3. MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 15
3.1 Chapter Summary 16
3.2 Market Size 16
3.3 Market Segmentation 18
3.3.1 Market Segmentation, by Value 18
3.3.2 Market Segmentation, by Volume 19
3.3.3 Industrial Construction 20
3.3.3.1 Private Industrial Construction 21
3.3.4 Commercial Construction 22
3.3.4.1 Private Commercial Construction 23
3.3.5 Office Construction 28
3.3.6 Other Non-residential Construction 29
3.3.6.1 Publically Funded Non-Residential Construction 29
3.3.6.2 Agricultural Construction 34
3.3.7 Bridges 34
3.3.8 Other Infrastructure 35
3.4 Market Trends 35
3.5 Seasonality of Sales 40
3.6 Regional Sales 42

4. SUPPLY SOURCES 47
4.1 Chapter Summary 48
4.2 Production 48
4.2.1 Segmentation 49
4.3 Imports 50
4.3.1 Overview 50
4.3.2 Import Segmentation 51
4.3.2.1 Import Segmentation, by Value 51
4.3.2.2 Import Segmentation, by Volume 52
4.4 Exports 53
4.4.1 Overview 53
4.4.2 Export Segmentation 54
4.4.2.1 Export Segmentation, by Value 54
4.4.2.2 Export Segmentation, by Volume 54

5. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 56
5.1 Chapter Summary 57
5.2 Industry Development 57
5.3 Structure by Employment 57
5.4 Structure by Turnover 58
5.5 Company Profiles 59
5.5.1 Atlas Ward Building Systems 59
5.5.1.1 Atlas Ward Structures 60
5.5.2 Barrett Steel Buildings 62
5.5.3 Billington Structures 63
5.5.4 SIAC Tetbury Steel (previously Bison Structures) 64
5.5.5 Bourne Construction Engineering 65
5.5.6 Caunton Engineering 66
5.5.7 Conder Structures 68
5.5.8 Fabricom Contracting 69
5.5.9 Fairfield-Mabey 70
5.5.10 Kierbeck 71
5.5.11 Mabey & Johnson 72
5.5.12 Rom Group 73
5.5.13 Rowecord Engineering 74
5.5.14 Severfield-Reeve Structures 76
5.5.15 Thircon 78
5.5.16 William Hare 79

6. FORECAST 81
6.1 Chapter Summary 82
6.2 Market Size 82
6.3 Market Segmentation 97
6.4 Production 97
6.5 Imports 98

7. FURTHER SOURCES & CONTACTS 99
7.1 Trade Associations 100
7.2 Trade Magazines 100

LIST OF TABLES

1: The UK Market for Structural Steel, 2003-2007 17
2: Value Segmentation of the UK Market for Structural Steel, by type, 2003-2007 18
3: Analysis of Major Utilisation of Structural Steel in the UK, 2003-2007 19
4: Segmentation of the UK Market for Structural Steel, by End Use Application, 2003-2007 20
5: UK Market for Structural Steel in Industrial Building Construction, 2003-2007 20
6: Analysis of Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 21
7: Analysis of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2003-2007 22
8: UK Market for Structural Steel in Commercial Building Construction, 2003-2007 23
9: Analysis of Private Commercial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2003-2007 26
10: Analysis of Private Commercial Construction in Great Britain, by Type, 2003-2007 27
11: UK Market for Structural Steel in Office Construction, 2003-2007 28
12: UK Market for Structural Steel in Residential Construction, 2003-2007 28
13: UK Market for Structural Steel in Other Non-residential Construction, 2003-2007 29
14: Analysis of Public Sector Non-Residential Construction Output in Great Britain,
2003-2007 32
15: Analysis of Public Sector Non-Residential Construction in Great Britain, by Type,
2003-2007 33
16: UK Market for Structural Steel in Agricultural Construction, 2003-2007 34
17: UK Market for Structural Steel in Bridge Construction, 2003-2007 35
18: UK Market for Structural Steel in Infrastructure Projects Outside of the Bridge Market,
2003-2007 35
19: Average UK Steel Price Index, 2003-2007 40
20: Seasonality of Private Industrial Construction Output, 2003-2007 41
21: Seasonality of Private Commercial Construction Output, 2003-2007 41
22: Seasonality of Public Non-residential Construction Output, 2003-2007 41
23: Seasonality of Civil Engineering, 2003-2007 42
24: Regional Private Industrial Construction Output, 2003-2007 43
25: Regional Private Commercial Construction Output, 2003-2007 44
26: Regional Public Non-residential Construction Output, 2003-2007 45
27: Analysis of Civil Engineering Output By Area, 2003-2007 46
28: UK Production of Structural Steel, 2003-2007 48
29: Segmentation of the UK Production of Structural Steel, by type, 2003-2007 49
30: UK Imports of Structural Steel, 2003-2007 50
31: Value Segmentation of UK Imports of Structural Steel, by Type, 2003-2007 51
32: Volume Segmentation of UK Imports of Structural Steel, by Type, 2003-2007 52
33: UK Exports of Structural Steel, 2003-2007 53
34: Value Segmentation of the UK Exports of Structural Steel, by Type, 2003-2007 54
35: Volume Segmentation of the UK Exports of Structural Steel, by Type, 2003-2007 55
36: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Metal Structures and Parts of Structures Industry, 2003-2007 57
37: Analysis of the Employment Structure of the Metal Structures and Parts of Structures,
2006 and 2007 58
38: Analysis of the Financial Structure of the Metal Structures and Parts of Structures
Industry, 2006 and 2007 58
39: Financial Analysis of Atlas Ward Building Systems, 2000-2005 59
40: Key Financial Ratios for Atlas Ward Building Systems, 2000-2005 60
41: Financial Analysis of Atlas Ward Structures, 2002-2006 61
42: Key Financial Ratios for Atlas Ward Structures, 2002-2006 61
43: Financial Analysis of Barrett Steel Buildings, 2003-2007 62
44: Key Financial Ratios for Barrett Steel Buildings, 2003-2007 63
45: Financial Analysis of Billington Structures, 2003-2007 63
46: Key Financial Ratios for Billington Structures, 2003-2007 64
47: Financial Analysis of SIAC Tetbury Steel, 2002-2006 64
48: Key Financial Ratios for SIAC Tetbury Steel, 2002-2006 65
49: Financial Analysis of Bourne Construction Engineering, 2003-2007 66
50: Key Financial Ratios for Bourne Construction Engineering, 2003-2007 66
51: Financial Analysis of Caunton Engineering, 2004-2008 67
52: Key Financial Ratios for Caunton Engineering, 2004-2008 68
53: Financial Analysis of Conder Structures, 2003-2007 68
54: Key Financial Ratios for Conder Structures, 2003-2007 69
55: Financial Analysis of Fabricom Contracting, 2002-2006 69
56: Key Financial Ratios for Fabricom Contracting, 2002-2006 70
57: Financial Analysis of Fairfield-Mabey, 2003-2007 70
58: Key Financial Ratios for Fairfield-Mabey, 2003-2007 71
59: Financial Analysis of Kierbeck, 2003-2007 71
60: Key Financial Ratios for Kierbeck, 2003-2007 72
61: Financial Analysis of Mabey & Johnson, 2003-2007 73
62: Key Financial Ratios for Mabey & Johnson, 2003-2007 73
63: Financial Analysis of Rom Group, 2002-2006 74
64: Key Financial Ratios for Rom Group, 2002-2006 74
65: Financial Analysis of Rowecord Engineering, 2003-2007 75
66: Key Financial Ratios for Rowecord Engineering, 2003-2007 76
67: Financial Analysis of Severfield-Reeve Structures, 2002-2006 76
68: Key Financial Ratios for Severfield-Reeve Structures, 2002-2006 77
69: Financial Analysis of Severfield-Rowen, 2003-2007 77
70: Key Financial Ratios for Severfield-Rowen, 2003-2007 78
71: Financial Analysis of Thircon, 2002-2006 78
72: Key Financial Ratios for Thircon, 2002-2006 79
73: Financial Analysis of William Hare, 2002-2006 80
74: Key Financial Ratios for William Hare, 2002-2006 80
75: Forecast Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 83
76: Forecast Private Industrial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 84
77: Developments under Construction, by Region, July 2007 85
78: Forecast of Private Industrial New Construction Work in Great Britain, By Sector
2008-2012 85
79: Forecast Private Commercial Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 89
80: Forecast of Private Commercial Construction in Great Britain, by Sector, 2008-2012 90
81: Forecast Public Non-residential Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 92
82: Forecast of Public Non-residential Construction in Great Britain, by Type, 2008-2012 93
83: Forecast Civil Engineering Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 95
84: Forecast UK Market for Structural Steel, 2008-2012 96
85: Forecast Segmentation of the UK Market for Structural Steel, by Application, 2008-2012 97
86: Forecast UK Production of Structural Steel, 2008-2012 97