Newport-based Sambrook Research’s “Spotlight” report on the building industry, was based on interviews with managing directors and marketing staff from 36 companies.
“General feedback on the state of the industry was encouraging, companies can see a lot of opportunities for the future, and the Olympics seems to be having a positive effect on the whole industry,” said marketing executive David Williams.
The survey found that changing legislation was having a positive impact on some market sectors, such as access equipment and power tools. Hand tools was the market sector seeing the slowest growth – about 1.5% – due to the fall in price of power tools, which are recording about 7% annual growth.
Sambrook’s report also covers key market trends and views on future threats.
