Demand for fencing in the US is forecast to expand 2.9 percent yearly through 2014, based on a rebound in housing completions. Residential buildings will be the fastest growing market and remain the largest. Plastic and composite fencing will be the most rapidly growing material type.

This study analyzes the 737 million linear foot US fencing industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product type (e.g., metal, wood, plastic and composite, concrete), market (e.g., residential, nonresidential, nonbuilding, agricultural) and geographic region.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 35 industry players, including Master Halco, MMI Products and Universal Forest Products.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							       x

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Environment					       5
		Demographic Trends						       9
		Consumer Trends							      13
		   Personal Income & Expenditures				      14
		   Consumer Financing						      16
		Construction Trends						      19
		   Residential Buildings					      20
		      Housing Completions					      22
		      Housing Stock						      27
		      Improvements & Repairs					      31
		   Nonresidential Buildings					      33
		      New							      33
		      Improvements & Repairs					      36
		      Nonresidential Building Stock				      38
		   Nonbuilding Construction					      40
		Agricultural Outlook						      42
		Pricing								      45
		Installed Cost							      48
		Historical Trends						      51
		Environmental Issues						      53
		   Wood Fencing							      53
		   Plastic & Composite Fencing					      55
		   Metal Fencing						      58
		Regulatory Issues						      58
		Foreign Trade							      60
		   Imports							      61
		   Exports							      63

	III.	Products							      65
		General								      65
		Demand by Value							      65
		Demand by Length						      67
		Metal								      71
		   Demand by Type						      73
		      Ornamental Fencing					      75
		      Chain Link Fencing					      76
		      Wire Fencing						      79
		      Other Metal Fencing					      81
		   Demand by Material						      81
		   Cost Factor							      82
		Wood								      84
		   Demand by Type						      86
		      Privacy Fencing						      89
		      Picket Fencing						      89
		      Post & Rail Fencing					      90
		      Split Rail & Other Wood Fencing				      91
		   Demand by Construction Method				      93
		   Material Characteristics					      94
		   Cost Factor							      96
		Plastic & Composite						      97
		   Vinyl							     101
		   HDPE & Other Plastics					     103
		   Composites							     104
		   Cost Factor							     106
		Concrete							     108
		   Material Characteristics					     110
		   Cost Factor							     111
		Other								     112
		Gates & Accessories						     114

	IV.	Markets								     118
		General								     118
		Demand by Length						     118
		Demand by Value							     121
		Residential							     123
		   Demand by Value						     125
		      New							     128
		      Improvement & Repair					     131
		   Demand by Housing Type					     133
		      Single-Family						     135
		      Multifamily						     138
		      Manufactured Housing					     141
		Nonresidential Building						     142
		   Demand by Length						     143
		   Demand by Value						     146
		      New							     149
		      Improvement & Repair					     152
		   Demand by Building Type					     155
		      Institutional						     156
		      Office & Commercial					     159
		      Industrial						     162
		      Other Nonresidential					     165
		Nonbuilding							     171
		   Demand by Product & Application				     171
		   Demand by Value						     174
		Agricultural							     176
		   Demand by Product & Application				     177
		   Demand by Value						     179

	V.	Regions								     182
		General								     182
		Regional Demographics & Economic Trends				     183
		   Population Patterns						     184
		   Economic Outlook						     186
		   Regional Construction					     188
		   Housing Trends						     190
		Regional Demand for Fencing					     192
		   Northeast							     195
		      New England						     198
		      Middle Atlantic						     199
		   Midwest							     201
		      East North Central					     204
		      West North Central					     205
		   South							     206
		      South Atlantic						     209
		      East South Central					     211
		      West South Central					     212
		   West								     213
		      Mountain							     216
		      Pacific							     218

	VI.	Industry Structure						     220
		General								     220
		Industry Composition						     221
		Market Share							     224
		   Master Halco							     225
		   MMI Products							     226
		   Universal Forest Products					     227
		   Ameristar Fence Products					     227
		   Other Leading Producers					     228
		Manufacturing							     228
		Product Development						     230
		Competitive Strategies						     231
		Marketing							     233
		Distribution							     234
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     236
		Company Profiles						     237
		   Allan Block Corporation					     238
		   Allied Tube & Conduit, see Tyco International
		   Alside, see Associated Materials
		   Ameristar Fence Products Incorporated			     239
		   Associated Materials LLC					     244
		   Barrette							     246
		   Builders Fence Company Incorporated				     249
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   Crane Group							     251
		   CRH plc							     253
		   Delair Group LLC						     258
		   FiberTech Polymers LLC					     259
		   Filtrona Extrusion, see Pexco
		   Filtrona plc							     260
		   Genova Products Incorporated					     261
		   Georgia Gulf Corporation					     262
		   Gram Lumber, see RSG Forest Products
		   Gregory Industries Incorporated				     264
		   ITOCHU Corporation						     266
		   Jerith Manufacturing Company Incorporated			     271
		   Kroy Building Products, see Ply Gem Holdings
		   Long Fence Company Incorporated				     274
		   Master Halco, see ITOCHU
		   Merchants Metals, see CRH
		   Nebraska Plastics Incorporated				     276
		   Pexco LLC							     278
		   Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated				     280
		   Poly Vinyl Company Incorporated				     282
		   Richard’s Fence Company Incorporated				     283
		   Royal Outdoor Products, see Georgia Gulf
		   RSG Forest Products Incorporated				     285
		   Saint-Gobain							     286
		   Sonco Worldwide Incorporated					     289
		   Southwestern Wire Incorporated				     292
		   Superior Concrete Products Incorporated			     293
		   Tarter							     294
		   TENAX International BV					     297
		   TimberTech, see Crane Group
		   Trex Company Incorporated					     299
		   Tyco International Limited					     301
		   Universal Forest Products Incorporated			     303
		   US Fence, see Barrette
		   VEKA AG							     306
		   Walpole Woodworkers Incorporated				     308
		   Welco Lumber Company						     310
		   Westech Building Products, see Westlake Chemical
		   Westlake Chemical Corporation				     311
		Additional Companies Mentioned in Study				     313


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Population & Households						      13
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      15
	4	Consumer Financing Environment, 1999-2009			      19
	5	Residential Building Construction Expenditures			      22
	6	New Housing Indicators						      27
	7	Housing Stock by Type						      30
	8	Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures			      32
	9	Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures		      36
	10	Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures	      37
	11	Nonresidential Building Stock					      40
	12	Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures				      42
	13	Agricultural Indicators						      45
	14	Fencing Prices							      47
	15	Fencing Market, 1999-2009					      52
	16	Fencing Foreign Trade						      61

		SECTION III -- Products
	1	Fencing Demand Value by Material				      67
	2	Fencing Demand Length by Material				      69
	3	Metal Fencing Demand						      72
	4	Metal Fencing Demand by Type					      73
	5	Metal Fencing Demand by Material				      82
	6	Metal Fencing Installed Costs					      84
	7	Wood Fencing Demand						      86
	8	Wood Fencing Demand by Type					      87
	9	Wood Fencing Demand by Construction Method			      93
	10	Wood Fencing Installed Cost					      97
	11	Plastic & Composite Fencing Demand by Material			     101
	12	Plastic & Composite Fencing Installed Cost			     107
	13	Concrete Fencing Demand						     110
	14	Concrete Fencing Installed Costs				     112
	15	Other Fencing Demand						     114
	16	Gate & Accessory Demand						     117

		SECTION IV -- Markets
	1	Fencing Demand Length by Market					     120
	2	Fencing Demand Value by Market					     122
	3	Residential Fencing Demand by Product & Application		     125
	4	Residential Fencing Demand by Value				     128
	5	New Residential Fencing Demand by Product			     130
	6	Residential Improvement & Repair Fencing Demand by
		   Product							     133
	7	Residential Fencing Demand by Housing Type			     134
	8	Single-Family Housing Demand by Product & Application		     138
	9	Multifamily Housing Fencing Demand by
		   Product & Application					     140
	10	Manufactured Housing Fencing Demand by
		   Product & Application					     142
	11	Nonresidential Building Fencing Demand by Linear Feet		     146
	12	Nonresidential Building Fencing Demand by Value			     149
	13	New Nonresidential Fencing Demand by Product			     152
	14	Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Fencing
		   Demand by Product						     154
	15	Nonresidential Fencing Demand by Building Type			     155
	16	Institutional Building Fencing Demand by
		   Product & Application					     159
	17	Office & Commercial Fencing Demand by
		   Product & Application					     162
	18	Industrial Fencing Demand by Product & Application		     165
	19	Other Nonresidential Building Fencing Demand by
		   Product, Market & Application				     170
	20	Nonbuilding Construction Fencing Demand  by Product & 
		   Application							     174
	21	Nonbuilding Construction Fencing Demand by Value		     176
	22	Agricultural Fencing Demand by Product & Application		     179
	23	Agricultural Fencing Demand by Value				     181

		SECTION V -- Regions
	1	Population by Region						     185
	2	Gross Domestic Product by Region				     187
	3	Construction Expenditures by Region				     190
	4	Regional Housing Indicators					     192
	5	Fencing Demand by Region					     194
	6	Northeast Fencing Demand by Subregion & Market			     198
	7	Midwest Fencing Demand by Subregion & Market			     204
	8	South Fencing Demand by Subregion & Market			     209
	9	West Fencing Demand by Subregion & Market			     216

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	Fencing Sales by Company, 2009					     223

		      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE



		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2009			      31
	2	Fencing Price Deflators, 1999-2019				      48
	3	Installed Costs for Selected Fencing Products, 2009		      50
	4	Fencing Demand, 2000-2009					      53
	5	Fencing Imports by Source, 2009					      63
	6	Fencing Exports by Destination, 2009				      64

		SECTION III -- Products
	1	Fencing Demand, 2009						      70
	2	Metal Fencing Demand by Type, 2009				      74
	3	Wood Fencing Demand by Type, 2009				      88

		SECTION IV -- Markets
	1	Fencing Demand Length by Market, 2009				     120
	2	Fencing Demand Value by Market, 2009				     123
	3	Residential Fencing Demand by Housing Type, 2009		     135
	4	Nonresidential Fencing Demand by Building Type, 2009		     156

		SECTION V -- Regions
	1	Fencing Demand by Region, 2009					     195

		SECTION VI -- Industry Structure
	1	US Fencing Market Share, 2009					     225