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vear-on-vear 3.3 3.4 5.2 6.6 SourceK. eyN oteL td,2007 Growth of the Sector Thet otalU Kc onstructioonu tputw asf orecastto be worth8 121.5bnin 2007,a ccordintgo KeyN ote.f 45.Sbno f thisf igurew illb e the resulto f infrastructuaren dn on-housing constructiopnr ojectsw, hicha ret he mainm arketsfo rc ompanieisn volvedin the planta nd tool hire sector. Table2 illustrateasn assessmenotf thel ikelys pliti n planta ndt oolh iret urnovebr etween end-usesr ectors. 2006 7 B _631 Page B Table 2: The Main Users of Plant and Tool Hire in the UK by Value (%),2006 Plan Facilitiesm anaqement Housebuildinq In frastructrue proiects Do-it-yourse(Dlf lY) Other civil enqineerinq Other sectors Total 1 lant Hire --t: - --9 ,j_a - 414 - 3 00 Tool Hire 34 .t0 l5 I ?1, 3 100 Source: Key Note Ltd, 2007 The UK constructionm arketh as demonstrateds teadyg rowths ince2 0A1,a lthought here is fiercec ompetitionin the planta nd tool hire sectora s a resulto f the saturatedn rarket Thish as resultedi n enormousc hangest o the structureo f the UK'sh ires ectora nd to its majorc ustomerc, onstructionS. omeo f thesec hangesi nclude: . the disposalo f generalb uildingb usinessesto formerc ompetitorsb y many major buildingc ompaniesi,n ordert o pursuep rivatef inancei nitiative(P Fl)' contractso r to focus on privated evelopmenwt ork . firms movingi nto the role of facilitiesm anagementa nd managementc ontractors t e trend towardso utsourcingr esultingi n more extensiveu se of planta nd tool hire by construction . greatere mphasiso n healtha nd safetyr egulationse, ncouragingc onstruction companies to move from ownership to hire o e growingt rend towardsp referreda nd sole suppliera greementsb etween contractorsa nd hire companies,o fteno peratingo n a nationals cale . opportunitiesfo r periodicr egionalg rowthr esultingf rom climaticf actors,s uch as the severe flooding in the UK in 2007. In some cases, pfant hirers are partly owned by equipment suppliers and others have dealershipa rrangementsT. he outsourcingo f plantr equirementsto specialistp lanth ire firms is well establishedi n the UK. Key Note'sr esearchs uggestst hat more than 80% of large plant is now owned by hire companies. The growth in the UK market for plant hire between 2002-2006 is illustrated in Diagram 2. t Britishg overnmenitn itiativeto involveth e privates ectori n the provisiono f publics ervices Page 9 Diagram 2: The UK Market for Plant Hire at Current Prices (€m), 2002-2006 r Source: Key Note Ltd,2007 Therei s also evidencet hat the tool hires ectorh as seen growthi n outsourcinga, ccording to Key Note.C onstructionc ontractorsa re morea nd more inclinedt o outsourcet heirt ool |
