GLG Network Survey: European Building Materials

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SURVEY DETAILS
TARGET POPULATION

GLG surveyed 50 senior executives from building material companies across the UK, Italy, France, Germany and Spain.

What will you learn from this survey?

  • Respondents commented on the current volume and pricing of construction materials as well as the future outlook.
  • The research gathered experts’ views on the insulation materials market, looking into the current and future levels of demand and pricing, as well as expected trend regarding natural insulation.
  • Lastly, the survey captured the competitive landscape in the insulation market, assessing the major players in the market on the basis of cost, pricing, availability of products and product performance & quality.

Examples of findings:

  • Over six-in-ten expect an increase in prices for all construction materials during the next 2 years, and around eight-in-ten expect price increases for cement (84%), insulation (90%), and brick and mortars (84%).
  • Over four-in-five (84%) expect an increase in the demand for natural insulation materials over the next 5 years.
  • Knauf Insulation is regarded as the top insulation manufacturer across all attributes, i.e. cost (40%), pricing (38%), product availability (40%) and product performance & quality (38%).

Deliverables

The GLG Surveys team drafted the questionnaire with the support of GLG Network Member, Michael Woertler, former CEO Construction Products Germany and Austria at Saint-Gobain.

  • 1 x Individual responses (“raw data”) in Excel.
  • 1 x PPT report with aggregated data.
  • Executive summary with key takeaways and highlights from the raw data.

Sample Questions

  • How has the volume in the renovation segment, changed in the past 1 year?
  • How have the prices for the following construction materials changed in the past 2 years?
  • In your view, what are the main drivers for (past and future) price changes of construction materials?
  • Which of the following insulation materials currently have the highest demand? Please rank top 3, where rank 1 means the materials most in demand.
  • How do you expect the prices for the following insulation materials to change in the next 3 years?
  • Do you think natural insulation materials would ever completely replace artificial insulation materials?
  • Please rank the following insulation materials manufacturers on the basis of service, where rank 1 means the manufacturer with the best service.

Access

This survey is available to subscribers of the Energy & Industrials (EI) sector (Limited subscriptions and above). This offer includes the raw data file and a high-level presentation through PowerPoint. Please contact your GLG representative for details on your firm’s access.

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