3. MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 15
3.1 Chapter Summary 16
3.2 Market Size 17
3.3 Market Segmentation 41
3.3.1 Overview 42
3.3.2 Plastic 47
3.3.3 Aluminium 49
3.3.4 Steel 51
3.3.5 Iron 52
3.3.6 Copper 53
3.3.7 Zinc 54
3.4 Regional Analysis 55
3.5 Seasonality of Sales 60
3.6 Market Trends 61
3.7 Distribution 62

4. SUPPLY SOURCES 64
4.1 Chapter Summary 65
4.2 Production 66
4.2.1 Plastic 66
4.2.2 Aluminium 67
4.2.3 Steel 67
4.2.4 Ductile Iron 68
4.2.5 Copper 69
4.3 Imports 70
4.3.1 Plastic 70
4.3.2 Aluminium 71
4.3.3 Steel 71
4.3.4 Ductile Iron 72
4.3.5 Copper 73
4.4 Exports 74
4.4.1 Plastic 74
4.4.2 Aluminium 74
4.4.3 Steel 75
4.4.4 Ductile Iron 76
4.4.5 Copper 77

5. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 78
5.1 Chapter Summary 79
5.2 Industry Development 79
5.3 Company Profiles 81
5.3.1 Alumasc Exterior Building Products 81
5.3.2 Polypipe Terrain 82
5.3.3 Hepworth Building Products 84
5.3.4 Hunter Plastics 85
5.3.5 Marley Alutec 86
5.3.6 Polypipe Building Products 87
5.3.7 Saint Gobain Pipelines 89
5.3.8 Radius Systems (Formerly Uponor) 90
5.3.9 Wavin Plastics 92

6. FORECAST 94
6.1 Chapter Summary 95
6.2 Market Overview 95
6.3 Market Size 115
6.4 Market Segmentation 117
6.5 Industry 119

7. FURTHER SOURCES & CONTACTS 120
7.1 Trade Associations 121
7.2 Trade Magazines 121
7.3 Trade Exhibitions 122

LIST OF TABLES

1: Construction Output in Great Britain, by Type, 2003-2007 17
2: Analysis of Private Housing Construction Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 18
3: Private New Housing Starts and Completions in Great Britain, 2003-2007 19
4: Analysis of New Public Housing Construction Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 21
5: Public Housing Starts and Completions in Great Britain, 2003-2007 21
6: Analysis of Private Commercial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 25
7: Analysis of Private Commercial Construction in Great Britain, by Type, 2003-2007 26
8: Analysis of Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 27
9: Analysis of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2003-2007 28
10: Analysis of Public Sector Non-Residential Construction Output in Great Britain,
2003-2007 31
11: Analysis of Public Sector Non-Residential Construction in Great Britain, by Type,
2003-2007 32
12: Analysis of Repair & Maintenance Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 33
13: Pathfinder Funding Allocations, 2002-2008 37
14: Analysis of Repair & Maintenance Output in the Public Housing Sector in Great
Britain, 2003-2007 38
15: Analysis of Repair & Maintenance Output in the Private Housing Sector in Great
Britain, 2003-2007 39
16: Analysis of Repair & Maintenance Output in the Public Non-Residential Sector in
Great Britain, 2003-2007 40
17: Analysis of Repair & Maintenance Output in the Private Non-Residential Sector in
Great Britain, 2003-2007 40
18: UK Market for Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 41
19: Segmentation of the UK Market for Rainwater Products, by Material, 2003-2007 44
20: Segmentation of the UK Market for Rainwater Products, by End Use Sector, 2003-2007 46
21: UK Market for Plastic Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 48
22: UK Market for Aluminium Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 50
23: UK Market for Steel Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 52
24: UK Market for Iron Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 53
25: UK Market for Copper Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 54
26: UK Market for Zinc Rainwater Products, 2003-2007 55
27: Regional Value of Total New Construction Output, 2003-2007 55
28: Regional Private Housing Construction Output, 2003-2007 56
29: Regional Private Commercial Construction Output, 2003-2007 57
30: Regional Private Industrial Construction Output, 2003-2007 58
31: Regional Public Non-residential Construction Output, 2003-2007 59
32: Regional Housing Repair & Maintenance Output, 2003-2007 59
33: Regional Private Non-residential Repair & Maintenance Output, 2003-2007 60
34: Seasonality of Rainwater Product Sales, 2003-2007 61
35: UK Production of PVC Rigid Tubes, Pipes and Hoses, 2003-2007 66
36: UK Production of Aluminium Tubes, Alloys and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 67
37: UK Production of Steel Tubes, Pipes and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 68
38: UK Production of Ductile Iron Tubes and Pipes, 2003-2007 69
39: Production of Copper Tubes and Pipes, 2003-2007 69
40: UK Imports of PVC Rigid Tubes, Pipes and Hoses, 2003-2007 70
41: UK Imports of Aluminium Tubes, Alloy and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 71
42: UK Imports of Steel Pipes and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 72
43: UK Imports of Ductile Iron Tubes and Pipes, by Type, 2003-2007 72
44: UK Imports of Copper Pipes and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 73
45: UK Exports of PVC Rigid Tubes, Pipes and Hoses, 2003-2007 74
46: UK Exports of Aluminium Tubes, Alloy and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 75
47: UK Exports of Steel Tubes, Pipes and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 75
48: UK Exports of Ductile Iron Tubes and Pipes, by Type, 2003-2007 76
49: UK Exports of Copper Pipes and Fittings, by Type, 2003-2007 77
50: Financial Analysis of Alumasc Exterior Building Products, 2003-2007 82
51: Key Financial Ratios for the Alumasc Exterior Building Products, 2003-2007 82
52: Financial Analysis of Polypipe Terrain, 2002-2006 83
53: Key Financial Ratios for Polypipe Terrain, 2002-2006 83
54: Financial Analysis of Hepworth Building Products, 2002-2006 84
55: Key Financial Ratios for Hepworth Building Products, 2002-2006 85
56: Financial Analysis of Hunter Plastics, 2002-2006 85
57: Key Financial Ratios for Hunter Plastics, 2002-2006 86
58: Financial Analysis of Marley Alutec, 2002-2006 86
59: Key Financial Ratios for Marley Alutec, 2002-2006 87
60: Financial Analysis of Polypipe Building Products, 2002-2006 88
61: Key Financial Ratios for Polypipe Building Products, 2002-2006 89
62: Financial Analysis of Saint-Gobain Pipelines, 2002-2006 90
63: Key Financial Ratios for Saint-Gobain Pipelines, 2002-2006 90
64: Financial Analysis of Radius Systems, 2002-2006 91
65: Key Financial Ratios for Radius Systems, 2002-2006 91
66: Financial Analysis of Wavin Plastics, 2002-2006 92
67: Key Financial Ratios for Wavin Plastics, 2002-2006 93
68: Forecast Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 96
69: Forecast Private Housing Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 101
70: Forecast Public Housing Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 102
71: Forecast Public Housing Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 104
72: Forecast Private Commercial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 108
73: Forecast of Private Commercial Construction in Great Britain, by Sector, 2008-2012 108
74: Forecast Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 109
75: Developments under Construction, by Region, July 2007 110
76: Forecast of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2008-2012 110
77: Forecast Public Non-residential Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 113
78: Forecast of Public Non-residential Construction in Great Britain, by Type, 2008-2012 113
79: Forecast Repair & Maintenance Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 114
80: Forecast Repair & Maintenance Construction Output in Great Britain, by Type,
2008-2012 115
81: Forecast UK Market for Rainwater Products, 2008-2012 116
82: Forecast Segmentation of the UK Market for Rainwater Products, by Material,
2008-2012 118