Table of Contents
Overview
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- What you need to know
- Covered in this Report
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Steady growth
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- Figure 1: The market for plumbing products, 2013-17
- Different influences in different sectors
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- Figure 2: Segmentation of the plumbing products market, 2017 (£ million)
- Central heating – government intervention distorts demand pattern
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- Figure 3: Residential heating market, 2013-17
- Commercial heating – different influences
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- Figure 4: Commercial heating market, 2013-17
- Bathroom products – a buoyant sector
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- Figure 5: Bathroom products market, 2013-17
- Kitchens – growth continuing
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- Figure 6: Kitchen plumbing product sales, 2013-17
- Tubes and pipes – material changes
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- Figure 7: Tubes and Pipes market, by type, 2013-17
- Major market drivers
- Market prospects
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- Figure 8: Forecast plumbing products market, 2018-22
- Companies and brands
- A highly international set of sectors
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Climate change targets slipping
- The facts
- The implications
- The Brexit issue
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- R&M dominates the market
- Central heating – the exception
- New build – only buoyant by recent comparison
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- Figure 9: UK private sector housing completions, 1978-2017
Market Size
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- A growing market
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- Figure 10: The market for plumbing products, 2013-17
Market Segmentation – Overview
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- Many separate markets
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- Figure 11: Segmentation of the plumbing products market, 2017 (£ million)
Market Segmentation – Domestic Central Heating
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- Government policy is an important market driver
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- Figure 12: Residential heating market, 2013-17
- Market segmentation
- Product segmentation
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- Figure 13: Product segmentation in the domestic central heating market, 2017 (£ million)
Market Segmentation – Commercial Heating
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- Steady growth
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- Figure 14: Commercial heating market, 2013-17
- Product segmentation
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- Figure 15: Segmentation of the commercial heating products market, 2017 (£ million)
- Figure 16: Main heating fuel for non-domestic buildings, 2011-15
Market Segmentation – Bathrooms
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- A buoyant market
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- Figure 17: Bathroom products market, 2013-17
- Market segmentation
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- Figure 18: Market segmentation bathroom equipment, 2017
- Product segmentation
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- Figure 19: Product segmentation bathroom equipment, 2017
- Figure 20: Product segmentation sanitary ware/toilet ware, 2017 (£ million)
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- Figure 21: Product segmentation showers and shower enclosures, 2017 (£ million)
- Figure 22: Product segmentation bathroom accessories, 2017 (£ million)
Market Segmentation – Kitchens
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- A growth market
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- Figure 23: Kitchen furniture sales, 2012-17
- Plumbing products
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- Figure 24: Kitchen plumbing product sales, 2013-17
Market Segmentation – Tubes and Pipes
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- Copper and plastic
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- Figure 25: Tubes and Pipes market, by type, 2013-17
Market Forecast
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- The market prospects
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- Figure 26: Forecast plumbing products market, 2018-22
- Market segmentation
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- Figure 27: Forecast segmentation of plumbing products market, 2018-22
The Impact of the Economy
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- GDP
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- Figure 28: UK GDP quarterly development, by sector, 2004-18
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- Figure 29: Forecast GDP development, 2017-22
- Interest rates
- House prices
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- Figure 30: Annual house price rates of change, by type of property, 2006-18
Market Trends
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- Kitchens and bathrooms – a lifestyle statement
- Declining property sizes
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- Figure 31: Average house sizes, 1930-2018
- Figure 32: Average Room sizes, 1930-2018
- En-suite
- Fashion trends
- Kitchens
- Bathrooms
Market Drivers
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- Housing stock
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- Figure 33: UK households, 1991-2017 (million)
- Home ownership
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- Figure 34: UK home ownership, 2006-17
- Housing transactions
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- Figure 35: Residential property transactions, by country, 2013-17 (000 dwellings)
- New housebuilding
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- Figure 36: New Housebuilding construction activity 2013-17 Actual and 2018-22 forecast
- New public non-residential
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- Figure 37: Public non-residential new construction activity 2013-17 Actual and 2018-22 forecast
- Figure 38: Segmentation of new public non-residential construction, 2013-17 (£ million)
- New private industrial
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- Figure 39: Private industrial new construction activity 2013-17 Actual and 2018-22 forecast
- Figure 40: Segmentation of new private industrial construction, 2013-17 (£ million)
- New private commercial
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- Figure 41: Private commercial new construction activity 2013-17 Actual and 2018-22 forecast
- Figure 42: Segmentation of new private commercial construction, 2013-17 (£ million)
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- Major brands – discreet sectors
- An international industry
- Complex distribution
Industry Structure
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- Plumbing
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- Figure 43: Development of companies in plumbing and heat and air conditioning installation, 2012-17
- Figure 44: Structure of the companies in the plumbing and heat and air conditioning installation industry, 2017 (Number of Businesses)
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- Figure 45: Segmentation of work undertaken in the plumbing and heat and air conditioning installation industry, by number of employees, 2017 (£ million)
- Heating
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- Figure 46: Structure of the central heating radiators and boilers industry, 2013-17
- Bathroom products
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- Figure 47: Structure of the ceramic sanitary fixture industry, 2013-17
- Figure 48: Structure of the other fabricated metal products industry, 2013-17
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- Figure 49: Structure of the other plastic building products industry, 2013-17
- Kitchen furniture
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- Figure 50: Structure of the kitchen furniture industry, 2013-17
Competitive Strategies
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- Bathroom fixtures – international production, local brands
- Branding also strong in heating
- Acquisitions
- Norcros buys Merlyn
- Legacy material substitution
- The Polypipe strategy
Company Profiles
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- Bathroom fixtures
- Heating
- Fittings and pipes
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
Further Sources and Contacts
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- Trade associations
- Trade magazines
- Trade events
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