key strengths. The impact of solar thermal and renewable heating solutions.
• Radiator market size - volume and value, panel/convector, aluminium/steel, ‘designer’ radiators. Radiator replacement levels - implications for suppliers, radiator suppliers, shares, strengths and opportunities. Growth of added-value niche sector products.
• Pump market size - replacement and new, product features. The influence of boiler trends on the pump market, pump market shares, key companies.
• Heating controls - market size, impact of legislation. Key trends by product sector. Product mix. Key competitors. Examples of specialist control applications.
• Major suppliers in all sectors, strengths, key characteristics, turnover etc.
• Distribution of central heating appliances by product.
• Future prospects in all sectors, changing nature of the market, likely future trends etc.

SPACE HEATING

• Market size, trends and forecasts, reasons for underlying growth/decline, impact of climatic changes.
• Review of electric space heating product groups - storage heaters, fuel-effect fires, radiant fires, panel heaters, fans and convector heaters etc - assessment of the market size, trends, future prospects, designs etc.
• Review of gas space heating product groups - fuel-effect fires, wall heaters, etc - market size, trends, future prospects, designs etc.
• Review of solid fuel space heating products and product innovation.
• Major manufacturers - factors influencing market position, characteristics etc.
• Review of distribution by product group - key channels and developments.
• Future prospects in all product sectors.

WATER HEATING

• Direct gas-fired water heaters, market development, the impact of combination boilers, single point/multi point, direct fired water heaters, etc.
• Cylinder hot water storage market - size and trends, opportunities and threats.
• Cylinder developments and accumulators: cylinder types including pressurized and vented, direct and indirect, etc.
• Electric water heating - market size and overall trends, domestic market size by product sector and trends by sector, immersion heaters, instantaneous (handwash etc) and thermal storage, major elements of distribution in each sector.
• Key companies, strengths etc.
• Future prospects in all product sectors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SUMMARY

3. KEY MARKET INFLUENCES AND DRIVERS

• 3.1 GDP
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
• 3.5 STERLING
• 3.6 POPULATION PROFILE
• 3.7 THE HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION MARKET
  • 3.7.1 Non Domestic Construction
  • 3.7.2 House Building Completions
  • 3.7.3 Mix of Housebuilding Completions
  • 3.7.4 House Moving Levels
  • 3.7.5 Self Build Housing Market
• 3.8 OTHER MARKET DRIVERS
  • 3.8.1 Domestic Conservatories
  • 3.8.2 The UK Shower Market
• 3.9 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

4. DOMESTIC CENTRAL HEATING

• 4.1 CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS
  • 4.1.1 Definition
  • 4.1.2 Installations
  • 4.1.3 Fuels
  • 4.1.4 Central Heating Ownership
  • 4.1.5 Replacement, New Build and First Time Installations
• 4.2 DOMESTIC CENTRAL HEATING BOILERS
  • 4.2.1 Definition
  • 4.2.2 Market Size
  • 4.2.3 Boilers Mix
  • 4.2.4 Types Of Boiler
  • 4.2.5 Gas Boilers
  • 4.2.6 Oil Fired Boilers
  • 4.2.7 Companies
• 4.3 OTHER SYSTEMS
• 4.4 RADIATORS
  • 4.4.1 Market
  • 4.4.2 Mix of Radiator Sales
  • 4.4.3 Trends
  • 4.4.4 Market Share
  • 4.4.5 Imports and Exports
• 4.5 PUMPS
  • 4.5.1 Market Size
  • 4.5.2 Mix of Glandless Circulator Sales
  • 4.5.3 Trends
  • 4.5.4 Market Shares
  • 4.5.5 Condensate Pumps
  • 4.5.6 Underfloor Heating Circulating Pumps
• 4.6 CONTROLS
  • 4.6.1 Definition
  • 4.6.2 Market
  • 4.6.3 Product Mix
  • 4.6.4 Recent Specialist Controls Developments
  • 4.6.5 Major Competitors
• 4.7 DISTRIBUTION
  • 4.7.1 Product Distribution
  • 4.7.2 Distribution Channels
• 4.8 FUTURE PROSPECTS

5. SPACE HEATING

• 5.1 MARKET SIZE
  • 5.1.1 Definition
  • 5.1.2 Market Size
• 5.2 PRODUCT MIX
• 5.3 ELECTRIC SPACE HEATING
  • 5.3.1 Products
  • 5.3.2 Suppliers
  • 5.3.3 Distribution
• 5.4 GAS SPACE HEATING PRODUCTS
  • 5.4.1 Products
  • 5.4.2 Suppliers
  • 5.4.3 Distribution
• 5.5 SOLID FUEL FIRES AND STOVES
• 5.6 IMPORTS & EXPORTS
• 5.7 FUTURE PROSPECTS

6. WATER HEATING

• 6.1 DIRECT GAS-FIRED WATER HEATING MARKET
  • 6.1.1 Definition
  • 6.1.2 Market Size
  • 6.1.3 Products
  • 6.1.4 Companies
  • 6.1.5 Imports & Exports
  • 6.1.6 Distribution
• 6.2 GAS WATER HEATING - STORAGE
  • 6.2.1 Definition
  • 6.2.2 The Market
  • 6.2.3 Products
  • 6.2.4 Suppliers
  • 6.2.5 Distribution
• 6.3 ELECTRIC WATER HEATING
  • 6.3.1 Definition
  • 6.3.2 Market Size
  • 6.3.3 Products
  • 6.3.4 Suppliers
  • 6.3.5 Imports and Exports
  • 6.3.6 Distribution
• 6.4 FUTURE PROSPECTS

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 TOTAL DOMESTIC HEATING MARKET (£ MILLION AT MSP) 2004- 2010
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000)
• TABLE 6 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2010 - UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS)
• CHART 7 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY TYPE OF DWELLING GB 2001-2007
• TABLE 8 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2000-2006 (‘000)
• TABLE 9 UK DOMESTIC CONSERVATORY MARKET 2004-2008 BY VOLUME
• TABLE 10 TOTAL UK SHOWER EQUIPMENT MARKET SIZE 2004-2008 £M MSP
• TABLE 11 UK DOMESTIC CENTRAL HEATING INSTALLATIONS BY TYPE (% SHARE) 2004-2010
• TABLE 12 UK CENTRAL HEATING OWNERSHIP - PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 1984-2006
• CHART 13 ESTIMATED CENTRAL HEATING PENETRATION BY SECTOR IN ENGLAND IN 2006
• CHART 14 UK CENTRAL HEATING SALES BY TYPE OF INSTALLATION - 2006
• TABLE 15 UK DOMESTIC CENTRAL HEATING BOILER MARKET £M MSP 2004-2010
• TABLE 16 UK DOMESTIC CENTRAL HEATING BOILER MARKET BY MIX OF FUEL - 2006
• CHART 17 UK DOMESTIC BOILER MARKET BY TYPE 1994 & 2006
• TABLE 18 UK DOMESTIC HEATING MARKET SHARES BY VALUE IN CENTRAL HEATING BOILERS 2006
• TABLE 19 UNDERFLOOR HEATING MARKET 2004-2008 BY VALUE (£M)
• TABLE 20 UK DOMESTIC CENTRAL HEATING RADIATORS MARKET BY VOLUME AND VALUE 2004-2010
• CHART 21 ESTIMATED MIX OF RADIATOR SALES 2006 BY VOLUME
• TABLE 22 UK RADIATOR MATERIAL MARKET 2006
• TABLE 23 UK RADIATOR MARKET SHARES 2006
• TABLE 24 UK CENTRAL HEATING GLANDLESS CIRCULATORS MARKET (£M MSP) 2004-2010
• CHART 25 DOMESTIC GLANDLESS CIRCULATORS MARKET BY APPLICATION 1994 & 2006
• TABLE 26 UK CENTRAL HEATING PUMP MARKET SHARES 2006
• TABLE 27 UK DOMESTIC HEATING CONTROLS MARKET 2004-2010 - £M MSP
• CHART 28 UK DOMESTIC HEATING CONTROLS PRODUCT MIX 2006
• CHART 29 MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2005
• CHART 30 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET SHARES 2005 BY VALUE
• CHART 31 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE
• TABLE 32 UK SPACE HEATING MARKET 2004-2010 - VALUE (£M MSP)
• TABLE 33 UK DOMESTIC SPACE HEATING MARKET 2006 - VALUE (£M MSP)
• CHART 34 UK STORAGE HEATER MARKET BY VOLUME ('000S) 2004-2010
• TABLE 35 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC SPACE HEATING - 2006
• CHART 36 MIX OF FUEL EFFECT FIRES BY VOLUME AND VALUE 2006
• CHART 37 UK GAS SPACE HEATING SUPPLIERS MARKET SHARE 2006
• TABLE 38 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION - GAS SPACE HEATING EQUIPMENT - 2006
• TABLE 39 UK GAS DIRECT WATER HEATING MARKET - £M MSP 2004-2010
• TABLE 40 UK DIRECT GAS FIRED WATER HEATING PRODUCT MIX 2006
• TABLE 41 UK MARKET FOR GAS WATER HEATING STORAGE UNITS - £M MSP - 2004-2010
• TABLE 42 UK ELECTRIC WATER HEATING 2004 - 2010 £M MSP