3. MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 15
3.1 Chapter Summary 16
3.2 Market Size 16
3.3 Market Segmentation 17
3.4 Market Trends 19
3.5 Seasonality of Sales 23
3.6 Regional Sales 24
3.7 Distribution 25

4. SUPPLY SOURCES 27
4.1 Chapter Summary 28
4.2 Production 29
4.2.1 Overview 29
4.2.2 Segmentation 30
4.2.2.1 Screws 31
4.2.2.2 Bolts 31
4.2.2.3 Nuts 31
4.2.2.4 Non-Ferrous Fasteners 31
4.2.2.5 Nails 32
4.3 Imports 32
4.3.1 Overview 32
4.3.2 Segmentation 33
4.4 Exports 34
4.4.1 Overview 34
4.4.2 Segmentation 34

5. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 36
5.1 Chapter Summary 37
5.2 Industry Development 37
5.3 Structure by Employment 38
5.4 Structure by Turnover 39
5.5 Company Profiles 40
5.5.1 Alcoa Fastening Systems 40
5.5.2 Alumasc 41
5.5.3 Avdel UK 43
5.5.4 Linread 44
5.5.5 SPS Technologies 45
5.5.6 Trifast 47
5.5.7 Tucker Fasteners 48

6. DEMAND STRUCTURE 50
6.1 Chapter Summary 51
6.2 Automotive Sector 51
6.3 Mechanical Engineering 58
6.4 Aerospace 60
6.5 Shipbuilding 62
6.6 Railway Engineering 63
6.7 Building & Construction 68
6.8 DIY 93
6.9 Domestic Appliances 94

7. FORECAST 96
7.1 Chapter Summary 97
7.2 The Market 98
7.2.1 Overview 119
7.2.2 Segmentation 120
7.3 Production 121
7.4 Imports 122
7.5 Industry 123

8. FURTHER SOURCES & CONTACTS 125
8.1 Trade Associations 126
8.2 Trade Magazines 126
8.3 Trade Exhibitions 127

LIST OF TABLES

1: The UK Market for Industrial Fasteners, 2005-2009 17
2: Apparent Consumption of Threaded and Non-threaded Fasteners, 2005-2009 18
3: UK Market for Fasteners, by Type, 2005-2009 19
4: Home Ownership in Great Britain, 1991-2007 22
5: Residential Property Transactions, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 1992/93-2007/08 22
6: Percentage of House Type in Total New Housing Starts in Great Britain, 2004-2008 23
7: Seasonality of Industrial Fastener Sales, 2005-2009 24
8: UK Manufacturing Businesses, By Region, 2008 24
9: Regional Value of Total New Construction Output, 2004-2008 25
10: Production of Industrial Fasteners in the UK, 2005-2009 29
11: Production of Industrial Fasteners in the UK, by Type, 2005-2009 30
12: UK Imports of Threaded and Non-threaded Fasteners, 2005-2009 32
13: Imports of Fasteners in the UK, by Type, 2005-2009 33
14: UK Exports of Threaded and Non-threaded Fasteners, 2005-2009 34
15: Exports of Fasteners in the UK, by Type, 2005-2009 35
16: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the UK Industrial Fastener Industry,
2004-2008 38
17: Analysis of the Employment Structure of the Industrial Fastener Industry, 2007 and
2008 38
18: Analysis of the Financial Structure of the Industrial Fastener Industry, 2007 and 2008 39
19: Financial Analysis of Alcoa Fastening Systems, 2003-2007 40
20: Key Financial Ratios for Alcoa Fastening Systems, 2003-2007 41
21: Financial Analysis of The Alumasc Group, 2004-2008 42
22: Key Financial Ratios for The Alumasc Group, 2004-2008 43
23: Financial Analysis of Avdel UK, 2003-2007 43
24: Key Financial Ratios for Avdel UK, 2003-2007 44
25: Financial Analysis of Linread, 2004-2008 44
26: Key Financial Ratios for Linread, 2004-2008 45
27: Financial Analysis of SPS Technologies, 2004-2008 46
28: Key Financial Ratios for SPS Technologies, 2004-2008 46
29: Financial Analysis of Trifast, 2004-2008 47
30: Key Financial Ratios for Trifast, 2004-2008 48
31: Financial Analysis of Tucker Fasteners, 2003-2007 48
32: Key Financial Ratios for Tucker Fasteners, 2003-2007 49
33: UK Car Production, 1999-2009 54
34: UK Car Production, by Manufacturer 2007-2008 55
35: Seasonality of UK Car Production, 2004-2008 55
36: UK Commercial Vehicle Production, 1999-2009 57
37: UK Commercial Vehicles Production, by Manufacturer 2007-2008 57
38: Seasonality of Commercial Vehicle Production, 2004-2008 58
39: Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Output, by Type, 2003-2007 59
40: Analysis of Turnover in the Mechanical Engineering Industry, by Type, 2008 60
41: UK Turnover of Aerospace Equipment, 2003-2007 61
42: Analysis of the Financial Structure of the Ship Building and Repair Industry, 2007 and 2008 62
43: Average Age of Rolling Stock, Q1 2003/04 - Q2 2008/09 65
44: Investment in Railway Rolling Stock in Great Britain, 2003/04-2007/08 66
45: Government Support to the Rail Industry in Great Britain, 2003/04-2007/08 67
46: Rail Infrastructure in Great Britain, 2003/04-2007/08 68
47: Construction Output in Great Britain, by Type, 2004-2008 69
48: Analysis of the Allocation of the Sustainable Communities £22 Billion Resources,
2003-2006 75
49: Analysis of New Public Housing Construction Output in Great Britain, 2004-2008 81
50: Public Housing Starts and Completions in Great Britain, 2004-2008 82
51: Analysis of Private Housing Construction Output in Great Britain, 2004-2008 83
52: Private New Housing Starts and Completions in Great Britain, 2004-2008 83
53: Analysis of Public Sector Non-Residential Construction Output in Great Britain,
2004-2008 87
54: Analysis of Public Sector Non-Residential Construction in Great Britain, by Type,
2004-2008 88
55: Analysis of Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2004-2008 90
56: Analysis of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2004-2008 90
57: Analysis of Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2004-2008 91
58: Analysis of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2004-2008 92
59: DIY Retail Sales in the UK, 2005-2009 93
60: DIY Spending in the UK, 2005-2009 94
61: Sales of UK Produced Electrical Domestic Appliances, 2003-2007 95
62: Forecast Construction Output in Great Britain, 2009-2013 99
63: Forecast Private Housing Output in Great Britain, 2009-2013 106
64: Forecast Public Housing Output in Great Britain, 2009-2013 107
65: Forecast Private Commercial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2009-2013 111
66: Forecast of Private Commercial Construction in Great Britain, by Sector, 2009-2013 112
67: Forecast Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2009-2013 113
68: Industrial Developments under Construction on a Speculative Basis, by Region,
July 2008 114
69: Forecast of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2009-2013 114
70: Forecast Public Non-residential Construction Output in Great Britain, 2009-2013 118
71: Forecast of Public Non-residential Construction in Great Britain, by Type, 2009-2013 118
72: Forecast UK Market for Industrial Fasteners, 2010-2014 119
73: Forecast Market for Threaded and Non-threaded Fasteners, 2010-2014 120
74: Forecast Apparent Consumption of Fasteners, by Type, 2010-2014 121
75: Forecast UK Production of Industrial Fasteners, 2010-2014 122
76: Forecast UK Imports of Industrial Fasteners, 2010-2014 123