AMA Research have published the third edition of the report ‘General Industrial Products Distribution Market - UK 2009-2013’. The report provides an informed and up-to-date review of this estimated £1.7 billion distribution market and, with around 100 pages including original input and primary research, represents excellent value for money.
The report contains:
FORECASTS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2013.
DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET - analysis of the market structure and recent developments in the market.
HIGHLY FRAGMENTED MARKET - key distribution channels including industrial distributors, specialists and direct, with Internet gaining share.
ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP - market sizes, product mixes and distribution - engineering and metalworking, power tools, hand tools, workshop and maintenance, fasteners, health and safety, abrasives, janitorial, fluid and air control etc.
Of particular interest:
Forecast of the market performance to 2013.
Review of the main players - product profiles, market shares etc.
Factors affecting the market and analysis of key market characteristics.
Key product groups - distribution channel shares for the different products.
Contractors included:
Anixter International Inc, Arco Limited, Axminster Power Tool Centre, Brammer UK Ltd, Buck & Hickman, Cromwell Tools Ltd, Electrocomponents plc, Eriks Industrial Services, FWB Products Ltd, Greenham Trading, Hayley Group plc, HC Slingsby plc, J&L Industrial Supply, Key Industrial Equipment Limited, Machine Mart Limited, Monks and Crane Industrial Group, Northern Tool and Equipment Co. (UK) Ltd, Parker Merchanting, Protec Direct, Saint Gobain Abrasives, Screwfix, Seton Limited, Toolbank, Toolstation Ltd, Unifix Ltd, Wolseley Group.
Key areas of coverage in the report include:-
THE MARKET
The general industrial product distribution market - key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2003-2008, with forecasts to 2013.
Product sectors reviewed - Engineering and Metal Working, Health and Safety, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Fluid and Air Control Products, Fasteners, Janitorial, Abrasives, Workshop and Maintenance, Packaging and Stationary, SSASH.
Distribution structure - suppliers, distributors and end-users.
Identification of key distribution channels - within this highly fragmented market - industrial distributors, the specialists and direct.
Market trends and major factors influencing market development, including legislation, impact of recession, trends in end-use markets.
Market forecasts - prospects for 2009/10 and up to 2013.
THE KEY PLAYERS
Overview of leading distributors - market positioning, overall shares etc.
Market shares of key distributors - overview of market, recent trends.
Industrial Products Distributors - company structure, market shares, product mix and portfolio analysis of key players.
Competitors - including specialists, tool & plant hire companies, electrical wholesalers and DIY multiples etc.
PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS
Market size of the main product groups with estimated shares within the industrial distributors market.
Product groups - definition, trends and distributors’ shares within the sector.
Distribution chart for each product group - share of industrial distributors and competing channels.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Forecast of expected market development in the short, medium and long term.
Positive and negative factors affecting the growth of the distributors market. Views on when the market is likely to recover.
Outlook for the general industrial products distribution market through to 2013.
Additional Information
AMA Research has published a new report covering the general industrial products distribution market. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the market and provides details of the key players within the market. The main product sectors are analysed including the product market sizes, trends and the distributors’ share of product distribution. The report also provides forecasts of the markets prospects to 2013.
The general industrial products distribution market is a highly fragmented market with some distributors operating in all product sectors defined in the report, whilst others focus on a more limited number of product sectors. Competitive channels to the industrial products distributors are the direct and specialists channels.
The market is very complex serving the manufacturing and engineering industries, thus the health of the distribution market is highly dependent on the performance of these industries (with levels of maintenance and repair operations of particular significance) as well as the prevailing economic conditions. It is a large, mature market that tends to experience only low level growth rates with the various product sectors within the market faring differently, reflecting the performance of the industrial sector demanding the different products. The market experienced low level growth to 2007, supported by the performance of the manufacturing and engineering industries as well as public spending projects such as those in the infrastructure sector. The health and safety sector is important to this market and has shown good growth over the period, primarily due to the impact of legislation in the sector.
The general industrial products distribution market grew to a market size of £1.78 billion in 2007. The very difficult trading conditions in 2008 severely impacted on the market resulting in a decline of -2% to a value of £1.75 billion with prospects deteriorating for 2009/10. However, the market is anticipated to begin recovery in 2011 and reach an estimated market size of £1.7 billion by 2013. Forecasting at this time is extremely difficult and should the recession be longer and deeper than expected, this forecast could prove to be optimistic.
The product range carried by the distributors is large and varied. This report covers the following product sectors: abrasives, janitorial products, fasteners, fluid and air control, health & safety, power tools, hand tools, engineering & metalworking, workshop & maintenance, packaging & stationery and storage, security, access, site equipment & handling products. Different products favour different distribution channels; for instance engineering & metal working is primarily via the industrial distributors, whilst abrasives are mainly via the builders’ merchants.
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