mtw research News

The garden products market will grow by £95 million in 2010, according to a new report from MTW Research, despite ‘gardengrabbing’ loopholes and a range of other factors dampening short-term growth prospects for the industry.

A new report on the dining and occasional furniture market from MTW Research states that the industry is likely to return to modest growth in 2010, following the difficult trading environment of 2009.

The UK contract cleaning market responded quickly and positively to the recession in 2009, according to a new report from MTW Research, with streamlining activities preventing spiralling declines in profitability.

A new market report from MTW Research on the UK Builders Merchants market has found that ongoing price sensitivity and product price inflation is dividing builders’ merchants’ opinion in late 2009 .

The 2009 UK Shopfitting market will be characterised by a rapid acceleration in competition and pricing pressure as commercial refurbishment projects are cut back or postponed, according to a new market report from MTW Research.

The UK Facilities Management market is set to reach a value of GBP28 billion in 2008, according to MTW Research, with the market continuing to experience growth against a backdrop of a worsening economic climate.

As an increasing number of large scale redundancies in the house building market are announced, research for a new report has found that £5.5 billion is set to be wiped off the value of the housebuilding industry in 2008.

As housebuilders and the construction industry increasingly experience the full impact of the downturn in the UK housing market, research for a new report has found that the UK DIY market is set to exceed £8 billion for the first time in 2008.

With the CBI recently announcing that the Economy will rise by the lowest level in 17 years during 2009, a new report has found that lower levels of consumer and business confidence are resulting in an increasingly competitive UK hotel market.