Domestic Kitchen and Bathroom Worktops Market Report – UK 2018-2022

Domestic Kitchen and Bathroom Worktops Market Report – UK 2018-2022

The 5th edition of the 'Domestic Kitchen and Bathroom Worktops Market Report - UK 2018-2022' incorporates original research and provides a comprehensive review of this changing market, including market sizes across the major product areas featured, product mix, supplier performance and share, supply chain structures and other factors influencing the development of the market.

Key issues covered in the report:

Overall Kitchen and Bathroom Worktops markets, market development, analysis of market size by value 2012-2017.
Forecasts of market sizes for kitchen worktops, and bathroom worktops through to 2022.
Key factors influencing future development, performance of the economy, housing market, consumer confidence.
Share mix by material for kitchen worktops & bathroom worktops.
Analysis of Supply Chain Structure.
Distribution Channel Shares - analysis of shares by value, trends/developments in shares, growth/declining sectors.

Areas of particular interest:

Key market drivers including housebuilding, consumer characteristics, professional installation, changing role of the kitchen and bathroom, design trends, price competition.
Mix of different types of worktop materials - product sector review, development of the material sectors and trends; drivers such as design trends, consumer awareness and knowledge etc.
Products covered in the report: Laminates; high pressure laminates, compact laminates. Solid surfacing, composites. Natural and engineered stone; granite, quartz. Solid wood. Others, e.g. glass, stainless steel, porcelain, concrete etc.
Review of supply and distribution structure for worktops - market mix by distributor types - builders and plumbers' merchants, Home Improvement Multiples, specialist retail outlets and direct sales.

THE MARKET FOR KITCHEN AND BATHROOM WORKTOPS

Overall Kitchen and Bathroom Worktops markets, market development, analysis of market size by value 2012-2017.
Market size for kitchen worktops 2012-2017 and bathroom worktops 2012-2017. Factors influencing market development - growing influence of design/style changes, demographics, housebuilding, consumer confidence etc.
Forecasts of market sizes for kitchen worktops, and bathroom worktops through to 2022. Key factors influencing future development, performance of the economy, housing market, consumer confidence.
Overall kitchen furniture, worktops and sinks market and overall bathroom furniture and worktops market for perspective.
Housing Market - analysis of developments in new house building and house moving activity.
Population Profile - analysis of changing profile and implications for kitchen furniture sales. Personal Disposable Income and Savings - developments in ratios and impact on consumer durable purchasing.
Economic Influence - unstable global political and economic environment and the effect on consumer confidence and market growth.

PRODUCT AND MATERIAL TRENDS

Trends in Design/Materials in Worktops - key materials covered include laminates, solid surface, engineered and natural stone, solid wood, others such as glass, stainless steel etc.
Share mix by material for kitchen worktops.
Share mix by material for bathroom worktops.
Key trends - colour / pattern trends in worktops, growth of non-laminate materials, such as solid surfaces, wood, granite, quartz, stainless steel, advantages/disadvantages, new product developments.
Main features and benefits of the different worktop types.

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

Analysis of Supply Chain Structure.
Profiles of Leading Worktop Suppliers - market position, analysis of activities, financial information and products.
Distribution Channel Shares - analysis of shares by value, trends/developments in shares, growth/declining sectors.
Route to market assessment for kitchen worktops and for bathroom worktops.
Key sectors assessed include - Furniture Multiples, Home Improvement Multiples, Builders and Plumbers' Merchants, Direct Contract, Retail Specialists, Department Stores, Worktop specialists,
Direct sales, Internet retailers.Key issues covered in the report: