UK aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete output is down by around 1% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to
Changes in company and site ownership following disposals and acquisitions have, says BDS Marketing Research, affected UK building materials market shares, particularly in regional markets.
The top five companies are the same in each of the three analysed British markets, albeit with varying positions depending on the product.
With the exception of Hanson, each of these companies is involved in the manufacture of one or more concrete products. Tarmac holds the largest share of the building block market (including aircrete), while Marshalls leads the way in block paving and paving slab manufacture. BDS Marketing Research has produced separate reports for each of these products. These three markets all saw growth, of between 1-5% over the previous year.
Each BDS Marketing Research report provides estimated outputs at individual site level, with volumes and market shares shown at county, regional and national level. Aside from the five major producers, there are significant numbers of sites and producing companies in each sector, many with a strong regional or local presence.
Details of planning activity for extensions and new facilities, supporting existing and proposed growth across the industry, is also included in the new BDS Marketing Research reports. BDS monitors each of the 400+ planning authorities on an ongoing basis to track new schemes and decisions on existing proposals.
Each report also contains an economy-wide construction forecast for the next four years, along with a product-specific forecast. BDS expects each heavy building materials market to continue to continue to be relatively flat until 2020, due partly to major infrastructure project delays and Brexit uncertainty. The early part of the next decade is expected to see all sectors return to growth, underpinned by increased housing construction and the delivery of the government’s infrastructure programme.
