Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s59mqk/general) has announced the addition of the "General Industrial Products Distribution Market Report - UK 2014-2018 Analysis" report to their offering.

The report includes up to date information on recent trends and issues that continue to impact on the market. The report contains:

This is a difficult market to define, but within our definitions of the above products into industrial' applications, the UK industrial consumable products market is estimated to be worth £1.8 billion in 2014. This is a mature and highly fragmented market that experienced relatively stable conditions to 2007, before the adverse impact of the economic downturn in 2008, but has since recovered.

In a wider context, the overall size of the distributors market of products as defined in this report (including products outside our definition but supplied by the industrial distributors and those supplied in to end-use sectors other than industrial applications) is estimated to be around £3.0-3.3 billion in 2014.

Highly Fragmented Market - key distribution channels including industrial distributors, specialists and direct.

Analysis By Product Group - health & safety, fluid & air control, power tools, hand tools, engineering & metalworking, workshop & maintenance, SSASH (storage, security, access, site equipment & handling), fasteners, janitorial and abrasives - market sizes, product mixes and distribution.

Forecasts Market Developments Up To 2018 - market size and factors impacting on the market.

The report focuses on the distribution of industrial / building consumables which represents a mature and highly fragmented market in terms of product range, customer base and applications in end-use sectors.

The Leading Players:

  • Review of key distributors - Arco, Screwfix, RS Components, Cromwell Tools, Brammer, Eriks Industrial Services, Toolbank, Parker Merchanting, Buck & Hickman, Monks & Crane, Machine Mart, Toolstation, Hayley Group, Seton, MSC Industrial etc.
  • Market shares of key distributors - market positioning, overall shares etc, overview of market and recent trends.
  • Profiles of key distributors - company structure, estimates of market shares, product mix and portfolio analysis.
  • Key Competitors - including specialists, builders merchants, tool & plant hire companies, automotive aftermarket, buying groups and independents.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction

2. Summary And Future Prospects

3. Economic Environment

4. The Market

5. Major Distributors Of Industrial Products

6. Product Sectors Of The UK Industrial Consumables Distribution Market

Companies Mentioned

- Arco

- Axminster Power Tool Centre

- Brammer

- Buck & Hickman

- Bunzl

- Cromwell Tools

- Eriks Industrial Services

- FWB Products

- Greenham Trading

- Hayley Group

- HC Slingsby

- Key Industrial Equipment

- Machine Mart

- Monks and Crane Industrial Group

- MSC Industrial Supply Co

- Northern Tool and Equipment Co

- Parker Merchanting

- Protec

- RS Components

- Screwfix Direct

- Seton

- Toolbank

- Toolstation.

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