Active and Passive Fire Protection MARKET UK 2007

SUMMARY

AMA Research has published the 1st EDITION of the ‘Active & Passive Fire Protection Market - UK 2007’. This report focuses on the housing and construction market and contains original input and a detailed assessment of both active and passive fire protection products, and represents excellent value for companies interested in developments in the sector. This market has experienced good growth in recent years with an overall value nearing £1.5 billion in 2006, driven in particular by an increasing level of public concern for improved protection from fire risks in buildings. .

Product Areas Covered Include:-

• Fire Alarms, Extinguishers, Smoke Alarms, Sprinklers etc.
• Fire Doors and Intumescent Seals.
• Door Hardware - Closers, Locks, Handles, Hinges, Emergency exit hardware etc.
• Ceilings & Partitions.
• Fire Resistant Cables.
• Glass, Structural Steel etc

Individual product sectors are covered, with a review of recent trends, interpretation of current developments and future prospects. The report provides a review of quantitative market developments combined with analysis of the qualitative background reasons and influences affecting the UK fire protection market.

Key Issues of Particular Interest:-

• Recent growth rates and future prospects.
• Fragmented supply structure.
• Manufacturers offer service and maintenance contracts to add value and increase competitiveness.
• Rise in health and education spending will benefit the market.
• Impact of recent legislation.

The Report Content Includes:-

THE MARKET

• Historical background - influencing factors, economic influences etc.
• Market size by value - overview of active and passive fire protection market, development from 2000-2006, with forecasts up to 2010.
• Review of key factors influencing recent growth rates, future prospects, potential in domestic/non-domestic applications etc.

FIRE PROTECTION / EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS

• Market size by value 2000 - 06 - product analysis (alarms, extinguishers/sprinkler systems, smoke detectors), market size by value, growth prospects to 2010.
• Factors influencing market growth - non-domestic construction, regulations, slowing of growth of smoke detector market in domestic sector, market maturity, levels of imports.
• Household ownership levels - smoke detectors highly saturated in 2006. Fire alarms, extinguishers, blankets and sprinkler systems are relatively unchanged.
• Buying and specification process - range of equipment, key product developments.

PASSIVE FIRE PRODUCTS

• Overall market for passive fire products - Fire Doors, Intumescent Seals, Door Hardware, Ceilings & Partitions, Cables, Structural Steel, Ductwork, Dampers etc.Review of overall market size 2006-10, recent growth and future prospects.
• Fire Doors, Hardware, Intumescent Seals - market size, split between sectors in 2006. Timber and steel doors market size, trends and drivers - construction trends, switch to apartments etc.
• Review of Hardware sector - market size 2006-10, split between locks, handles, closers, emergency exit equipment, hinges. Key trends, growth of imports, price competition, sector applications - split between new build and RMI in housing and non-housing applications.
• Cables market - overview of market size 2006-10, domestic / non-domestic split, trends, key influencing factors, review of key suppliers, distribution.
• Ceilings & Partitions - overview of market size 2006-10, trends, key influencing factors, key suppliers.
• Glass - fire resistant glass market size 2006-190, split between insulation and integrity glass, suppliers.
• Others - structural steel, ductwork and dampers - overall market size 2006-10, trends, key influencing factors, key suppliers.

DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY - ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE

• Review of distribution structure for products - manufacturers, specialist distributors, electrical wholesalers etc.
• Review of major suppliers in all product sectors - leading companies, specialist suppliers, market positioning etc.
• Review of Imports and Exports.
• Future Prospects - key market drivers in medium -longer term.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SUMMARY

3. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

• 3.1 GDP
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
• 3.6 POPULATION PROFILE
• 3.7 CONCLUSIONS

4. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION

• 4.1 BACKGROUND
• 4.2 OVERALL MARKET SIZE - ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION MARKET
• 4.3 KEY INFLUENCES ON THE MARKET
  • 4.3.1 Construction Market
• 4.4 THE HOUSING MARKET
• 4.5 FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE REGULATIONS
  • 4.5.1 Fire Safety
  • 4.5.2 Fire Regulations

5. ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

• 5.1 MARKET BACKGROUND
• 5.2 MARKET SIZE
  • 5.2.1 Alarm Systems
  • 5.2.2 Fire Extinguishing Equipment
• 5.3 HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP LEVELS OF FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
• 5.4 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
• 5.5 DISTRIBUTION
  • 5.5.1 Channels of Distribution
• 5.6 SUPPLIERS - ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
  • 5.6.1 Major Groups
  • 5.6.2 Fire Protection Systems

6. PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

• 6.1 MARKET OVERVIEW
  • 6.1.1 Background
  • 6.1.2 Definition
  • 6.1.3 Key Influences
  • 6.1.4 Market Size
  • 6.1.5 End Use Sectors
• 6.2 DOORS, FITTINGS AND INTUMESCENT SEALS
  • 6.2.1 Definitions
  • 6.2.2 Market Size
  • 6.2.3 Installation and Specification
  • 6.2.4 Key Suppliers - Fire Resistant Doors, Fittings and Intumescent Seals
• 6.3 FIRE RESISTANT CABLE
  • 6.3.1 Definition
  • 6.3.2 Market Background And Market Size
  • 6.3.3 Current Situation and Future Prospects
  • 6.3.4 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Cables
• 6.4 FIRE RESISTANT CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS
  • 6.4.1 Definition
  • 6.4.2 Fire Protection Standards
  • 6.4.3 Key Drivers
  • 6.4.4 Market Size
  • 6.4.5 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Partitions And Ceilings
• 6.5 FIRE RESISTANT GLASS
  • 6.5.1 Market Background and Definition
  • 6.5.2 Trends, Market Size And Product Mix
  • 6.5.3 Distribution
  • 6.5.4 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Glass
• 6.6 FIRE RESISTANT STRUCTURAL
  • 6.6.1 Market Background and Definition
  • 6.6.2 Market Size, Trends and Product Mix
  • 6.6.3 Key Suppliers Fire Resistant Structural
• 6.7 DUCTWORK AND FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS
  • 6.7.1 Market Background and Definition
  • 6.7.2 Trends and Market Size
  • 6.7.3 Key Suppliers Ductwork and Damper Systems

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 THE UK MARKET FOR ACTIVE & PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS - 2006
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2010
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2010
• CHART 4 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000)
• TABLE 5 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS UK - 2006-2010 £M MSP
• CHART 6 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS UK - 2006-2010 £M MSP
• CHART 7 THE MARKET FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS - UK 2006
• CHART 8 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (UK) - ALL NEW WORK AND RMI - CURRENT PRICES (£ BILLION)
• CHART 9 CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT (GB) 2000- 2006 NEW WORK/RMI - CURRENT PRICES (£ BILLION)
• TABLE 10 CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK (EXCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE ) CURRENT PRICES (£ M) 2000-2007
• CHART 11 HOUSING COMPLETIONS 2000 TO 2006 - UNITED KINGDOM (‘000)
• CHART 12 RESIDENTIAL COMPLETIONS BY TYPE OF DWELLING % GB 2001-2006
• CHART 13 CONSTRUCTION NEW ORDERS BY SECTOR - 2006
• CHART 14 UK FIRE PROTECTION MARKET 2006 BY MAJOR PRODUCT - VALUE £M MSP
• CHART 15 UK MARKET FOR FIRE ALARMS AND DETECTORS 2000-2010 (£M MSP)
• CHART 16 UK MARKET FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT 2000-2010 (£M MSP)
• TABLE 17 HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP OF FIRE PROTECTION/DETECTION EQUIPMENT 2006
• TABLE 18 DWELLING FIRES WHERE A SMOKE ALARM WAS PRESENT ALARM TYPE BY (%) 1999-2005
• TABLE 19 EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF FIRE & BURGLAR ALARMS - 1999-2004 (£M MSP)
• TABLE 20 EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 1999-2004 (£M MSP)
• CHART 21 SECURITY & FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS MARKET STRUCTURE
• TABLE 22 PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS UK - 2006-2010 £M MSP
• CHART 23 PASSIVE FIRE RESISTANT PRODUCTS - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE £M UK 2006
• CHART 24 PRODUCT SECTOR MIX 2006
• TABLE 25 THE UK MARKET FOR TIMBER AND STEEL FIRE DOORS - £M MSP AT CURRENT PRICES 2000 TO 2010
• CHART 26 FIRE DOOR PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE - 2006 £M MSP
• TABLE 27 UK FIRE DOOR FITTINGS MARKET 2001-2010 - £M MSP
• TABLE 28 DOOR FITTINGS AND CLOSERS MARKET 2006
• CHART 29 SALES OF FIRE DOORS, FITTINGS & INTUMESCENT SEALS BY SECTOR - UK 2006 £M MSP
• TABLE 30 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT CABLE 2006-2010 £M MSP AT CURRENT PRICES
• CHART 31 FIRE RESISTANT CABLE, BY END USE SECTOR 2006 - BY VALUE
• CHART 32 SALES OF FIRE RESISTANT CABLE BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL UK 2006 (BY VALUE)
• TABLE 33 THE UK MARKET FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS 2006 - 2010 (£M MSP)
• TABLE 34 THE UK MARKET FOR PARTITIONING SYSTEMS 2000-2006 (£M MSP)
• TABLE 35 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT GLASS 2006-2010 (£M MSP)
• CHART 36 THE MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT GLASS UK - £M MSP 2006
• CHART 37 DISTRIBUTION CHAIN - FIRE RESISTANT GLASS 2006
• TABLE 38 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT STRUCTURES 2006-2010 (£M MSP)
• TABLE 39 THE UK MARKET FOR FIRE RESISTANT DUCTWORK & DAMPERS 2006-2010 (£M MSP)