PLANT HIRE MARKET - UK 2008-2012

SUMMARY

On the 4th August 2008, AMA Research will publish the Sixth Edition of the 'Plant Hire Market - UK 2008-2012'. Incorporating original input and primary research, the report represents an up-to-date and detailed review of the market.

The report reviews developments within the industry, with emphasis on qualitative and quantitative market assessment. Recent trends, key influencing factors and forecasts of future developments are assessed, particularly in relation to the potential impact of difficult market conditions in 2008-09.

The report reviews the general range of equipment offered by most Plant Hire outlets, but specifically excludes tool and general equipment hire, which is reviewed in our 'UK Tool Hire Market Report 2007'.

Key sectors covered in the report include:

• PLANT HIRE MARKET - Size, Structure, Growth Trends, Forecasts.
• HIRE COMPANIES - National, Regional, Local, Specialists, Tool Hire.
• ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP:-
  • LIFTING - Cranes, Powered Access, Material Handling, Telehandlers, etc.
  • EARTH-MOVING - Excavators, Loading Shovels, Dump Trucks, etc.
  • CONSTRUCTION - Concrete Mixers, Concrete Pumps, Pumps, Crushers and Screens etc.
  • ROAD-MAKING - Rollers, Planers, Pavers, etc.
  • COMPRESSORS/GENERATORS
  • OTHERS - Environmental (Heating, Cooling, Drying,etc.), Portable Accommodation, Tools etc.

Of particular interest:

• Forecasts of Plant Hire market growth 2008-2012 - short term prospects in 2008-09.
• Niche sector hire growth opportunities - for example, wind farms, timber and steel frame buildings, cladding, Olympics, Building Schools for the Future, etc.
• Review of major plant hire companies including specialists.
• Estimated shares of type of hire company (e.g. specialist, plant hire, tool hire), in hire product sectors.
• Review of key growth hire products.

The report content includes:

HIRE MARKET

• Market definition in terms of type of outlets and range of products.
• Market size in value terms, 2002-2007, and forecasts up to 2012.
• Historical and current market trends. Factors influencing market development (legislation, growth of offsite manufacturing in construction, levels of construction activity, new specialist products, infrastructure developments, etc).
• Future prospects for hire market - short term prospects in 2008-09, impact of construction activity, product development targeted at hire market, new market entrants, impact of Olympic Games developments, urban regeneration schemes, etc.

PLANT HIRE COMPANIES

• Number of outlets - major players, specialists, key trends etc.
• Market shares of major plant hire companies - growing concentration of the industry, increasing shares through acquisitions and organic growth. New market entrants/growth companies.
• Review of major national hire companies and larger regional operators - turnover, branches, areas of specialisation etc.
• Competitive structure - major hire companies, overlap with tool hire market, shares of major tool hire companies.
• Review of key specialists - powered access, cranes, generators, portable accommodation etc.

PRODUCTS / SUPPLIERS

• Market size by major product group (see page 3 for list).
• Product mix within major product groups - major sectors, share by sector, key trends, new product developments etc.
• Product trends by product group - growth sectors, areas of specialisation, relative importance of plant hire market, alternative channels etc.
• Major equipment/machinery suppliers by hire sector product group.
• Estimated shares by type of hire company in hire product sectors - e.g. specialist plant hire, tool hire.

FUTURE PROSPECTS / HOUSING / CONSTRUCTION

• Construction and manufacturing trends; waste; cladding; pre-fabricated buildings; growth of offsite manufacturing, self build house building.
• Impact of new issues - Olympic Games/Nuclear Energy development programmes, sustainable energy programmes etc.
• Key construction sectors - housing, education, health, infrastructure etc.
• Future developments, implications for plant hire companies.
• Economic influences, future growth prospects for the plant hire market - risk factors for 2008-09.

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. PLANT HIRE MARKET

• 4.1 DEFINITION
• 4.2 MARKET STRUCTURE
• 4.3 MARKET SIZE
  • 4.3.1 Market Background
  • 4.3.2 Future Prospects
• 4.4. KEY MARKET INFLUENCES
  • 4.4.1 Overview
  • 4.4.2 UK Construction Influences
  • 4.4.3 Self-Build Market
  • 4.4.4 Prefabricated Buildings - Including ‘Volumetric' and ‘Frame and Panel'
  • 4.4.5 Non-Structural Cladding
  • 4.4.6 Waste
  • 4.4.7 Wind Turbines
  • 4.4.8 Railway Sector
• 4.5 PLANT HIRE, TOOL HIRE, AND SPECIALISTS

5. PLANT HIRE COMPANIES

• 5.1 MARKET STRUCTURE

6. PRODUCTS

• 6.1 PRODUCT MIX
• 6.2 PRODUCT TRENDS
  • 6.2.1 Earth Moving Equipment
  • 6.2.2 Lifting Plant
  • 6.2.3 Construction
  • 6.2.4 Road-Making Equipment
  • 6.2.5 Compressors/Generators/Lighting/Welding
  • 6.2.6 Others/Non-Mechanical Plant

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK PLANT HIRE MARKET 2002-2012 (£M)
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012
• 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 CENSUS (‘000)
• CHART 6 PLANT HIRE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE
• TABLE 7 UK PLANT HIRE MARKET AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 2000-2007
• TABLE 8 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 2003-2007 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES
• CHART 9 PLANT HIRE MARKET 2004-2012
• TABLE 10 CONTRACTORS NON HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI - 2004-2008 (£ MILLION) CURRENT PRICES
• TABLE 11 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2004-2012 - UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS)
• CHART 12 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - % MIX BY HOUSES / FLATS GB 2001-2007
• CHART 13 SELF-BUILD MARKET - COMPLETIONS BY VOLUME 2000-2010
• CHART 14 UK PREFABRICATED VOLUMETRIC BUILDINGS MARKET 2004-2010 (£M MSP)
• CHART 15 UK PREFABRICATED FRAME AND PANEL BUILDING SYSTEMS MARKET 2005-2012 (£M MSP)
• CHART 16 UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - 2000-2012 BY VOLUME
• TABLE 17 UK WALL CLADDING MARKET AREA INSTALLED SQ M 2003 -2010
• CHART 18 ESTIMATED WASTE ARISING BY ORIGIN 2006/07 (%)
• CHART 19 BREAKDOWN OF SERVICES NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION - MIX BY PLANT & EQUIPMENT, CIVIL ENG., AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• TABLE 20 ESTIMATED SHARES BY TYPE OF HIRE COMPANY IN HIRE PRODUCT SECTORS 2006 /07
• TABLE 21 MARKET SHARES OF THE UK PLANT HIRE OPERATORS - 2007
• TABLE 22 HIRE COMPANY PRODUCT MIX 2007 £M AT HIRE MARKET VALUE
• TABLE 23 HIRE MARKET FOR EARTH MOVING PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2007
• TABLE 24 HIRE MARKET FOR LIFTING PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2007
• CHART 25 UK MEWP MARKET 2007 MIX BY VOLUME
• TABLE 26 HIRE MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2007
• TABLE 27 HIRE MARKET FOR ROAD MAKING PRODUCTS AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2007
• TABLE 28 HIRE MARKET FOR COMPRESSORS, GENERATORS ETC AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2007
• TABLE 29 HIRE MARKET FOR NON-MECHANICAL PLANT: ENVIRONMENTAL, PORTABLE ACCOMMODATION, AND EQUIPMENT AT HIRE MARKET VALUE 2007
• CHART 30 UK MARKET FOR HEATING, DRYING & COOLING 2007 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES
• CHART 31 MIX OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS BY VALUE 1993 TO 2006