UK Baths & Sanitaryware Market Research Report Released
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Villeurbanne, France, October 14, 2007 --(PR.com)-- In 2006, the total apparent UK market for baths and sanitaryware grew by 0.5%, to £411.4m at manufacturers' selling prices (msp). The market is expected to remain flat in 2007.
The baths and sanitaryware market, as defined by this Key Note Market Report, covers baths (of acrylic, metal and other materials) and all types of sanitaryware — toilets, urinals, cisterns, wash basins, pedestals and bidets — of vitreous china (VC)/ceramic, plastic or metallic materials. The market can be divided into the domestic/housing sector and the contract/commercial sector. Housing can be subdivided further into the private and public sectors, both new-build and repair, maintenance and improvement (RM&I). The latter provides opportunities for replacement bathroom suites. The contract (or commercial) sector incorporates offices and facilities for education, health, retail, leisure and entertainment, hotels and sports, for example.
Although the number of housing starts has risen in recent years, the RM&I sector has been somewhat muted. The public sector has been the focus of significant investment plans, but these have been somewhat slow to come to fruition. However, the contract/commercial sector is performing well, with forthcoming opportunities for the London 2012 Olympics. The UK market has seen a degree of competition, as overseas imports — notably from the People's Republic of China — compete on branded design at one end of the scale and price at the other. As a result, when examining the market in terms of msp, the value has been affected.
The two leading UK brands, which account for more than 50% of the marketplace, are also owned by overseas companies. Ideal Standard (with Armitage Shanks) is owned by a US company, American Standard, and Twyford Bathrooms is owned by the Finnish company Sanitec. Despite reciprocal opportunities for market growth in the People's Republic of China, global competition is fierce, with manufacturers attempting to make their production processes more efficient in the face of rising raw material, energy and transport costs, and to build differentiated brands, despite falling prices. It is feasible that there will be further mergers and acquisitions on a global scale.
Key Note forecasts that the baths and sanitaryware market will rise slowly over the next 5 years (to 2012), with the strongest growth forecast in 2009 and 2010. This growth is on the back of a recovering private RM&I sector and the degree of activity in the contract/commercial sector. Housing starts are also expected to fare well to bolster this picture. Key Note's forecasts are in value terms and the impact of competition from imports has been taken into account. From a design perspective, the needs of an increasingly ageing population may bring greater demand for adaptable sanitaryware design, which caters practically for the less mobile, while still incorporating modern tastes. Water-efficient products will also become increasingly important.
The Marketplace:
Ideal Standard (UK) Ltd
Twyford Bathrooms
Jacuzzi UK Group PLC
Roca Ltd
Qualceram Shires PLC
VitrA (UK) Ltd
Duravit
Kaldewei
Lecico
Villeroy & Boch
Dolphin Fitted Bathrooms
Heritage Bathrooms
Premier Bathrooms Ltd
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The baths and sanitaryware market, as defined by this Key Note Market Report, covers baths (of acrylic, metal and other materials) and all types of sanitaryware — toilets, urinals, cisterns, wash basins, pedestals and bidets — of vitreous china (VC)/ceramic, plastic or metallic materials. The market can be divided into the domestic/housing sector and the contract/commercial sector. Housing can be subdivided further into the private and public sectors, both new-build and repair, maintenance and improvement (RM&I). The latter provides opportunities for replacement bathroom suites. The contract (or commercial) sector incorporates offices and facilities for education, health, retail, leisure and entertainment, hotels and sports, for example.
Although the number of housing starts has risen in recent years, the RM&I sector has been somewhat muted. The public sector has been the focus of significant investment plans, but these have been somewhat slow to come to fruition. However, the contract/commercial sector is performing well, with forthcoming opportunities for the London 2012 Olympics. The UK market has seen a degree of competition, as overseas imports — notably from the People's Republic of China — compete on branded design at one end of the scale and price at the other. As a result, when examining the market in terms of msp, the value has been affected.
The two leading UK brands, which account for more than 50% of the marketplace, are also owned by overseas companies. Ideal Standard (with Armitage Shanks) is owned by a US company, American Standard, and Twyford Bathrooms is owned by the Finnish company Sanitec. Despite reciprocal opportunities for market growth in the People's Republic of China, global competition is fierce, with manufacturers attempting to make their production processes more efficient in the face of rising raw material, energy and transport costs, and to build differentiated brands, despite falling prices. It is feasible that there will be further mergers and acquisitions on a global scale.
Key Note forecasts that the baths and sanitaryware market will rise slowly over the next 5 years (to 2012), with the strongest growth forecast in 2009 and 2010. This growth is on the back of a recovering private RM&I sector and the degree of activity in the contract/commercial sector. Housing starts are also expected to fare well to bolster this picture. Key Note's forecasts are in value terms and the impact of competition from imports has been taken into account. From a design perspective, the needs of an increasingly ageing population may bring greater demand for adaptable sanitaryware design, which caters practically for the less mobile, while still incorporating modern tastes. Water-efficient products will also become increasingly important.
The Marketplace:
Ideal Standard (UK) Ltd
Twyford Bathrooms
Jacuzzi UK Group PLC
Roca Ltd
Qualceram Shires PLC
VitrA (UK) Ltd
Duravit
Kaldewei
Lecico
Villeroy & Boch
Dolphin Fitted Bathrooms
Heritage Bathrooms
Premier Bathrooms Ltd
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