Construction Materials in the United Kingdom

Construction Materials in the United Kingdom

Datamonitor's Construction Materials in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the construction materials industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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* Inform your business decisions

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Market Definition

The global construction materials market includes all manufacturers of sand, gravel, aggregates, cement, concrete and bricks. The market does not include other finished or semi-finished building materials. The market has been valued at manufacturers selling price (MSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been generated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 CRH plc 18
6.2 Holcim Ltd. 21
6.3 Lafarge S.A. 23
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 26
7.1 Market Value Forecast 26
CHAPTER 8 Demographics 27
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 29
9.1 Methodology 29
9.2 Industry Associations 30
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 30

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom Construction Materials Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 9
Table 2: United Kingdom Construction Materials Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 10
Table 3: United Kingdom Construction Materials Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 11
Table 4: Key Facts: CRH plc 18
Table 5: Key Financials: CRH plc 20
Table 6: Key Facts: Holcim Ltd. 21
Table 7: Key Financials: Holcim Ltd. 22
Table 8: Key Facts: Lafarge S.A. 23
Table 9: Key Financials: Lafarge S.A. 25
Table 10: United Kingdom Construction Materials Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 26
Table 11: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 27
Table 12: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 27
Table 13: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 27
Table 14: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 28