Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Throughout the 20th century, plasterboard products steadily captured a dominant share of the domestic market for interior wall and ceiling lining. Plasterboard became popular with the greater use of timber and steel framing for housing and other buildings rather than the traditional double brick construction method. Today every building constructed in the United Kingdom has plaster content and most with plasterboard as the principal cladding material.
The Building Plaster Product Manufacturing industry is expected to generate revenue totalling £550 million in 2011-12, up 1.9% on the previous year's cyclical trough... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Locations Chapter
This industry contains three large scale multi-plant plasterboard manufacturers accounting for one quarter of the industry's establishments (10 plants). Plaster plants are normally located close to mine sites and thus only bagged plaster and plasterboard are transported by road. The balance of the industry mainly represents small scale fibrous plaster product manufacturers (often bespoke), which produce products such as coving, cornices and ceiling roses at locations spread across the United Kingdom. These smaller manufacturers have mostly been in business for many years and generally locate in close proximity to customers or close to transport routes... purchase to read more