AMA Research have published the third edition of the report ‘Professional Portable Power Tools Market - UK 2009-2013’. The report provides an informed and up-to-date review of this substantial market and includes a review of recent market trends and forecasts over the next few years.

Key areas in the report:

• FORECASTS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS TO 2013.
• DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET - analysis of the market structure and recent developments in the market.
• DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS - key distribution channels including industrial distributors, hire outlets,specialists, builders merchants, DIY, Internet, etc.
• ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP - market sizes, product mixes and sector trends - driving, drilling & breaking, cutting & grinding and carpentry & woodworking.

• 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.
• Product development - lithium-ion battery technology stimulates market.
• Distribution channels - changes in recent years.

• Atlas Copco, Axminster Power Tool Centre, B&Q, Black & Decker, BSS Group Calder Trade Supplies, Clarke Power Products, Cromwell Tools Ltd, Dewalt Industrial Power Tools Company, Draper Tools, Electrocomponents plc Erbauer, Fein Industrial Power tools (UK) Ltd, Firth Powerfix Ltd, Focus, Grafton Group, Hilti (Great Britain) Ltd, Hitachi Power Tools (UK), Homebase, ITW Construction Products, JCB, Machine Mart Limited, Makita (UK) Ltd, Matsushita Electric, Metabo (UK) Ltd, Monks and Crane Industrial Group, Northern Tool and Equipment Co. (UK) Ltd, Robert Bosch Ltd, Saint-Gobain Building Products Distribution, Screwfix, Stanley, Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd, The Power Tool Centre, The Tool Centre, Toolbank, Toolstop, Travis Perkins, Unifix Ltd, Wickes, Wolseley.

• THE MARKET
• The professional portable power tools market - key characteristics of the market, analysis by value from 2005-2008, with forecasts to 2013.
• Product groups reviewed - driving, drilling & breaking, cutting & grinding and carpentry & wood working - growth sectors, drivers etc.
• Market trends and major factors influencing market development, including product development driven by new battery technology and legislation, as well as the impact of recession. Performance in construction, home improvement and manufacturing sectors.
• Market forecasts - prospects for 2009/10 and up to 2013.
• PRODUCTS
• Estimated shares of the main product groups within the overall market - Driving, drilling and breaking; Cutting and grinding; Carpentry and woodworking.
• Product groups - definition, market size and product mix within each sector.
• Product sectors - review of products within the sector including recent trends and factors affecting sector.
• Overview of corded/cordless products - share mix, trends and differences between product sectors.
• SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
• Identification of key manufacturers - market shares, turnovers, company structure, key areas of specialization etc.
• Overview of distribution structure - including key distribution channel shares, changing trends, growth of Screwfix, role of internet etc..
• Review of leading distributors - general industrial product distributors, power tool specialists, hire sector, builders merchants, DIY multiples, automotive distributors, internet etc.
•   FUTURE PROSPECTS
• Forecast of expected market development in the short, medium and long term.
• Positive and negative factors affecting growth of the market. Views on when the market is likely to recover. Underlying growth factors.
• Outlook for the professional portable power tools market through to 2013.

AMA Research has published a new report covering the professional portable power tools market. Available for purchase at £625 from www.amaresearch.co.uk, the report provides a comprehensive analysis of the different product sectors (drivers, drills & hammers, cutting & grinding and carpentry & wood working). Detailed reviews of the supply chain and distribution channels are provided. The report also provides a forecast of the market prospects to 2013.

The professional portable power tools market is a specialised sector of the overall portable power tool market and is defined as power tools that are designated as such and are understood to be designed and manufactured to ‘professional’ or ‘trade’ standards. ‘Portable’ means that the tools can be carried and operated by one person. This is a highly competitive that is mainly influenced by the performances of the construction, engineering & manufacturing industries and RMI activities as well as internal market influences including product development and legislation.

The market experienced sustained growth until 2007 but by the end of the year the impact of the ‘credit crunch’ began to affect the UK economy and the professional portable power tools market. The start of the recession in 2008 severely impacted the market with prospects deteriorating for 2009. However, the market is anticipated to begin recovery in 2011 and reach an estimated market size of £233 million by 2013. The market is expected to continue to be underpinned by product development and the short replacement cycles of many of the products. 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 key suppliers to this market are Makita, DeWalt/Black & Decker, Bosch and Hitachi. Scewfix, part of the general industrial products distributors channel, are dominant in the market and their success has helped to establish this channel as the dominant route to market for professional portable power tools.

The driving, drilling & breaking sector is the largest product category accounting for just over half of the market share, with the other two sectors, cutting & grinding and carpentry & wood working, accounting for almost equal shares of the remainder of the market.

The focus of product development is to reduce hand arm vibration and noise as well as dust extraction, designing user friendly and earth conscious tools. The introduction of lithium-ion technology has boosted the market and resulted in the cordless products sector gaining share from the corded products sector.

Other factors affecting the professional portable power tools market include imports, the volatility of the Sterling exchange rate against the US dollar and Euro as well as price increases in the market, primarily due to increasing fuel & energy prices and rising material costs.

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