Flat Roof Waterproofing Market Report UK – 2024-2028
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The latest edition of the UK Flat Roof Waterproofing Market Report 2024-2028 offers insights into market dynamics, emerging trends, and forecasts for stakeholders across all of the UK flat roof waterproofing industry.
Aspects examined include market size, trends & influences, market prospects, major suppliers, and key distribution channels. It contains historical data for the 2019-2023 period and provides estimations and forecasts to 2028.
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Market summary
Market size by value 2019 to 2024, rates of change.
Market overview including market mix by product category – bitumen membranes, single ply membranes, liquid roofing systems, mastic asphalt. Imports and exports data.
Market influences & drivers
Main influences that drive the flat roof waterproofing products industry, including detailed PESTLE analysis.
Analysis including global trade agreements, ongoing supply chain issues, shortage of skilled labour, new labour government. Key economic indicators that impact on UK flat roof waterproofing market growth. Building design trends, demographic influences, legislative changes. Technological developments including the use of advanced materials, smart roofs and roof inspection drones. Sustainable manufacturing processes and the recycling/reuse of materials.
Market forecasts
Ten-year UK flat roof waterproofing market view 2019 – 2024, plus forecasts to 2028, rates of change.
Summary of market prospects and influences.
Key Issues Covered in the Report
- Review and market development by product sector – bitumen membranes (RBMs & felts), single ply membranes (including EDPM), liquid roofing systems (cold applied including GRP, hot melts), mastic asphalt.
- Assessment of key end-use applications – commercial, industrial, public non-housing, residential – with a focus on specific sectors that offer greatest potential for growth.
- Overview of the leading UK flat roof waterproofing manufacturers by product sector, including company profiles and detailed financial summaries.
- Supply chain review including market map, main distributors, and key channels.
- UK flat roof waterproofing ten-year market view 2019 – 2023, plus forecasts to 2028. Summary of market prospects.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Context
- 1.2 Sources of Information
- 1.3 Definitions
- Bitumen membranes
- Single ply membranes
- Liquid roofing systems
- Mastic asphalt
- 1.4 Abbreviations
2. MARKET SUMMARY
- 2.1 Market size
- 2.2 Market overview
- 2.3 Imports and exports
- 2.4 Market mix by product category
3. MARKET INFLUENCES AND DRIVERS
- 3.1 Main market influences and drivers
- 3.2 Political influences and drivers
- 3.3 Economic influences and drivers
- 3.4 Social influences and drivers
- 3.5 Technological influences and drivers
- 3.6 Legal influences and drivers
- 3.7 Environmental Influences and drivers
4. END USE SECTORS
- 4.1 End-use mix by application
- 4.2 Non-residential construction
- 4.2.1 Education construction
- 4.2.2 Offices construction
- 4.2.3 Entertainment & leisure construction
- 4.2.4 Industrial & utilities construction
- 4.3 Residential new build
- 4.4 Residential RMI
5. MARKET SUB-SECTORS
- 5.1 Bitumen membranes – market size (value)
- 5.1.1 Bitumen membranes – market summary
- 5.1.2 Bitumen membranes – UK production
- 5.1.3 Bitumen membranes – overseas trade data
- 5.1.4 Bitumen membranes – product overview
- 5.1.5 Bitumen membranes – suppliers / key players
- 5.1.6 Company market shares and profiles
- 5.2 Single ply membranes – market size (value)
- 5.2.1 Single ply membranes – market summary
- 5.2.2 Single ply membranes – application mix
- 5.2.3 Single ply membranes – materials mix
- 5.2.4 Single ply membranes – suppliers / key players
- 5.2.5 Company market shares and profiles
- 5.3 Liquid roofing systems & mastic asphalt – market size (value)
- 5.3.1 Liquid roofing systems – market summary
- 5.3.2 Mastic asphalt – market summary
- 5.3.3 Liquid roofing & mastic asphalt – suppliers / key players
- 5.3.4 Leading company profiles
6. DISTRIBUTION
- 6.1 Market map
- 6.2 Channel share by supplier
- 6.3 Key company profiles
- 6.3.1 Roofing merchants & specialist distributors
- 6.3.2 Builders’ merchants
- 6.3.3 Direct supply
- 6.3.4 Roofing contractors
7. MARKET FORECASTS
- 7.1 Ten-year market view – 2019 to 2028
- 7.1.1 Bitumen membranes – forecast
- 7.1.2 Single ply membranes – forecast
- 7.1.3 Liquid roofing – forecast
- 7.2 Flat roof waterproofing market – prospects and influences
- Bitumen membranes
- Single ply membranes
- Liquid roofing systems
- Mastic asphalt
Areas of Particular Interest
Higher levels of import penetration – influence on pricing and availability of materials.
Shortage of skilled construction workers, impact on UK flat roof waterproofing industry, increasing labour costs.
Growth in share taken by single ply membranes and liquid roofing solutions.
Trend towards sustainable flat roofing solutions including green roofs, blue roofs, and bio-solar roofs.
Increasing focus on carbon net zero methods of production – operating efficiencies, recycling of replaced materials, development of new materials.
This report reviews the UK flat roof waterproofing market and assesses developments within the overall market as well as the individual sub-sectors. Aspects examined include market size, trends & influences, market prospects, major suppliers, and key distribution channels. It contains historical data for the 2019-2023 period and provides estimations and forecasts to 2028.
Flat roof waterproofing systems are used to protect buildings from moisture intrusion, in order to prevent leaks and safeguard against water damage. They are crucial in ensuring that the durability and structural integrity of modern construction projects are maintained.
New construction trends, such as the growth of high-rise buildings, green and blue roofs, have positively influenced demand for these systems. These roofs are particularly vulnerable to water penetration, making flat roof waterproofing essential to ensure building integrity.
In addition, with the tightening of UK legislation regulating building safety and sustainability, the use of flat roof waterproofing as a preventive measure against water ingress has become increasingly important, driving market growth.
The focus of this report is on the main types of flat roof waterproofing products used on residential, commercial, and industrial applications. These include:
- Bitumen membranes (RBMs & felts)
- Single ply membranes (including EDPM)
- Liquid roofing systems (cold applied including GRP, hot melts)
- Mastic asphalt
The UK flat roof waterproofing market is forecast to show only marginal growth over the next 12 months, supported primarily by RMI activity – commercial & industrial refurbishment work and residential re-roofing projects.
Conditions in most commercial & industrial end-use sectors will remain subdued in the short term. However, it is expected that output will increase in the education and healthcare sectors, offering some opportunities for flat roof waterproofing. Demand will be particularly driven by the requirement to refurbish older school, hospital and government buildings. The offices sector also looks positive, particularly for prime sites in London and the South.
From 2026, new flat roof waterproofing work in most non-residential end-use sectors is forecast to show steady growth of 2-3% per year as economic conditions improve. With the UK government pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2029, there will also be opportunities in the new build residential sector, particularly for flat roof waterproofing on high-medium rise apartment buildings.
End use sectors
Summary of sectors driving demand for flat roof waterproofing products, market split by end use sector.
Non-residential construction – new work output and RMI activity. Market overview by key end-use sectors (education, offices, entertainment & leisure, industrial warehousing & utilities).
Residential new build prospects and influences including housebuilding forecasts – starts and completions, market mix by type of dwelling. Growth of BTR apartment buildings.
Residential RMI prospects and influences including growth in housing renovations including single storey extensions. House price and house moving trends.
Product subsectors
Bitumen membranes – market size by value 2019 to 2024. Market overview including UK production trends and overseas trade data. Methods of application. Key suppliers. Market shares. Leading company profiles and financials.
Single ply membranes – market size by value 2019 to 2024. Market overview. Mix by end-use application and material type. Key suppliers. Market shares. Leading company profiles and financials.
Liquid roofing systems & mastic asphalt – market size by value 2019 to 2024. Market overview. Key suppliers. Leading company profiles and financials.
Distribution
Review of distribution – Roofing merchants and specialist distributors, builders’ merchants, direct supply, others. Market map and channel share by supplier type. Leading company profiles and financials.
Roofing contractors including breakdown by turnover bands, review of major flat roof waterproofing contractors.
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