Ceramic Tiles Market - UK 2008-2012

Published by: AMA Research

Published: Dec. 15, 2008 - 77 Pages

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. UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES

4.1 DEFINITION

4.2 MARKET OVERVIEW

4.3 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES

4.3.1 New Housebuilding

4.3.2 House Moving

4.3.3 Penetration of Additional Tiled Areas

4.3.4 Household Spending and Disposable Incomes

4.3.5 Domestic Conservatories

4.3.6 Market Trends

4.4 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS

4.5 PRODUCT MIX

4.5.1 Overview

4.5.2 Mix of Wall and Floor Tiles

4.5.3 Glazed and Unglazed Tiles

4.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE

4.6.1 Trade Balance

4.6.2 Imports

4.6.3 Exports

4.7 END USE APPLICATION

4.8 FUTURE PROSPECTS

5. WALL TILES

5.1 MARKET SIZE

5.2 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS

5.2.1 Tile Sizes

5.2.2 Tile Colours

5.3 WALL TILES PRODUCT MIX

5.4 DOMESTIC SECTOR

5.5 CONTRACT SECTOR

6. FLOOR TILES

6.1 MARKET SIZE

6.2 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS

6.2.1 Tile Sizes

6.2.2 Tile Colours and Styles

6.3 PRODUCT MIX

6.3.1 Overall Floorcoverings Market Performance

6.4 DOMESTIC SECTOR

6.5 CONTRACT SECTOR

6.5.1 Entertainment and Leisure Sector

6.5.2 Education Sector

6.5.3 Healthcare Sector

6.5.4 Retail Sector

6.5.5 Transport

7. SUPPLIERS

7.1 SUPPLY STRUCTURE

7.2 MAJOR SUPPLIERS

8. DISTRIBUTION

8.1 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE

8.2 MAJOR CHANNELS

8.3 UK DISTRIBUTORS AND INDEPENDENT RETAILERS

8.3.1 Major Distributors

8.3.2 Retail Tile Multiples

8.3.3 DIY Multiples

8.3.4 Builders Merchants

8.3.5 Direct Sales and Other Distribution Routes

8.4 THE CONTRACT SECTOR

List of Charts and Tables

TABLE 1: UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£M AT MSP)

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 2002-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES

CHART 5: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (‘000)

CHART 6: UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP)

TABLE 7: HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS UK 2002 TO 2009 - (‘000 DWELLINGS)

CHART 8: HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS GREAT BRITAIN 2001 TO 2007 - % BY TYPE OF DWELLING

TABLE 9: NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2001 TO 2006 - BY VOLUME (MILLIONS)

TABLE 10: UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC CONSERVATORIES 2004 TO 2008 - BY VOLUME (UNITS)

CHART 11: UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET PRODUCT MIX OF FLOOR & WALL TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 12: UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET MIX OF GLAZED AND UNGLAZED TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 13: INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC FLAGS, PAVING, HEARTH OR WALL TILES, GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC MOSAIC CUBES 2002 TO 2007- BY VALUE (£M)

TABLE 14: MAJOR IMPORT SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC TILES 2007 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION)

TABLE 15: MAJOR IMPORT SOURCES FOR CERAMIC TILES - CHANGE IN VALUE SHARE 2003 TO 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 16: MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS FOR GLAZED AND UNGLAZED CERAMIC TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 17: UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET END-USE APPLICATION MIX 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 18: UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC WALL TILES 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP)

CHART 19: PRODUCT MIX FOR WALL TILES 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 20: UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP)

CHART 21: MARKET PERFORMANCE INDEX OF FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT SECTORS 2002 TO 2007 (2002 = 100)

TABLE 22: USE OF CERAMIC FLOORCOVERINGS IN CONTRACT MARKET

TABLE 23: UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET LEADING SUPPLIERS 2007

CHART 24: DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE DOMESTIC CERAMIC TILES MARKET

TABLE 25: UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 2007 - % BY VALUE

CHART 26: DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CONTRACT SECTOR OF THE CERAMIC TILES MARKET

Abstract

• DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET - analysis of major developments and trends.
• ANALYSIS OF WALL TILES AND FLOOR MARKETS - assessed in both domestic and contract sectors.
• REVIEW OF KEY MATERIAL TRENDS - ceramic and porcelain tiles, both glazed and unglazed etc.
• REVIEW OF SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE - manufacturers, distributors and key distribution channels.
• FORECASTS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2012.

• Increased penetration of porcelain.
• Dominance of main suppliers in an otherwise highly fragmented market.
• Rising Imports, in particular from China.
• Changes in ceramic tile trends - sizes, colours etc.
• Increasing importance of the bathroom in the home.

• Ceramic Tiles Market - key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2002-2008, trends and forecasts to 2012.
• Mix between glazed and unglazed - trends
• Overview of current market performance and impact of economic climate, influencing factors, future trends, areas of potential opportunity and threats/limitations to growth.
• Review of key end use sectors - Housebuilding (Volumes in 2002-09, growth of apartments etc), Conservatories (market size 2004-08), and major non-residential sectors - Education, Health, Retail, Industrial etc.
• International Trade - significance to market, source countries of imports and exports - value trends since 2002 - changing sources, impact of changes in Sterling.
• Overview of key product sectors - wall and floor tiles, both in the domestic and contract sectors.

• Ceramic wall tile market - analysis of market size by value from 2002-2008, factors affecting market performance and forecasts to 2012.
• Mix by product type -value share for ceramic and porcelain tiles - recent trends.
• Contract and domestic markets - share by value,
• Current trends and effect on the market - bathroom/kitchen markets.
• Key trends in tile colours / sizes etc.

• Ceramic floor tile market - analysis of market size by value from 2002-2008, factors affecting market performance and forecasts to 2012.
• Penetration of ceramic tiles into total floorcoverings market -comparison of all floorcovering products sales 2002-08, share growth for tiles.
• Contract and domestic markets - key sectors, trends, impact of Olympics, Building Schools for the Future etc.
• Current trends and affect on the market  -eg: impact of Underfloor Heating (market size), key trends in colours / sizes etc.

• Market share table of leading suppliers.
• Details of key suppliers in the ceramic tile market - fragmented supply structure in UK market.
• Major channels of distribution, shares by type of outlet in the retail sector - Distributors, Independents, Tile Multiples / Specialists, DIY Multiples,
• Builders Merchants, Internet etc.
• Distribution channels in domestic and contract sectors.

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