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The UK market for laboratory equipment, which includes research equipment/instrumentation and laboratory consumables, was worth an estimated £2.79bn in 2007, having increased in value by 31.2% across the review period (2003 to 2007). Year-on-year growth over the period averaged 7%, reflecting a sharp increase in spending on the NHS and a relatively buoyant economy that supported corporate expenditure on research and development (R&D).

Instrumentation and equipment forms the largest sector of the market. With sales worth an estimated £1.66bn in 2007, it accounted for 59.5% of the total market's value. Over the review period, sales increased by 30.3%, with average growth of around 6.9%. The laboratory consumables sector accounted for the remaining 40.5% of the market in 2007, with sales worth an estimated £1.13bn. This sector has shown slightly higher growth than the instrumentation and equipment sector, the value of sales having risen by 32.5% over the review period at an average of 7.3% per year. However, the market shares of these two sectors have stabilised.

The laboratory equipment industry encompasses the technologies of a wide range of activities, including electronics, engineering, computer hardware, computer software, plastics, glass, paper, textiles and consumer products. Consequently, there is also a wide range of companies operating in the industry, from multinationals to low-tech companies, supplying basic products and services, and hi-tech firms supplying cutting-edge goods and services.

However, the very large companies, many of which are subsidiaries of US firms, have an increasingly strong grip on the market. Merger and takeover activity is likely to remain intense, given the drive from customers in the public sector, and industries such as pharmaceuticals and chemicals, to cut costs in the face of the economic downturn. The small, technology-driven companies tend to operate in the fields of software, instrumentation and electronics.

In terms of marketing activity, laboratory equipment is a highly specialised market, aimed at fragmented groups of scientific professionals and purchasers in a wide variety of industries and institutions. Many of these organisations, such as the NHS, are large, bureaucratic and have centralised buying systems. As a result, companies target their advertising to highly selected groups, mainly via trade publications, direct marketing and events such as exhibitions.

Key Note forecasts that the market will grow more slowly over the 5-year forecast period (2008 to 2012) than it did during the previous 5 years. Economic growth is set to slow sharply in 2008, with the UK possibly entering a recession. Given the state of government finances, spending on the NHS is likely to be tightened, while customers in key industries such as chemicals and aerospace face problems of overcapacity that are likely to undermine R&D expenditure. The pharmaceuticals industry, another major customer, faces a growing regulatory burden and an increasing threat from generic drugs, so that R&D budgets in this industry are also likely to be curtailed.  
 

Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

MARKET SECTORS

Equipment and Instrumentation

Consumables

User Groups

MARKET TRENDS

Healthcare Expenditure Increases

UK's R&D Expenditure Lags Behind

Table 1: UK Expenditure on Research and Development by Sector (£m), 2002-2006

UK Leads Europe in Pharmaceutical R&D

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Gross Domestic Product

Table 2: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2003-2007

Household Disposable Income

Table 3: UK Household Disposable Income Per Capita (£), 2003-2007

Inflation

Table 4: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2003-2007

Population

Table 5: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2003-2007

MARKET POSITION

The UK

Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

Table 6: The Total UK Market for Laboratory Equipment by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m), 2003-2007

Figure 1: The Total UK Market for Laboratory Equipment by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m), 2003-2007

BY MARKET SECTOR

Instrumentation and Equipment

Table 7: The UK Instrumentation and Equipment Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m and %), 2003-2007

Laboratory Consumables

Table 8: The UK Laboratory Consumables Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m and %), 2003-2007

OVERSEAS TRADE

Table 9: UK Imports and Exports of Instruments and Appliances for Measuring, Checking, Testing, Navigating and Other Purposes by Value (£000), 2002-2006

3. Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

The Changing Face of the Laboratory

NUMBER OF COMPANIES

Table 10: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Instruments and Appliances for Measuring, Checking, Testing, Navigating and Other Purposes by Turnover Sizeband (number and %), 2007

EMPLOYMENT

Table 11: Number of UK Local Units Engaged in the Manufacture of Instruments and Appliances for Measuring, Checking, Testing, Navigating and Other Purposes by Employment Sizeband (number and %), 2007

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

DISTRIBUTION

HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND LEGISLATION

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

EU Directives

CE Marking

Notified Bodies

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Association of the British Healthcare Industries

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

British In-Vitro Diagnostics Association

Chemical Industries Association

GAMBICA

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Agilent Technologies UK Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Barloworld Scientific

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Becton Dickinson UK Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Carl Zeiss Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Fisher Scientific UK Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Millipore (UK) Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

PerkinElmer (UK) Holdings Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Whatman Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

OTHER COMPANIES

Advanced Chemistry Development Inc

Cambridge BioScience Ltd

Malvern Instruments Ltd

Mettler-Toledo Ltd

Metrohm UK Ltd

Porvair Sciences Ltd

Qiagen Ltd

Thurlby Thandar Instruments Ltd

OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Exhibitions

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

6. Buying Behaviour

CUSTOMER PROFILE

Healthcare

Government and Education

Industry

HEALTHCARE

Healthcare Spending

NHS Structural Organisation

England

Table 12: NHS Expenditure in England (£bn), 2002/2003-2006/2007

Wales

Scotland

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency

Health Protection Agency

Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response

Centre for Infections

Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division

Radiation Protection Division

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Independent Healthcare Sector

GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION

Research Councils

Higher Education

Research Equipment Affinity Group

INDUSTRY

Pharmaceuticals

Table 13: The Top Five Pharmaceutical Companies in the UK by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 2006

Aerospace and Defence

Table 14: The Top Five Aerospace and Defence Companies in the UK by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 2006

7. Current Issues

OBESITY POSES THREAT TO THE FUTURE OF THE NHS

PLAN TO RESTRUCTURE NHS IN WALES

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Demand for Medicines Set to Surge by 2020

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

GlaxoSmithKline to Adopt a More Aggressive Approach to R&D

8. The Global Market

MARKET SIZE

Table 15: The Global Market for Laboratory Equipment by Value (£bn), 2003-2007

CHINA AND INDIA

THE US

THE EU AND JAPAN

9. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

The Economy

Table 16: Forecast UK Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2008-2012

Table 17: Forecast UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2008-2012

Table 18: Forecast Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2008-2012

FORECASTS 2008 TO 2012

Table 19: The Forecast UK Market for Laboratory Equipment by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m), 2008-2012

Figure 2: The Forecast UK Market for Laboratory Equipment by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m), 2008-2012

MARKET GROWTH

Figure 3: Growth in the UK Market for Laboratory Equipment by Value at Current Prices (£m), 2002-2011

FUTURE TRENDS

Demographics

Table 20: Projected UK Population by Age (000), 2006-2031

Market Segmentation

Product Development

Competitor Forecasts

10. Company Profiles

Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Agilent Technologies UK Ltd

Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

Becton Dickinson UK Ltd

Carl Zeiss Ltd

Fisher Scientific UK Ltd

Millipore (UK) Ltd

PerkinElmer (UK) Holdings Ltd

Whatman Ltd

11. Further Sources

Associations

Government Sources

Other Sources

Bisnode Sources