Construction Equipment Rental Market - UK 2009-2013

AMA Research
May 1, 2009
104 Pages - SKU: AJLA2267194
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Countries covered: United Kingdom

AMA Research have published the Second Edition of the ‘Construction Equipment Rental Market - UK 2009-2013’. Incorporating original input and primary research, this updated report represents a unique informed and up-to-date review of the market. This 100+ page 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. The report also reviews the range of equipment offered by Hire companies.

Of particular interest:

  • Forecasts of performance of UK Construction Equipment Rental Market, 2009-2013.
  • Review of major rental companies - plant hire, tool hire, specialists - key players, shares etc.
  • Key trends and market influencing factors 2008-2009.
  • Niche sector hire opportunities - for example, decommissioning of nuclear sites, infrastructure, tunnelling, pilot guided augur boring, piling, sweepers, bowsers, large crawler cranes, etc.
  • Major equipment/machinery/suppliers by hire sector product group.
  • Review of hire product sectors by type of hire company - e.g. Plant Hire, Tool Hire, Specialist, ‘Other’.
Key sectors covered in the report include
  • CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL MARKET
  • HIRE COMPANIES
  • ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP:

    LIFTING - EARTH-MOVING - PUMPING CRUSHING AND SCREENING PLANT - ROAD MAKING - COMPRESSORS/GENERATORS/LIGHTING/WELDER GENERATORS - PORTABLE BUILDINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HIRE - LIGHTING, WELDING, POWER - ANCILLARY HIRE PRODUCTS - GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT - CONCRETING AND COMPACTING - SKIPS AND RUBBISH CHUTES - ACCESS EQUIPMENT HIRE - PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - HAND AND POWER TOOLS - CLEANING AND FLOOR PREPARATION - TRANSPORT (TIPPERS, LOW LOADERS, SWEEPERS, BOWSERS, WASHING STATIONS)

Companies included:

AB 2000, AGD Equipment Ltd, Aggreko Plc, Ainscough Crane Hire, Alfred McAlpine Plant Services Division, Ambrose Hire, Andrews Sykes Group, A-Plant, Balloon Hire Centres, Beck and Pollitzer Engineering, Biffa Waste, BPH Equipment, Bradford’s Building Supplies, Brandon Hire, Briggs Equipment, Caledonian Cranes, Carrier Rental Systems, Dawsons, Drumclog Plant Hire, Elliott Hire, Fidelity, Fork Rent, Gamble Jarvis Plant Hire, Gap Group, Garic, GE Capital Equipment Services, Greyhound Plant Services, HE Services Plant Hire, Hewden, HSS Hire Service Group Hydrex, I and H Brown, Jewsons, JMS Plant Hire, K. S. National, Kattrak International, Lavendon Group Plc, Liebherr Rental Ltd, Mabey Hire, Mackenzie Plant, MB Hire, Millennium Crane Hire, Nationwide Crane Hire, PKL, Pochin’s Plc Portakabin Hire Division, Selwood, SGB Group, Sita UK, Skip Hire UK, Smiths (Gloucester), Speedy Hire Plc, Speedy Space, The Turner Group, Tracked Dumper Hire UK, Travis Perkins, Tulloch plc, VP Plc, Wastefile UK, Weldex (International), Offshore Ltd, Wernick, Whiteinch Demolition, Wolseley, Woodside.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

  • HIRE MARKET
    • Market definition in terms of type of outlets, range of products, and type of hire company Forecasts of market size up to 2013.
    • Historical and current market trends 2005-2008.
    • Factors influencing market development (legislation, growth of offsite manufacturing in construction, levels of construction activity, infrastructure developments, waste management and environmental factors) etc.
    • Future prospects for hire market - impact of construction activity, new product ranges, product development targeted at hire market, new market entrants, impact of Olympic Games developments etc.
    • Key sectors - education, infrastructure etc.
    • Impact of competitive hire rates.
  • HIRE COMPANIES
    • Number of outlets - plant hire, tool hire, and specialists.
    • Key trends etc.
    • Market shares of major hire companies - growing concentration of the industry, increasing shares through acquisitions and organic growth.
    • New market entrants/growth companies.
    • Review of major hire companies - turnover, branches, areas of specialisation etc.
    • Competitive structure - plant hire, tool hire, and specialist companies.
    • Review of key specialists - skips, portable buildings, earth moving, materials handlers, cranes, powered access, non-mechanical access, formwork/falsework/propping/shoring, piles and pile driving, tunneling, generators, pumps, road making, compressors, tippers, sweepers, bowsers, washing stations, low loaders, etc.
  • PRODUCTS/SUPPLIERS
    • Market size by major product group
  • ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP
    • 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 hire market, alternative channels etc.
    • Review of hire product sectors by type of hire company - plant hire, tool hire, and specialist.Major equipment/machinery suppliers by hire sector product group.
  • FUTURE PROSPECTS / HOUSING / CONSTRUCTION
    • Construction and manufacturing trends; waste management; cladding; pre-fabricated buildings; plant maintenance; growth of offsite manufacturing, etc.
    • Impact of new issues - Olympic Games development programme, sustainable energy programmes etc.
    • Key construction sectors - housing, education, health, infrastructure etc.
    • Future developments, implications for hire companies.
    • Economic influences, future growth prospects for hire market in 2009-10 and through to 2013.



Additional Information

The UK market for construction equipment rental is closely linked to the overall state of the economy and to general conditions in construction, manufacturing, infrastructure and utilities, and DIY/home improvement. At present, the industry is experiencing an unprecedented downturn due to the global financial crisis, while many sectors are suffering from the fallout from funding problems, either through difficulties in raising finance for PFI schemes or from declining business confidence. The focus of this report is on construction equipment rental companies and we have defined what, in our view, constitutes a construction equipment rental company in order to be more specific on the market size and trends.

The UK construction equipment rental market is estimated to be worth some £4.4 billion in 2008, having declined by an estimated 6% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Variable market performance 2007-2008 reflects the combined impact of modest growth of around 6% in 2007, followed by a 6% market decline in 2008, mirroring the negative impact of the global financial crisis and downturn in private residential and some sectors of non-residential construction.

Many sectors of the hire market have been adversely impacted by the cancellation, postponement or abandonment of major construction projects which is threatening to undermine the financial stability of the rental industry.

Hire market penetration has been assisted by the development of high productivity multi-functional equipment, for example telehandlers, which have been the subject of substantial fleet-building in recent years, but are currently adversely impacted by the global financial crisis.

The positive impact of health and safety and energy efficiency legislation has bolstered certain sectors of the overall construction equipment rental market.

Earth moving equipment, estimated to be the largest product sector, accounts for around 24% of hire turnover, while lifting accounts for around 14%, skips and rubbish chutes around 12%, road making 4%, compressors/generators 4%.

Our estimates are for market decline during 2009-2010 of around 12% over the 2-year period, followed by a flat 2011 before limited market recovery in 2012-2013. It is emphasised that the economic environment in early to mid 2009 is extremely volatile, therefore the above forecasts are subject to change, and it is also difficult to estimate the timing and scale of a slowdown and eventual recovery.

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