We provide market information and research on factors affecting the UK landscaping/design market which can help our members in their business. We also survey APL members every quarter and include the results as part of our quarterly APL Market Update as well as report on growing trends as part of a special feature topic (see below for past reports).

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2021 Reports

APL Market Update April 2021

APL Market Update March 2021

APL Market Update February 2021

APL Market Update January 2021

 

2020 Reports

APL Market Update December 2020

APL Market Update November 2020

APL Market Update October 2020

APL Market Update September 2020

APL Market Update July 2020

APL Market Update February 2020     
  APL Market Update January 2020     

2019 Reports
  APL Market Update December 2019     
  APL Market Update November 2019     
  APL Market Update October 2019     

Garden market sizing report - Market Update Insight Edition     
  APL Market Update September 2019     
  APL Market Update August 2019     
  APL Market Update July 2019     
  APL Market Update June 2019     
  APL Market Update May 2019     
  APL Market Update April 2019     
  APL Market Update March 2019     
  APL Market Update February 2019     
  APL Market Update January 2019     

APL Consumer Profiling Project
Below are documents showing you two types of consumer - 'Fortunate Family' and 'Prosperous Pensioner' who are most likely to be in the market for major garden landscaping and design projects. It will give you ideas and evidence for how best to promote to them. Click on the user guide below for background to the research and how to use these documents to help your business.

Consumer segmentation for APL members User Guide     
  Pen Portrait: Prosperous Pensioners     
  Pen Portrait: Fortunate Families      

APL wages and cost benchmarking reports 
  APL wages report 2017     
  APL wages report 2016     
  APL wages report 2015     

2018 Reports
New format:
  APL Market Update December 2018     
  APL Market Update November 2018     
  APL Market Update October 2018     
  APL Market Update September 2018     
  APL Market Update Issue two - 2018     
  APL Market Update Issue one 2018     

2017 Reports
  APL Market Update Issue one 2017
  APL Market Update Issue two 2017
  APL Market Update Issue three 2017
  APL Market Update Issue four 2017      

2016 Reports
  APL Market Update Issue one 2016
  APL Market Update Issue two 2016
  APL Market Update Issue three 2016
  APL Market Update Issue four 2016