TOOL HIRE SPECIALIST Market UK 2008 - 2012

SUMMARY

AMA Research have published the 7th Edition of their review of the tool hire sector - the "Tool Hire Specialist Market - UK 2008 - 2012" report. This publication represents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the structure of the tool hire industry with particular emphasis on the following topics:-

• TOOL HIRE MARKET - Size, Structure, Trends, Forecasts.
• HIRE COMPANIES - National, Regional, Local, Specialists, Builders Merchants.
• ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP
  • Access Equipment, Drilling & Breaking,
  • Concreting & Compacting, Cutting & Grinding
  • Heating, Cooling & Drying Gardening & Landscaping
  • Plumbing & Pumping, Cleaning & Floor Preparation
  • Lighting, Welding & Power, Carpentry & Woodworking
  • Miscellaneous Product Groupings - including handling, compact equipment etc.

The Tool Hire market continues to evolve reflecting a combination of market growth and rationalisation of ownership. This unique report reviews developments within the industry, with emphasis on both Quantitative and Qualitative assessment of the market and has been compiled by marketing professionals with a background in building products.

Issues of Specific Interest:-

• Sustained market growth, primarily driven by a strong RMI sector.
• Sustained market expansion, driven by construction growth, health and safety and Energy Efficiency Legislation, climatic factors, etc.
• Increasing concentration in the tool hire industry.
• Review of performance of key tool hire product sectors.
• Market shares of tool hire companies including builders merchants.
• Prospects for Tool Hire Market in 2008 and up to 2012, reviewing key influencing factors.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

HIRE MARKET

• Market definition in terms of type of outlets and range of products.
• Market size in value terms, 2004 - 2007 and forecasts up to 2012.
• Market trends 2004-2007: Factors influencing market development (Construction and industrial activity, new specialist products, DIY market, privatisation, infrastructure investment, legislation).
• Future prospects for hire market - impact of construction activity, growth of Facilities Management, impact of PPP/PFI, new product ranges, product development targeted at hire market, etc.

TOOL HIRE COMPANIES

• Total volume of outlets - Multiple branch companies, Builders Merchants, Small Hire Companies. Changes in recent years and future prospects.
• Share of Hire Market by Value - Multiple Branch Companies, Builders Merchants, Small Hire Companies. Comparison of shares in 1995 and 2007.
• Market shares of major hire companies - growing rationalisation of industry, increasing shares through acquisitions and organic growth, growth of the builders merchants sector.
• Review of major national hire companies and larger regional operators - turnover, branches, company profiles, etc.
• Competitive structure - major hire companies, Builders Merchants.
• Review of major customers - builders, plumbers, local authorities, utilities, maintenance operations, DIY consumers, facilities management contractors.

PRODUCTS/SUPPLIERS

• Market size by major product group in 2007 .
• Product mix within major product groups - major sectors.
• Product trends by product group - growth sectors, areas of specialisation, relative importance of hire market.
• Buying and Specification Process - decision-making process for purchasing equipment, key influences, health and safety issues, pricing, replacement cycles, specialist services.
• Major suppliers by product group.
• Impact of acquisitions on equipment replacement/updates.
• Shares of tool hire companies, plant hire companies and specialists in core product sectors.

FUTURE PROSPECTS/HOUSING/CONSTRUCTION

• New build, renovation, RMI, housing trends, building and construction output and orders.
• Prefabricated buildings, self-build, industrial, woodworking and floor coverings.
• Future developments, implication for suppliers.
• Economic influences, future growth prospects for the tool hire market etc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

• 2.1 SUMMARY
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

• 3.1 GDP
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
• 3.6 STERLING
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS

4. THE TOOL HIRE MARKET

• 4.1 OVERVIEW
• 4.2 TOOL HIRE MARKET DEFINITION
• 4.3 MARKET STRUCTURE - PRODUCT SALES/TOOL HIRE
• 4.4 MARKET SIZE
  • 4.4.1 Market Background
  • 4.4.2 Future Prospects

5. TOOL HIRE COMPANIES

• 5.1 OVERVIEW
• 5.2 MARKET SHARES
• 5.3 HIRE COMPANIES
  • 5.3.1 National Hire Companies
  • 5.3.2 Major Regional Companies
  • 5.3.3 Tool Hire, Plant Hire and Specialists
  • 5.3.4 Builders and Plumbers Merchants
  • 5.3.5 DIY Multiples
• 5.4 BUYING AND SPECIFICATION PROCESS
  • 5.4.1 Buying Groups and Trade Bodies
  • 5.4.2 Legislation and Training, etc.
• 5.5 PRICING AND REPLACEMENT CYCLES

6. PRODUCTS

• 6.1 OVERVIEW - PRODUCT SHARES OF TOOL HIRE COMPANIES WITHIN OVERALL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL
• 6.2 PRODUCT MIX
• 6.3 PRODUCT TRENDS
  • 6.3.1 Access Equipment
  • 6.3.2 Drilling & Breaking
  • 6.3.3 Plumbing and Pumping
  • 6.3.4 Cutting & Grinding
  • 6.3.5 Lighting, Welding, Power
  • 6.3.6 Heating, Cooling & Drying
  • 6.3.7 Gardening & Landscaping Equipment
  • 6.3.8 Carpentry & Woodworking
  • 6.3.9 Cleaning & Floor Preparation
  • 6.3.10 Concreting & Compacting
  • 6.3.11 Miscellaneous Product Groups

7. TOOL HIRE CUSTOMERS

• 7.1 INTRODUCTION
• 7.2 BUILDERS
• 7.3 PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
• 7.4 LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC BODIES
• 7.5 LARGE AND SMALL CONTRACTORS
• 7.6 FACTORY ENGINEERS, BUYERS, AND MAINTENANCE MANGERS - MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OPERATIONS (MRO) ETC.
• 7.7 CLEANING CONTRACTORS
• 7.8 CONSUMERS

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2001-2012 (£M)
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2010
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2010
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000)
• CHART 6 TOOL HIRE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE
• TABLE 7 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2001-2007 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES
• CHART 8 TOOL HIRE MARKET FORECAST 2007-2012 (£M)
• CHART 9 UK EDUCATION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2004-2008 (£ BILLION)
• CHART 10 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY TYPE OF DWELLING 2001-2007
• CHART 11 SHARES OF TOTAL HIRE OUTLETS BY SECTOR - 2007
• TABLE 12 BUILDERS MERCHANTS SHARE OF TOTAL HIRE OUTLETS 2004-2008
• CHART 13 SHARES OF HIRE MARKET - BY SECTOR AND VALUE - 2007
• CHART 14 SHARES OF HIRE MARKET BY VALUE - 1995
• TABLE 15 ESTIMATED MARKET SHARES OF LEADING COMPANIES BY VALUE 2007
• TABLE 16 SPEEDY'S MARKET SHARE, UK TOOL HIRE MARKET, 1995-2007
• CHART 17 MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2006
• TABLE 18 ESTIMATED SHARES BY TYPE OF HIRE COMPANY IN HIRE PRODUCT SECTORS
• TABLE 19 ESTIMATED HIRE PRODUCT MIX 2007 £M AT HIRE MARKET VALUE
• TABLE 20 COMPARISON OF HIRE PRODUCT MIX - 2001-2007 BY VALUE
• TABLE 21 HIRE MARKET FOR ACCESS EQUIPMENT AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 22 HIRE MARKET FOR BREAKING & DRILLING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007 (£M)
• CHART 23 HIRE MARKET FOR PLUMBING/PUMPING AT 2007 HIRE MARKET PRICES
• CHART 24 HIRE MARKET FOR CUTTING/GRINDING £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 25 HIRE MARKET FOR LIGHTING, WELDING & POWER AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• CHART 26 UK MARKET FOR HEATING, DRYING & COOLING 2007 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES
• TABLE 27 HIRE MARKET FOR GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT £M AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• CHART 28 HIRE MARKET FOR CARPENTRY & WOODWORKING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 29 HIRE MARKET FOR CLEANING AND FLOOR PREPARATION AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• CHART 30 HIRE MARKET FOR CONCRETING/COMPACTING AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007 (£M)
• TABLE 31 HIRE MARKET FOR MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS £M, AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2007
• TABLE 32 UK INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS - MARKET SHARES BY % VALUE 2006
• CHART 33 UK VAT-REGISTERED BUILDERS 2006
• CHART 34 UK VAT REGISTERED PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS 1998 AND 2006
• CHART 35 DIY CONSUMER/NON-DOMESTIC USERS FOR HIRE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT - 2007