GARDEN ROOMS AND BUILDINGS MARKET UK 2008-2012

SUMMARY

Garden Rooms and Buildings Market - UK 2008-2012 offers an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding Garden rooms and buildings market.

Included in the definition of ‘Garden rooms and buildings’ are: log cabins, modular garden rooms and timber framed garden buildings as well as insulated tree-houses, shepherds huts and modern designs such as spherical rooms.

The market is estimated at around £100 million in 2007. However, the market value when the cost of installation, electrics, lighting and other accessories are included increases to over £130 million.

The Garden rooms and buildings market has been experiencing steady growth for the last 4 years and is expected to continue growing up to 2012, reflecting growing consumer interest, increased numbers of homeworkers, improvements in design and performance, and current uncertainty in the housing market.

Key areas in the report:

• Review of market performance - the market is experiencing steady growth and this is expected to continue up to 2012.
• Review of the major product groups as defined by Garden buildings and rooms, split by product sub-sectors where appropriate.
• Identification of key market influences - consumer interest, homeworking, product design, environment, housing transactions
• Identification of key suppliers and distributors for all product groups - shares, trends, market developments

Significant areas of coverage include:-

MARKET STRUCTURE

• Definition of the Garden rooms and buildings market - detached from main house and generally suitable for all year round use.
• Market size by value 2004-2012, including and excluding installation, electrics and other accessories added.
• Market size by volume 2004-2012.
• Identification of key influences on the market up to 2012 - planning permission, increase in homeworking, housing transactions, sustainability, price and availability of timber, second hand market. Parallel developments in the conservatory market.
• Summary of available product options on the market.

PRODUCT MIX

• Overview of key product sectors - log cabins, modular, timber-framed and ‘others’.
• Share by volume and value - differences between product sectors.
• Mix between self assembly and installed - differences between products.
• Recent trends, charges in product mix, growth in added-value designs, market prices, forecasts of future developments.

SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTION

• Overview of the market - distribution flow-chart indicating key routes to market.
• Supply structure with a table matching a selection of suppliers to product group
• Market share by volume and value for the major suppliers - key players, overview of market position, distribution strengths etc.
• Profiles of key suppliers. - buildings only suppliers/complete package suppliers etc.
• Distribution overview - DIY outlets, On-line and Mail order retailers, Garden centres, Builders and Timber merchants, Garden rooms specialists, Others.
• Channels of distribution share by volume - recent trends, future prospects.

GENERAL & FUTURE PROSPECTS

• Future trends likely to affect this market outlined.
• Review of socio-economic factors influencing this market, such as disposable income, age distribution, housing trends 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 UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET

• 4.1 DEFINITION
• 4.2 MARKET SIZE
• 4.3 PRODUCT TRENDS
• 4.3 KEY INFLUENCES
  • 4.3.1 Planning permission
  • 4.3.2 Homeworking
  • 4.3.3 Housing transactions
  • 4.3.4 Sustainability
  • 4.3.5 Price and Availability of Timber

5. PRODUCT MIX

• 5.1 PRODUCT DEFINITION AND MARKET SHARE
• 5.2 LOG CABINS
• 5.3 MODULAR GARDEN ROOMS
• 5.4 TIMBER FRAMED BUILDINGS
• 5.5 OTHER GARDEN ROOMS

6. SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTION

• 6.1 OVERVIEW
• 6.2 SUPPLIERS
  • 6.2.1 Supply Structure
  • 6.2.2 Market Shares
  • 6.2.3 Key Suppliers UK
• 6.3 DISTRIBUTION
  • 6.3.1 DIY Outlets
  • 6.3.2 On-line and Mail Order Retailers
  • 6.3.3 Garden Centres
  • 6.3.4 Builders and Timber merchants
  • 6.3.5 Other Retailers

TABLES AND CHARTS

• TABLE 1 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2004-2007 BY VOLUME
• TABLE 4 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2008-2012 £M RSP
• CHART 5 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2010
• CHART 6 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2010
• TABLE 7 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
• CHART 8 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000)
• TABLE 9 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2004-2012 £M RSP (FULL PROJECT VALUES)
• TABLE 10 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2004-2012 £M RSP (EXCLUDING VALUE ADDED SERVICES)
• CHART 11 DOMESTIC CONSERVATORY MARKET UK 1993-2007 (£M RSP)
• TABLE 12 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2004-2012 BY VOLUME
• CHART 13 NUMBER OF HOMEWORKERS UK 1997-2007 IN MILLIONS
• CHART 14 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2000-2006 (‘000)
• CHART 15 UK MARKET FOR GARDEN ROOMS AND BUILDINGS BY VOLUME 2007
• CHART 16 UK MARKET FOR GARDEN ROOMS AND BUILDINGS - VALUE SHARE 2007 (£M RSP)
• CHART 17 UK MARKET GARDEN ROOMS AND BUILDINGS UNITS SOLD FOR SELF-ASSEMBLY V INSTALLED 2007 BY VALUE
• CHART 18 DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN ROOMS AND BUILDINGS
• TABLE 19 SELECTION OF MANUFACTURERS OF PRODUCT GROUPS
• TABLE 20 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2007 SUPPLIER SHARES BY VOLUME
• TABLE 21 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2007 SUPPLIER SHARE BY VALUE
• TABLE 22 THE UK GARDEN ROOM AND BUILDING MARKET 2007 - CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION SHARE BY VOLUME