TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Demographic Trends 8
Nonresidential Building Construction Trends 11
Office & Other Commercial Construction 12
Institutional Construction 13
Industrial Construction 13
Improvement & Repair Expenditures 14
Agricultural Outlook 15
Nonresidential Fixed Investment 17
Pricing Patterns 19
Market Trends 21
Systems Building Versus Conventional Construction 24
Building Code Regulations 27
US Foreign Trade 29
Exports 30
Imports 31
World Industry Outlook 32
III. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 34
General 34
Outlook 36
IV. METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS 40
General 40
Metal Building System Supply & Demand 42
Standard Metal Building Systems 44
Agricultural Metal Building Systems 47
Other Metal Building Systems 49
Components 50
Roofing Systems 52
Wall Panels 55
Other Components 57
V. NONMETAL PREFABRICATED BUILDING SYSTEMS 60
General 60
Modular Buildings 62
Types 63
Trends 64
Panelized Precast Concrete Systems 66
Miscellaneous Prefabricated Building Systems 68
Prefabricated Precast Concrete Buildings 69
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Building Systems 71
Pre-Engineered Fabric Structures 73
VI. MARKETS 74
General 74
Industrial 77
Institutional 79
Office 82
Other Commercial 84
Agricultural 86
Other 88
VII. REGIONAL DEMAND 91
General 91
Regional Demographic & Economic Trends 92
Population Patterns 93
Economic Outlook 94
Construction Outlook 96
Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand 98
Northeast 100
New England 102
Middle Atlantic 103
Midwest 104
East North Central 105
West North Central 106
South 107
South Atlantic 109
East South Central 110
West South Central 111
West 112
Mountain 113
Pacific 114
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 116
General 116
Industry Composition 117
Metal Building Systems 117
Modular Buildings 118
Precast Concrete Building Systems 119
Other Prefabricated Nonresidential Building Systems 120
Market Share 120
Metal Building Systems 120
NCI Building Systems 122
MAGNATRAX 122
Butler Manufacturing 123
Grupo IMSA 123
Robertson-Ceco 124
Nonmetal Prefabricated Nonresidential Building Systems 124
Modular Buildings 126
Precast Concrete Building Systems & Other Systems 127
Competitive Strategies 128
Product Development 130
Computerization 130
Other Product Enhancements 131
Manufacturing 133
Marketing & Distribution 134
Mergers & Acquisitions 136
Cooperative Agreements 138
Company Profiles 140
A&S Building Systems LP, see NCI Building Systems
Able Manufacturing and Wholesale Garage Door Company,
see NCI Building Systems
Aerated Concrete Corporation of America 142
AEP-Span, see Grupo IMSA SA de CV
Alfa SA de CV 143
All-American Systems, see NCI Building Systems
All American Homes LLC, see Coachmen Industries
American Building Components, see NCI Building Systems
American Buildings Company, see Onex
Babb International Incorporated 146
BUCON Incorporated, see Butler Manufacturing
Butler Manufacturing Company 147
Ceco Building Systems, see Robertson-Ceco
Central Pre-Mix Prestress, see CRH plc
Coachmen Industries Incorporated 153
CBC Steel Buildings, see Onex
CRH plc 156
CSR Limited 159
Doors and Building Components Incorporated,
see NCI Building Systems
Easi-Set Industries, see Smith-Midland
Glasteel, see Grupo IMSA SA de CV
Grupo IMSA SA de CV 160
Gulf States Manufacturers, see Onex
Insulated Panel Systems, see NCI Building Systems
Kirby Building Systems, see Onex
Lester Building Systems, see Butler Manufacturing
Liberty Building Systems, see Butler Manufacturing
LTV Corporation 165
MAGNATRAX Corporation, see Onex
Mark Line Industries Incorporated 166
Matrix PAAC LP, see Babb International
Mesco Metal Buildings, see NCI Building Systems
Metal Building Components Incorporated,
see NCI Building Systems
Metallic Building Company, see NCI Building Systems
Mid-West Steel Building Company,
see NCI Building Systems
Miller Building Systems Incorporated,
see Coachmen Industries
Mod-U-Kraf Homes LLC, see Coachmen Industries
Modtech Holdings Incorporated 167
Modular Technology Incorporated 170
NCI Building Systems Incorporated 171
Nucor Corporation 177
Oldcastle Precast Incorporated, see CRH plc
Onex Corporation 179
Republic Builders Products Company, see Onex
Resolite, see Grupo IMSA SA de CV
Rinker Group Limited 187
Robertson-Ceco Corporation 188
Smith-Midland Corporation 192
Star Building Systems, see Robertson-Ceco
STEELOX Systems LLC 194
United Modular, see Modtech Holdings
United Panel Incorporated, see Grupo IMSA SA de CV
United Structures of America Incorporated 195
Universal Fabric Structures Incorporated 197
Varco Pruden Buildings Incorporated,
see Grupo IMSA SA de CV
Vistawall Group, see Butler Manufacturing
Whitley Manufacturing Company Incorporated 198
Windsor Door Incorporated, see Onex
Other Companies Mentioned in Study 200
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Trends 8
2 Population Trends 10
3 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 12
4 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures 15
5 Agricultural Construction Expenditures 17
6 Nonresidential Fixed Investment 19
7 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Market Trends,
1992-2002 23
8 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Foreign Trade 30
SECTION III -- INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
1 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building Systems
Supply & Demand by Type 38
SECTION IV -- METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS
1 Metal Building System Supply & Demand 43
2 Standard Metal Building System Shipments 47
3 Agricultural Metal Building System Shipments 48
4 Other Nonresidential Metal Building System Shipments 50
5 Metal Building System Component Shipments 52
6 Metal Roofing System Shipments 55
7 Metal Wall Panel Shipments 57
8 Other Metal Building System Component Shipments 59
SECTION V -- NONMETAL PREFABRICATED BUILDING SYSTEMS
1 Nonmetal Prefabricated Building System Supply & Demand 61
2 Modular Building Shipments 63
3 Panelized Precast Concrete Building System Shipments 68
4 Miscellaneous Prefabricated Building System Shipments 69
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand
by Market 76
2 Industrial Market for Prefabricated Building Systems 79
3 Institutional Market for Prefabricated Building Systems 81
4 Office Market for Prefabricated Building Systems 84
5 Other Commercial Markets for Prefabricated Building Systems 86
6 Agricultural Market for Prefabricated Building Systems 88
7 Other Markets for Prefabricated Building Systems 90
SECTION VII -- REGIONAL DEMAND
1 US Population by Region 94
2 Regional Gross Domestic Product 96
3 Regional Construction Expenditures 98
4 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand
by Region 99
5 Northeast Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System
Demand 102
6 Midwest Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System
Demand 105
7 South Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand 108
8 West Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand 113
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Revenues for Selected Metal Building System Suppliers, 2002121
2 Revenues for Selected Suppliers of Nonmetal Prefabricated
Building Systems, 2002 125
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 138
4 Selected Cooperative Agreements 140
LIST OF CHARTS
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SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Pricing Trends 21
2 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Market,
1992-2002 24
SECTION III -- INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
1 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Shipments
by Type, 2002 39
SECTION IV -- METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS
1 Metal Building System Shipments by Type, 2002 44
SECTION V -- NONMETAL PREFABRICATED
BUILDING SYSTEMS
1 Nonmetal Prefabricated Building System Shipments
by Type, 2002 62
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand
by Market, 2002 77
SECTION VII -- REGIONAL DEMAND
1 Prefabricated Nonresidential Building System Demand
by Region, 2002 100
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Metal Building System Market Share, 2002 122
2 Nonmetal Building System Market Share, 2002 126