Utilities Construction Market Report - UK 2012-2016 Analysis

AMA Research has recently published the fourth edition of the report Utilities Construction Market Report - UK 2012 -2016 Analysis. The report represents an informed, up-to-date and detailed review of the market and offers excellent value for money.

Key sectors covered include:

UTILITIES MARKET – construction output GB quarterly analysis of output & new orders, output by sector.
WATER, ELECTRICTY, GAS & TELECOMS - output, quarterly analysis, influences, forecasts.

PROCUREMENT AND KEY CONTRACTORS - EU Directives, recent contract awards, contractor profiles.

The utilities construction sector continues to offer growth opportunities and is likely to outperform the larger infrastructure market over the period to 2016, given the influence of the transport sectors which are faced by some significant cuts to budgets.

The water industry looks set for good growth over this period, buoyed by the current AMP 5 programme which will be focussed on maintenance and replacement of assets and improvements to drinking water quality, also the electricity sector is likely to see significant improvement in output for 2011 underpinned by contribution from ongoing renewals and replacement programmes. The impact of renewable construction is also likely to positively impact on the electricity sub-sector with wind farms in particular stimulating this sector and with the nuclear sector impacting in the medium to longer term future. In addition, prospects for the gas sector remain relatively positive with the likelihood of further onshore and offshore gas storage facilities needed to address the UK’s increasing need to import gas.

The report assesses these opportunities in the light of the current difficult economic situation and looks forward to review future prospects for the individual sectors of the industry.

Key issues of particular interest:

Performance of each of the key sub-sectors of the utilities market.
Performance of utilities sector against overall infrastructure market.
Performance 2004-11 and forecasts for 2012 to 2016, key influencing factors, effects of capital investment programmes.
Impact of energy legislation and European Directives on overall market growth and its effect on electricity generation in particular.

Leading contractors working in the utilities sectors.

Leading contractors mentioned in the report include:

AMEC, Arup Group, Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall, Barhale Construction, Bechtel UK, Black and Veatch, Carillion, Clancy Group, Costain, Daniel Contractors, Galliford Try, Interserve, John Laing, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, May Gurney, McNicholas Construction, Morgan Sindall, Morrison Utilities, Murphy Group, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska UK, Vinci Construction, WS Atkins.

Key areas covered in the report include:

UTILITIES MARKET OVERVIEW

UK Construction Output – overview of UK construction market 2006-2016, mix by sector 2011, key influencing factors, trends.
Infrastructure and Utilities Market – size in terms of GB construction output, sector mix 2011, key trends in infrastructure sectors.
Utilities Market – sector mix, output by sector, quarterly analysis by output and new orders, key influencing factors, future prospects.
Utilities output forecasts – assessment of potential performance 2012-16, key influencing factors, and output forecasts to 2016.

SECTOR ANALYSIS - ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND TELECOMS.

Industry structure – by sector and by country for individual sectors, regulatory control, industry size, factors influencing structure of the industry, etc.
Construction output by sector – 2006-16 with forecasts through to 2016, quarterly analysis of output and new orders.
Future investment by sector – current plans for capital investment and future investment, influence of legislative or regulatory controls.
Key trends in the market place - factors of influence; are the trends and factors of influence set to continue, or will there be changes?
Identification of key companies for each sector – profiles of key utilities companies involved in each UK sector - eg water companies, gas & electricity generation, transmission & distribution organisations, leading telecoms companies.
Current forecasts to 2016 – construction output by electricity, gas and total utilities in GB.

PROCUREMENT AND LEADING CONTRACTORS

Procurement of utilities works – European Procurement Directives, exemptions for utilities companies, current contract thresholds and those applicable to utilities sector.
Recent contract awards in utilities sector – includes recent AMP 5 contract awards in water sector as well as some major electricity contracts recently awarded.
Structure of utilities contracting sector – analysis by employee numbers for water, electricity and communications sectors, recent corporate activities.
Leading contractors in utilities sectors – company profile, area of activity, recent utilities works, contracts awarded, major clients in utilities sector, etc.

REVIEW OF FUTURE PROSPECTS

Trends over the medium-term, and forecasts to 2016; key influencing factors within the market, potential influence of regulative and legislative changes.
Recognition of need to secure UK’s future energy supplies – change to renewable generation as well as greater influence of nuclear power likely to boost electricity sector output.