Active Fire Protection Market Report – UK 2023-2027
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The Active Fire Protection report analyses recent developments and trends by systems used in residential and non-residential buildings. The products analysed within the report are categorised into detectors, extinguishers, and suppressants.
The report features an analysis of market prospects and trends for these systems, updated regulations impacting market opportunities, insights in key end use growth sectors, and the impact of new technology on new product and systems development.
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Key Issues Covered in the Report
- Overview of the leading systems manufacturers, including company profiles and financials.
- Supply chain review including key distribution and sales channels.
Companies Featured
Norbain Holdings, ADI Global Distribution, Safelincs, Edmundson Electrical, Rexel, City Electrical Factors, Screwfix, YESSS, SPIE UK, Equans Services Ltd, Dodd Group Ltd, The HF Group, The Wessex Group, Mitie Plc, Serco Group Plc, B&Q, Wickes, Homebase and more.
Areas of Particular Interest
- The impact on the industry of IoT solutions within the next few years, driven in part by the spread of 5G technology. Affecting design, installation, and maintenance of intelligent and environmentally friendly fire protection systems.
- Dynamic changes in the competitive environment due to increased M&A’s and R&D spend to gain new opportunities in global markets and leverage their position as market leaders.
- The rise in trend of adopting wireless connected systems, in industrial and commercial buildings driving growth of the fire protection systems, along with smart cities, the smart housing concept and increasing urbanization.
- Opportunities in Smart cities projects with a goal of increasing building and infrastructure efficiency in terms of safety and sustainability and lower carbon footprint via enhancing energy efficiency.
Market summary
- Market size by value 2023 to 2027 % rates of change.
- Active fire protection systems market summary, prospects, and key trends. Market share estimates of leading suppliers.
- Market splits including product mix by volume and value.
Market influences & drivers
- Main influences that drive the market for Active fire protection systems including a detailed PESTLE and SWOT analysis.
- Changes in fire safety regulations and legislation impacting end use sectors and the impact on demand levels for fire protection systems and equipment.
- Market trends and influences including, construction industry trends, government expenditure and investment, technology advancement, R&D spend and development of new equipment and systems, factors impeding new end use sector build,
- Barriers to entry for new market entrants, imports of equipment, systems and components. Impact of price competition in the market of low cost less regulated imports.
- Trends in environmentally friendly systems design and further integration of active and passive fire systems in overall fire protection.
End use sectors
- Summary of end use sectors driving demand for Active fire protection systems, market sizing by end-use sector.
- Residential, education, healthcare, government, residential and social housing.
- Market attractiveness by end use sector
Product sub-sectors
Fire Detection
– Smoke detectors, Heat sensors, multi-sensor detectors, manual call points, notification appliances, aspirating smoke detectors, control panels. market size by value 2023 to 2027. Product mix by volume. Market analysis by sub-sector.
Fire Extinguishers
– Fire Extinguishers either water, foam, carbon dioxide, dry powder, and wet chemicals.
market size by value 2023 to 2027. Product mix by volume. Market analysis by sub sector. Leading manufacturers profiles, brands, and financial data.
Fire suppressants
– Traditional sprinkler systems, water Mist systems, gas systems, synthetic or chemical systems. market size by value 2023 to 2027. Product mix by volume. Market analysis by sub sector.
Market attractiveness by product mix
Distribution
- Analysis of the key distribution channels – map, Company overview of trade distributors – electrical wholesalers, specialist trade distributors, DIY, electrical wholesalers, M&E contractors, FM providers.
Market forecasts and product innovations
- Ten-year Active fire systems market overview 2023 – 2027, plus forecasts to 2027, % rates of change and market prospects.
- Ten-year market view by product sub-sectors in including forecast trends to 2027.
- Market sizing and forecast trends by key end use sector 2023 – 2027 including analysis on growth sectors.
- Technology and systems innovations by system type, impact on supply chains and international trade data.
The market is poised to continue its recovery after the effects of the pandemic, reaching close to the 2019 pre-pandemic market value by 2026.
The industry is expected to benefit from new regulations introduced by both the UK Government and the devolved administrations aimed at improving fire safety in domestic buildings. Additionally, increased construction output in sectors such as housebuilding, data centers and industrial warehouses should also assist demand.
Market growth has also resulted from the emergence of new advances and developments in technology. These have facilitated the closer integration of active fire protection systems with other areas such as security and access controls, leading to the appearance of more connected solutions and devices. More wireless solutions are coming to market, while manufacturers of individual components of fire safety systems are focusing on ensuring the compatibility of their products with a wide variety of integrated systems.
CONTENTS
1. ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 7
1.1 DEFINITIONS 7
1.2 ABBREVIATIONS 8
2. MARKET SUMMARY 9
2.1 MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST TRENDS 9
2.2 MARKET PROSPECTS 9
2.2.1 Innovations – Smart Technology 10
2.2.2 Competitive Landscape 11
2.2.3 Channels of Distribution 11
3. MARKET TRENDS AND INFLUENCES 12
3.1 MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST TRENDS 2017-2026 12
3.1.1 Market Size and Developments 12
3.1.2 Market Prospects 14
3.2 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 15
3.2.1 Macroeconomic Analysis 15
3.2.2 Construction Industry Trends 16
3.2.3 Government Expenditure & Investment 17
3.2.4 Industry Legislation Issues 17
3.2.5 Labour and skills shortages 18
3.2.6 Technological Advances 18
3.2.7 IOT Set to Revolutionize Fire Protection 19
3.2.8 2025 PSTN switch to VOIP 19
3.2.9 Trends in Environmentally Friendly Fire Safety 20
3.3 INDUSTRY SWOT ANALYSIS 20
3.4 FIRE PREVALENCE 21
3.5 FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE REGULATIONS 22
3.5.1 New Fire Safety regulations 22
3.5.2 Building a Safer Future 24
3.5.3 Fire Safety Act 24
3.5.4 Building Safety Act 25
3.5.5 Safer Buildings in Wales 25
3.5.6 Safer Buildings in Scotland 26
3.5.7 Safer Buildings in Northern Ireland 26
3.5.8 Building Regulations 26
3.5.9 Product Standards 27
3.5.10 Construction Products Regulations UKCA Marking 29
4. ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 30
4.1 PRODUCT MIX ANALYSIS 30
4.2 ALARM AND DETECTOR SYSTEMS 31
4.2.1 Technology Shaping the future of the Fire Detection 31
4.2.2 Rise of Multi-sensor Detectors 32
4.3 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS 33
4.3.1 Intelligent Fire Suppression Systems 34
4.3.2 Market Attractiveness 35
4.4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 35
5. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 39
5.1 KEY MANUFACTURERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES 41
5.2 FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACTORS, INSTALLERS & MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS 56
5.3 COMPONENT IMPORTS DRIVE UK MANUFACTURING 64
5.3.1 Leading Electronic Components Suppliers worldwide 64
5.3.2 Fire Extinguisher Components 65
6. DISTRIBUTION 67
6.1 UK DISTRIBUTION NETWORK 67
6.2 SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTORS 68
6.3 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS 69
6.4 M&E CONTRACTORS 71
6.5 FM PROVIDERS 72
6.6 DIY/HOME IMPROVEMENT MULTIPLES 73
6.7 INTERNET RETAILERS 74
6.8 MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS 75
6.8.1 By Sales channel 75
7. KEY END USE SECTORS 76
7.1 NON-RESIDENTIAL 76
7.2 COMMERCIAL 77
7.2.1 Commercial Offices 77
7.2.2 Fire Safety in Commercial Offices 79
7.2.3 Data Centres 79
7.2.4 Fire safety in Data centres 81
7.2.5 Infrastructure 82
7.2.6 Infrastructure Fire Protection systems 83
7.2.7 Retail 84
7.2.8 Retail Sector Fire Protection 85
7.2.9 Leisure/Entertainment 85
7.2.10 Leisure and Entertainment Fire Protection 86
7.3 INDUSTRIAL 87
7.3.1 Industrial Fire Protection 88
7.4 EDUCATION 89
7.4.1 Education Sector Fire Safety 90
7.5 HEALTHCARE 90
7.5.1 Healthcare Fire safety 92
7.5.2 Fire Suppression in the Healthcare Sector 92
7.6 GOVERNMENT SECTOR 93
7.6.1 Government Sector Fire Safety 93
7.7 RESIDENTIAL 93
7.7.1 Residential fire Protection 95
7.7.2 Residential RMI/Conversions 95
7.8 SOCIAL HOUSING 97
7.8.1 Social Housing Fire Protection 98
8. MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS 99
8.1 BY END-USE SECTOR 99
RESEARCH SERVICES OFFERED BY AMA RESEARCH 100
TABLES & CHARTS
CHART 1: UK ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION MARKET AND FORECASTS 2017-2026 (£M AT MANUFACTURERS’ SALES PRICES) 9
CHART 2: UK ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS MARKET BY VALUE 2017-2026 £M MSP 13
TABLE 3: UK ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION MARKET PESTLE OVERVIEW 2022 15
CHART 4: CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK & RMI – CURRENT PRICES (£BN) 2016 -2025 16
TABLE 5: FIRE INCIDENT STATISTICS 2011 TO 2021 22
TABLE 6: UPDATED FIRE SAFETY BUILDING REGULATIONS (ENGLAND) 27
TABLE 7: REVISED GRADING SYSTEM FOR FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS 2021/2022 28
CHART 8: UK FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCT MIX 2022 30
CHART 9: MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST 2017-2026 (£M MSP) 31
CHART 10: UK MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST 2017-2026 (£M MSP) 33
CHART 11: ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION – DEMAND BY PRODUCT TYPE 35
TABLE 12: UK IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF BURGLAR/FIRE ALARMS BY VALUE (£M) 2016-2021 36
TABLE 13: UK IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BY VALUE (£M) 2016-2021 37
TABLE 14: MARKET LEADERS UK MARKET SHARE 39
TABLE 15: ADT FIRE & SECURITY PLC 41
TABLE 16: ADVANCED ELECTRONICS LTD 41
TABLE 17: AICO LTD 42
TABLE 18: ANGUS FIRE LTD 42
TABLE 19: APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LTD 43
TABLE 20: CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY LTD 43
TABLE 21: CLARKE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS LTD 44
TABLE 22: C-TEC (COMPUTIONICS) LTD 44
TABLE 23: EATON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LTD 45
TABLE 24: FFE LTD 45
TABLE 25: FIRE ANGEL SAFETY TECHNOLOGICAL GROUP PLC 46
TABLE 26: HOCHIKI EUROPE (UK) LTD 46
TABLE 27: HONEYWELL (UK) LTD 47
TABLE 28: HYFIRE WIRELESS FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD 47
TABLE 29: IST SUPPLIES LTD 48
TABLE 30: KENTEC ELECTRONICS LTD 48
TABLE 31: KIDDE PRODUCTS LTD 49
TABLE 32: KIDDE SAFETY EUROPE LTD 49
TABLE 33: LONDON SECURITY PLC 50
TABLE 34: MACRON SAFETY SYSTEMS (UK) LTD 50
TABLE 35: NOVAR SYSTEMS LTD 51
TABLE 36: PANASONIC MANUFACTURING UK LTD 51
TABLE 37: PITTWAY SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGICAL GROUP EUROPE LTD 52
TABLE 38: PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PLC 52
TABLE 39: RAPIDROP GLOBAL LTD 53
TABLE 40: RELIABLE FIRE SPRINKLER (UK) LTD 53
TABLE 41: SECOM PLC 54
TABLE 42: SIEMENS PLC 54
TABLE 43: TG PRODUCTS LTD 55
TABLE 44: TYCO FIRE & INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 55
TABLE 45: XTRALIS (UK) LTD 56
TABLE 46: A & F SPRINKLERS LTD 57
TABLE 47: CHURCHES FIRE SECURITY LTD 57
TABLE 48: COMPCO FIRE SYSTEMS LTD 58
TABLE 49: HALL & KAY FIRE SERVICES LTD 58
TABLE 50: JS WRIGHT & CO LTD 59
TABLE 51: MARIOFF LTD 59
TABLE 52: MARLOWE FIRE & SECURITY LTD 60
TABLE 53: MERCURY ENGINEERING & BUILDING SERVICES LTD 60
TABLE 54: SURESERVE FIRE & ELECTRICAL LTD 61
TABLE 55: THAMESIDE FIRE PROTECTION LTD 61
TABLE 56: TRIANGLE FIRE SYSTEMS (UK) LTD 62
TABLE 57: TRINITY FIRE AND SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD 62
TABLE 58: UK SPRINKLERS LTD 63
TABLE 59: VIPOND FIRE PROTECTION LTD 63
CHART 60: MARKET SUPPLY STRUCTURE 67
CHART 61: ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION DEMAND BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 75
CHART 62: NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK ANALYSIS BY SECTOR 2020 AND 2025 – % BY VALUE 76
CHART 63: NEW BUILD OUTPUT IN THE COMMERCIAL OFFICES SECTOR 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£ BN) 78
CHART 64: DATA CENTRE CONSTRUCTION BY TYPE – % BY VALUE 2022 81
CHART 65: NEW BUILD OUTPUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£ BN) 82
CHART 66: RETAIL SECTOR NEW BUILD OUTPUT 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£BN) 84
CHART 67: LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR NEW BUILD OUTPUT 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£ BN) 86
CHART 68: INDUSTRIAL SECTOR NEW BUILD OUTPUT 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£ BN) 88
CHART 69: NEW BUILD OUTPUT IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£ BN) 89
CHART 70: HEALTHCARE SECTOR NEW BUILD OUTPUT 2020-2025 BY VALUE (£ BN) 91
TABLE 71: RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK BY VALUE 2020 2025 (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 94
TABLE 72: RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT RMI BY VALUE 2020 –2025 (£BN AT CURRENT PRICES) 96
TABLE 73: ENGLAND HOUSING ADDITIONS – NET CONVERSIONS AND CHANGE OF USE 2016/2017 –2020/2021 97
CHART 74: ACTIVE FIRE DEMAND BY END USER SECTOR 99
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